How much does Central Hudson heat pump rebates pay?

Published amounts run from $1,250 to $20,000, depending on the upgrade and the conditions attached to it. Every amount and its conditions are listed on this page, each with the date it was last verified against the administrator's own page.

Where do you apply for Central Hudson heat pump rebates?

Heat pumps: https://www.cenhud.com/en/my-energy/save-energy-money/residential-incentives/heat-pumps-residential/; Water heaters: https://www.cenhud.com/en/my-energy/save-energy-money/residential-incentives/electric-heat-pump-water-heaters/.

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Central Hudson heat pump rebates open

Administered by Central Hudson Gas & Electric, under NYS Clean Heat.

Central Hudson pays up to $12,000 for a whole-home air-source heat pump that replaces the old heating in a weatherized single-family home, $7,000 otherwise, up to $20,000 for geothermal and $1,250 for a heat pump water heater, and it lets incentives cover up to 85% of the cost, not 70%. It has no separate disadvantaged-community rate.

source · verified 26 September 2026 · amounts in US dollars

What it pays

Single-family home over 1,000 sq ft, standard rate to Weatherized Tier
Upgrade	Condition	Amount
Air-source heat pump, oil tank or old heating removed		$7,000–$12,000
Air-source heat pump, old heating kept		$4,000–$8,000
Completing a partial heat pump system		$3,000
Geothermal heat pump, retrofit		$15,000–$20,000
Geothermal heat pump, new construction		$8,000
Heat pump water heater	Mail-in or instant	$1,250

Apartments and single-family homes under 1,000 sq ft: $3,500 to $6,000 with the old heating removed, $2,000 to $4,000 without, $1,000 to complete a partial system. The rebate check comes five to seven weeks after the contractor applies.

Who is eligible

who: Homes of one to four units, owners or renters, with the utility's electric account. Existing homes; new construction gets geothermal and water heater incentives only.
system: A cold-climate heat pump system sized to heat the whole home (or whole apartments). Partial systems no longer qualify, except to complete one.
contractor: A NYS Clean Heat participating contractor, who applies for you and must pass the whole incentive on to you.
cap: In Central Hudson's territory, Clean Heat incentives can cover up to 85% of the project cost.
weatherization: Central Hudson has no insulation rebate of its own; it points customers to EmPower+ and Comfort Home, and lends a free HomeBoost do-it-yourself assessment kit through the Mid-Hudson and Ramapo library systems.

Where the application goes

Through a NYS Clean Heat participating contractor.

Where the application goes
If this is you	Apply here
Heat pumps	cenhud.com
Water heaters	cenhud.com

Read the tiers carefully

Central Hudson's page lists the $8,000 Weatherized Tier rate under "not removing" your old heating but words it as removing it. The program manual is clear: $8,000 is for a weatherized home that keeps its old system, $12,000 for one that removes it.

The Weatherized Tier, new on 1 September 2026

NYS Clean Heat pays a higher rate when the home is already weatherized: it was built after 2010, it completed a qualifying insulation package (NYSERDA's Comfort Home or the utility's own), or the contractor shows its heating load per square foot is under the program's line. The contractor decides which tier applies, so ask before you sign. From 1 March 2028 weatherization becomes a condition of any Clean Heat incentive.