Web 57DHYAFZZFLMX November 11 2026 All 9 Northeast States offer state or utility Heat Pump Rebates
All nine U.S. Census Northeast states plus Delaware and Maryland in the broader Mid-Atlantic offer state or utility heat pump rebates, with maximum incentives ranging from Three Hundred Fifty Dollars to over Fourteen Thousand Dollars. Rebate amounts depend heavily on your household income, system size tonnage, and whether the heat pump replaces your entire existing heating system. All nine U.S. Northeast states offer Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program L i HEAP, as it is a federally funded program administered across every state and territory. Some states operate the program under a slightly different local name. New England States 1 Connecticut. Administered through the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program CEAP by the Department of Social Services. 2 Maine. Managed by Maine Housing under the Home Energy Assistance Program HEAP. 3 Massachusetts. Operated as the Massachusetts Home Energy Assistance Program HEAP. 4 New Hampshire. Run by the New Hampshire Department of Energy as the Fuel Assistance Program. 5 Rhode Island. Administered by the Rhode Island Department of Human Services. 6 Vermont. Managed through the Vermont Department for Children and Families as Seasonal Fuel Assistance. Mid-Atlantic States 7 New Jersey. Operated by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs as the Home Energy Assistance Program. 8 New York. Administered by the New York Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance as the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP). 9 Pennsylvania. Run directly as LIHEAP through the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services.
Note: If you also include states sometimes grouped into the broader Northeast such as 10 Delaware, 11 Maryland, and 12 Washington, D.C. they all participate in LIHEAP as well. 2026 Northeast Heat Pump Rebates by State Primary Program or Programs Standard Rebate Range Maximum Rebate With Income/Stacking Key Program Rules 1 New York NYSERDA Clean Heat + Em Power plus Varies by utility Up to Fourteen thousand Dollar Stacks utility rebates Con Ed, National Grid, NYSEG with active federal HEEHR funds. 2 Rhode Island Clean Heat Rhode Island R I plus and Rhode Island R I Energy Up to Sixty Percent of costs Up to Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars Active federal HEAR and HOMES programs stack with local utility incentives. 3 Massachusetts Mass Save Two Hundred Fifty to Two Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Dollars per ton up to Eight Thousand Five Hundred Dollars per ton Up to Sixteen Thousand Dollars income-eligible Requires newer refrigerants R-32 or R-454B includes a Five Hundred Dollar weatherization bonus. 4 Maine Efficiency Maine One Thousand Dollars per outdoor unit up to Three Thousand Dollars Up to Nine Thousand Dollars at Three Thousand Dollars per Unit System must cover at least Eighty Percent of the home’s peak heating load. 5 New Jersey NJ Whole Home + Utilities Varies by project Up to Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars plus Combines state cash-back incentives, zero percent financing, and four stacking utility programs. 6 Vermont Efficiency Vermont Up to Two Thousand Two Hundred Dollars Up to Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty Dollars Higher tiers available for income-qualified ducted systems and Burlington Electric customers. 7 Connecticut Energize CT Two Hundred Fifty to One Thousand Dollars per ton Up to Ten Thousand Dollars multi-ton or multi income Pairs per-ton rebates with low-interest Smart-E loans; state HEAR rollout pending. 8 New Hampshire NH Saves Two Hundred Fifty to Two Thousand Dollars per ton Enhanced Two Thousand Dollars per ton tier applies when replacing electric resistance heat; R-410A units excluded. 9 Pennsylvania Act 129 Utilities PECO, PPL, UGI Three Hundred Fifty to One Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty Dollars Administered individually by electric utilities; statewide Penn Energy Savers program pending. Note: Nearby Mid-Atlantic neighbors also offer active programs, including 10 Maryland at up to Fifteen Thousand Dollars through Em POWER and 11 Delaware at Eight Hundred to Two Thousand Two Hundred Dollars through Energize Delaware. Important 2026 Program Rules to Know Federal HEEHR Fuel-Switching Restrictions. Under U.S. Department of Energy updates, federal Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates HEEHR for reservations made after August 31, 2026, only cover electric-to-electric upgrades or new construction. Converting from oil, propane, or natural gas still qualifies for state and utility rebates (such as Mass Save and Efficiency Maine), though federal HEEHR funds no longer apply to those conversions. Equipment & Contractor Requirements. Most Northeast programs require you to use a participating or certified contractor and install cold-climate heat pumps that use low-GWP refrigerants like R-32 or R-454B.
