Utilities, Energy & Communications · Surprise rank #378
Replacing Your Heating System? Knock Thousands Off a Heat-Pump Installation
New York utility and NYSERDA programs provide contractor-applied incentives for eligible clean-heating projects.
Who
Homeowners and building owners installing eligible equipment through participating contractors.
Where: Utility-specific New York service territories. The statewide Clean Heat administrators listed on the official site do not include PSEG Long Island.
What to do
Start here: Use the official rebate/address tool and obtain itemized quotes from participating contractors showing the pre-incentive price and each incentive.
Eligibility: Eligible equipment, participating contractor, utility service territory and project requirements.
What you get
New York utility and NYSERDA programs can reduce the installed cost of eligible heat pumps and clean-heating upgrades.
Benefit: Contractor-applied rebates or incentives, sometimes with higher amounts for income-eligible households.
Possible value: Often thousands of dollars, depending on equipment, home and utility.
Good to know
Important: Amounts vary by utility, address, equipment and project. A participating contractor must submit the rebate, and a substantial customer cost may remain.
Availability: Rolling while current funding and utility offerings remain available.
Why people miss it: Incentives are usually embedded in contractor paperwork rather than claimed like a store rebate.
Sources reviewed: Aug 2, 2026