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Alabama Home Energy Rebates (HOMES and HEAR) not launched

Administered by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA).

Alabama's federal home energy rebates, HOMES for whole-home efficiency and HEAR for electric appliances and heat pumps, have not launched. ADECA says the program is under development and the date households can apply 'has not been determined'. It has published no amounts, income tables or contractor rules, and takes sign-ups for updates by email.

source · verified 13 October 2026 · amounts in US dollars

What it pays

No published cap — and that is the honest answer

ADECA publishes no Alabama amounts yet. HOMES is the whole-home efficiency rebate and HEAR the electrification and appliance rebate; each state sets its own amounts and income tests, and Alabama's are not public.

What ADECA's page says today

  • 'ADECA is currently in the process of developing the Program for Alabama.'
  • 'This program is under development. The date in which eligible households will be able to access these rebates has not been determined.'
  • Residents, contractors, retail stores and utilities can email their name to [email protected] for notices of information sessions, rules, application periods and requests for information.

Who is eligible

today
Nobody can apply; there is no Alabama application, contractor list or rebate amount.
when it opens
ADECA has not published who will qualify, what each upgrade will pay or how contractors take part.
updates
ADECA says updates may include public information sessions, rule establishment, application periods and requests for information.

Where the application goes

Nothing to apply for yet. Send your name and email to ADECA to be told when the program opens.

Where the application goes
If this is youApply here
ADECA Home Energy Rebatesadeca.alabama.gov
Email[email protected]
Phone(334) 353-3004

The thing most pages get wrong

A 2026 HVAC contractor guide says 'ADECA is actively rolling out the HOMES and HEAR programs', and another lists the 'ADECA HEAR Program' at 'Up to $8,000' among what Birmingham homeowners can get. ADECA's own page says the program is under development and no date has been set; no Alabama household can claim a HEAR rebate today.

Don't wait on it for urgent work

With no launch date, a failed furnace or water heater cannot wait for these rebates. Alabama Power's and TVA's utility rebates, and weatherization for incomes up to 200% of poverty, are open now.

What it would cover

ADECA describes the program as rebates for clean energy equipment 'such as heat pumps' and whole-home efficiency, made up of the Home Efficiency Rebates and the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates.

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