Eligibility & requirements. NYS Clean Heat incentives are available to residential customers of the participating utilities. Equipment must be installed by an enrolled NYS Clean Heat participating contractor, selected and sized per Manual J calculations, and must appear on the applicable qualified product lists (for example, the NEEP cold-climate product list for air-source systems). Incentive categories and amounts vary by utility and dwelling type.
What you get. Per the program's 2026 residential materials, single-family rebates include $5,000 for a cold-climate air-source heat pump providing full-load heating, rising to $8,000 when an existing fossil-fuel system is decommissioned; $18,000 for a ground-source heat pump retrofit ($8,000 for new construction); $3,000 for partial-to-full-load heating; and $1,250 for heat pump domestic water heating. Smaller homes and apartments have separate rebate levels.
Deadlines. No fixed end date is published. Incentive levels are set per program year and can change, so confirm the current tables with a participating contractor.
How it works. The contractor enrolls in the program, selects eligible equipment based on the home's heating load, installs it, and submits the project through the NYS Clean Heat online portal. The rebate is paid to the contractor, who passes the savings to the customer.
Important notes. NYS Clean Heat is a contractor-driven program — homeowners access it through participating installers, not by applying directly for most categories. It pairs naturally with EmPower+ for income-eligible households, which can add funding on top of these rebates. Verify the current category tables, since amounts differ between single-family and multifamily dwellings.
Program details change — verify current rules on the official program page before applying.