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Home Energy Rebates
The two rebate programs the Inflation Reduction Act created for home efficiency and electrification, run through state energy offices. VerisGov maps the structure and keeps each state's rollout current against the source.
At a glance
- Program
- Home Energy Rebates: Home Efficiency Rebates (HOMES) and Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR)
- Administering agency
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of State and Community Energy Programs
- Statutory authority
- Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Sections 50121 and 50122
- Funding authorized
- The Inflation Reduction Act appropriated $8.8 billion in total: $4.3 billion for HOMES, $4.275 billion for HEAR, and $225 million for Tribes
- Funding mechanism
- Formula grants to state energy offices, which deliver the rebates to households
- Money flow
- DOE to the state energy office to the household
- Who has a stake
- State energy offices, contractors and installers, equipment manufacturers, and households
What it is
Home Energy Rebates are two related programs the Inflation Reduction Act created in 2022: Home Efficiency Rebates (HOMES, Section 50121) for whole-home energy-saving retrofits, and Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR, Section 50122) for efficient electric equipment. The Department of Energy administers them.
Money flows by formula to state energy offices, which design and deliver the rebates to households. The Inflation Reduction Act appropriated $8.8 billion in total for the two programs, with a dedicated set-aside for Tribes under the electrification program.
Each state builds its own program on its own timeline, so the live questions are which states have launched, what each rebate covers, and how households qualify.
Key facts
- Program Home Energy Rebates: Home Efficiency Rebates (HOMES) and Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR)
- Administering agency U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of State and Community Energy Programs
- Statutory authority Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Sections 50121 and 50122
- Funding authorized The Inflation Reduction Act appropriated $8.8 billion in total: $4.3 billion for HOMES, $4.275 billion for HEAR, and $225 million for Tribes
- Funding mechanism Formula grants to state energy offices, which deliver the rebates to households
- Money flow DOE to the state energy office to the household
- Who has a stake State energy offices, contractors and installers, equipment manufacturers, and households
What it funds
- Whole-home efficiency retrofits scaled to energy savings (HOMES)
- Heat pumps for space heating and cooling (HEAR)
- Heat pump water heaters and clothes dryers (HEAR)
- Electric and induction stoves (HEAR)
- Electrical panel and wiring upgrades, insulation, and air sealing (HEAR)
- Higher rebate tiers for low- and moderate-income households
Always current
What VerisGov keeps current
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- Which states have launched programs, and on what timeline
- Per-state allocations and rebate amounts
- Eligibility tiers and qualifying measures
- Federal guidance changes and the status of the appropriated funds
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Pinned to records published by
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
- State energy offices
Answers
Frequently asked questions
What are the Home Energy Rebates?
They are two programs the Inflation Reduction Act created: Home Efficiency Rebates (HOMES) for whole-home retrofits and Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) for efficient electric equipment, both administered by the Department of Energy through state energy offices.
What is the difference between HOMES and HEAR?
HOMES rebates scale with the energy a retrofit saves. HEAR rebates cover specific high-efficiency electric equipment and the upgrades that enable it, with larger rebates for low- and moderate-income households.
How much did the Inflation Reduction Act provide?
The Inflation Reduction Act appropriated $8.8 billion in total: $4.3 billion for HOMES, $4.275 billion for HEAR, and $225 million for Tribes.
How does VerisGov help with Home Energy Rebates?
VerisGov finds the primary DOE and state sources, verifies and source-pins each fact, and keeps each state's launch status, rebate amounts, and eligibility current against their origin.
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