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Ground Source Heat Pumps: Open

Editor: Sean Greene · Updated

Enrollment for 2026 is open. Open. Offer available to residential properties; offer subject to change.

Serves: Vermont, excluding Burlington Electric Department customers. Hyde Park Electric customers may receive a reduced incentive.

Do I Qualify

  • Use a participating Efficiency Excellence Network contractor.
  • Replacing an existing geothermal system does not qualify.
  • Homes primarily heated with wood do not qualify.

How Much Comes Off

Ground Source Heat Pumps — program page · rebate chart
EquipmentRequirementAmount
Ground source heat pumpENERGY STAR certified, or qualifying AHRI performance; water-to-air equipment can serve a ducted replacement$2,100 per ton
Ground source heat pump income bonusHousehold income at or below the low- or moderate-income guidelines$500 per system

Who Files It

The customer and contractor complete the application. The form allows a different payee.

The provider pays either the contractor or the homeowner.

The Steps to Apply

  1. Confirm eligibility before replacing a furnace or air-source system.
  2. Submit the application, invoice, heating-load calculation, and startup sheet. Ground source application.

Read on October 22, 2026 from the Efficiency Vermont page. A change to this program is a dated line in the changelog.