Residential Heating and Cooling Rebate Eligibility Requirements

Furnace

Natural Gas Furnace 95%+ AFUE

• Must be a customer of a participating electric utility and a participating natural gas utility. Verify your utility
• Customer must use natural gas for home heating.
• Furnace must have an annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) of 95 percent or greater.
• Furnace must meet ENERGY STAR® requirements for U.S. North gas furnaces.
• Only natural gas furnaces are eligible.
• Furnace must be a heating source for the home's living space.
• Chimney liners must be installed where a high-efficiency gas furnace replaces an atmospherically-drafted furnace and only a water heater remains vented through the chimney. The interior opening left by the removed furnace must be closed with a metal cap and sealed with caulk or mortar.
• Be sure to check our pre-qualified equipment list

Boiler

Modulating Natural Gas Boiler 90%+ AFUE

• Must be a customer of a participating natural gas utility. Verify your utility
• Boiler must have an annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) of 90 percent or greater.
• An outdoor-air reset control (integrated) must be installed.
• Boiler must be sealed combustion unit.
  
• Only natural gas boilers are eligible.
• Boiler must be a heating source for the home's living space.
• Chimney liners must be installed where a high-efficiency gas boiler replaces an atmospherically-drafted boiler and only a water heater remains vented through the chimney. The interior opening left by the removed boiler must be closed with a metal cap and sealed with caulk or mortar.
• Be sure to check our pre-qualified equipment list
• Boiler must meet ENERGY STAR® requirements.

Combination Boiler

Modulating Combination Natural Gas Boiler with Integrated Domestic Hot Water and Outdoor Reset Control, 90%+ AFUE

• • Must be a customer of a participating natural gas utility. Verify your utility
  • Boiler must have an annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) of 90 percent or greater.
  • An outdoor-air reset control (integrated) must be installed.
  • Boiler must be sealed combustion unit.
  • Boilers must also be a heating source for the home’s living space and domestic water heating source for the home.
  • Only natural gas boilers are eligible.
  • Chimney liners must be installed where a high-efficiency gas boiler replaces an atmospherically-drafted boiler and only a water heater remains vented through the chimney. The interior opening left by the removed boiler must be closed with a metal cap and sealed with caulk or mortar.
  • Be sure to check our pre-qualified equipment list
  • Boiler must meet ENERGY STAR® requirements.

Smart Thermostat

• Limit of one rebate per heating system, and two per household.
• Must be a customer of a participating electric utility. Verify your utility
• Home heating source must be provided by a participating utility. Verify your utility Homes heated by LP (liquid propane), oil, electric resistance, or wood are not eligible for the smart thermostat rebate.
• Does not qualify if thermostat services a water heater, ground source heat pump (geothermal), or electric resistance heater.
• Thermostat must be certified as an ENERGY STAR® Connected Thermostat, or meet the following requirements:
  • Must be Wi-Fi capable.
  • Must be capable of internet connection.
  • Must feature occupancy sensing, via geolocation and/or motion sensing.
  • The above features must be built-in and not require add-on devices or services.
  • The application and connectivity service must be free after thermostat purchase.
  • Thermostat default behavior must be to set back temperature when house is unoccupied
• Smart thermostat must be installed to use with the home's primary heating source for the home's living space.
• Only homes heated by a natural gas furnace, natural gas boiler or an air source heat pump are eligible for the smart thermostat rebate.
• Smart thermostat must replace an existing thermostat that does not qualify for program rebates.
• The customer must establish the Wi-Fi connection for program-qualified smart thermostats.
• Be sure to check our pre-qualified equipment list

Electronically Commutated Motor (ECM)

ECM Replacement

• Must be a customer of a participating electric utility. Verify your utility
• Must replace a permanent split capacitor (PSC) blower motor in an existing furnace or air handler.
• Existing furnace must have an annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) of 90 percent or greater.
• Existing furnace must be a sealed combustion unit.
• Furnace must be the primary heating source for the home's living space.
• Be sure to check our pre-qualified equipment list

Heat Pump

Air Source Heat Pump (existing primary heating fuel: propane, oil, etc.)

Must be a customer of a participating electric utility. Verify your utility

Air source heat pump with a minimum of:

• Ducted
• 15.2 SEER2
• 10.0 EER2
• 8.1 HSPF2

• Ductless
• 16.0 SEER2
• 9.0 EER2
• 9.5 HSPF2

• SEER2, EER2, and HSPF2 based on AHRI database, found at ahridirectory.org, for furnace/air handler (if applicable), coil, and condenser.
• System must be listed as "Heat Pumps" and "Variable-Speed Mini-Split and Multi-Split Heat Pumps" within AHRI, "Water-Source Heat Pumps" are not eligible.
• Coil and condenser must be purchased and installed at the same time.
• You cannot receive the rebate for both furnace or boiler and the Air Source Heat Pump.
• Must be primary heating source for the home's living space.

Air Source Heat Pump (existing primary heating fuel: natural gas or electricity)

Must be a customer of a participating electric utility. Verify your utility

Must be a customer of a participating natural gas utility. Verify your utility

Air source heat pump with a minimum of:

• Ducted
• 15.2 SEER2
• 10.0 EER2
• 8.1 HSPF2

• Ductless
• 16.0 SEER2
• 9.0 EER2
• 9.5 HSPF2

• SEER2, EER2, and HSPF2 based on AHRI database, found at ahridirectory.org, for furnace/air handler (if applicable), coil, and condenser.
• System must be listed as "Heat Pumps" and "Variable-Speed Mini-Split and Multi-Split Heat Pumps" within AHRI, "Water-Source Heat Pumps" are not eligible.
• Coil and condenser must be purchased and installed at the same time.
• You cannot receive the rebate for both furnace or boiler and the Air Source Heat Pump.
• Must be primary heating source for the home's living space.

Cold Climate Air Source Heat Pump (existing primary heating fuel: propane, oil, etc.)

Must be a customer of a participating electric utility. Verify your utility

Air source heat pump with a minimum of:

• Ducted
• 15.2 SEER2
• 10.0 EER2
• 8.1 HSPF2
• 1.75 COP at 5 degrees

• Ductless
• 16.0 SEER2
• 9.0 EER2
• 9.5 HSPF2
• 1.75 COP at 5 degrees

• SEER2, EER2, HSPF2, and COP based on AHRI database, found at ahridirectory.org, for furnace/air handler (if applicable), coil, and condenser.
• System must be listed as "Heat Pumps" and "Variable-Speed Mini-Split and Multi-Split Heat Pumps" within AHRI, "Water-Source Heat Pumps" are not eligible.
• Coil and condenser must be purchased and installed at the same time.
• You cannot receive the rebate for both furnace or boiler and the Air Source Heat Pump.
• Must be primary heating source for the home's living space.

Air Source Heat Pump (existing primary heating fuel: natural gas or electric)

Must be a customer of a participating electric utility. Verify your utility

Must be a customer of a participating natural gas utility. Verify your utility

Air source heat pump with a minimum of:

• Ducted
• 15.2 SEER2
• 10.0 EER2
• 8.1 HSPF2
• 1.75 COP at 5 degrees

• Ductless
• 16.0 SEER2
• 9.0 EER2
• 9.5 HSPF2
• 1.75 COP at 5 degrees

• SEER2, EER2, HSPF2, and COP based on AHRI database, found at ahridirectory.org, for furnace/air handler (if applicable), coil, and condenser.
• System must be listed as "Heat Pumps" and "Variable-Speed Mini-Split and Multi-Split Heat Pumps" within AHRI, "Water-Source Heat Pumps" are not eligible.
• Coil and condenser must be purchased and installed at the same time.
• You cannot receive the rebate for both furnace or boiler and the Air Source Heat Pump.
• Must be primary heating source for the home's living space.

Indirect Water Heater

Indirect Water Heater for Home Heating Boiler

• Must be a customer of a participating natural gas utility. Verify your utility
• Must be installed at the same time as a qualified boiler that is also receiving a Focus on Energy rebate.
• Be sure to check our pre-qualified boiler equipment lists at focusonenergy.com/heatingandcooling.
• Indirect water heater rebate is not available with boilers that were previously installed.

Single Package Vertical Unit

• Must be a customer of a participating electric utility and a participating natural gas utility. Verify your utility
• Single package vertical unit must meet the minimum efficiency requirements listed.
  • > 90%+ Thermal Efficiency, NG, > 11.0 EER Cooling
  • > 90%+ Thermal Efficiency, NG
• Efficiency ratings will be verified using the AHRI database.
• Required features must be documented on a specification sheet.

Package Terminal Heat Pump (PTHP)

• Must be a customer of a participating electric utility. Verify your utility
• Unit must be AHRI listed as a Commercial PTHP.
• Must replace a Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner (PTAC). Replacement of existing PTHP does NOT qualify.
• Window and through-the-wall air conditioners/heat pumps do not qualify.
• The equipment size category (BTUh) is the cooling capacity value of the unit.
• Must meet both heating and cooling specifications for the equipment size category.
  • < 8,000 BTUh, > 10.7 EER and > 3.1 COP
  • 8,000 - 9,999 BTUh, > 10.4 EER and > 3.0 COP
  • 10,000 - 12,999 BTUh, > 9.9 EER and > 2.9 COP
  • > 13,000 BTUh, > 9.3 EER and > 2.9 COP
• All efficiency ratings will be verified using the AHRI database.