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Colorado Home Energy Rebates (HEAR and HER) closed
Administered by the Colorado Energy Office, with Guidehouse running the help center, through registered contractors.
Colorado's federal appliance rebate, HEAR, paid up to $14,000 per household through registered contractors from 13 November 2025, but its single-family program closed on 1 August 2026 with no money left in either region. The whole-home rebate, HER, and HEAR for small apartment buildings have not launched; the state expects them in fall 2026.
source · verified 3 October 2026 · amounts in US dollars
What it pays
| Upgrade | Up to, per household |
|---|---|
| Cold climate heat pump for space heating and cooling | $8,000 |
| Heat pump for space heating and cooling | $3,000 |
| Electric panel (load service center) | $4,000 |
| Electric wiring | $2,500 |
| Heat pump water heater | $1,750 |
| Insulation, air sealing and ventilation | $1,600 |
| Electric stove, cooktop, range or oven | $840 |
| All upgrades together | $14,000 |
| Income and modeled savings | Rebate |
|---|---|
| Below 80% of area median income, 20% to 34% savings | 100% of project cost, up to $14,000 |
| Below 80%, 35% or greater savings | 100% of project cost, up to $16,000 |
| 80% and above, 20% to 34% savings | 50% of project cost, up to $2,000 |
| 80% and above, 35% or greater | 50% of project cost, up to $4,000 |
HEAR paid 100% of the qualified project cost below 80% of the county's area median income and 50% from 80% to 150%, up to those limits. The contractor subtracted the rebate from your cost and received the payment.
Who is eligible
- income
- Up to 150% of area median income for your county, by adjusted gross income; enrollment in LEAP, Medicaid, SNAP, SSI and several other programs also qualified.
- home
- An existing home lived in for at least half the year; no new construction, second homes or vacation homes. Renters needed the owner's written permission.
- still coming
- HEAR for multifamily buildings under 50,000 square feet, and HER for manufactured and mobile homes and large apartment buildings, expected to launch in fall 2026.
- combining
- Not with other federal grants for the same upgrade; it could be combined with the Colorado Heat Pump Tax Credit.
Where the application goes
Single-family applications are closed. For updates on the programs still to launch, sign up on the Energy Office's page or call its help center.
| If this is you | Apply here |
|---|---|
| Program page | energyoffice.colorado.gov |
| Funding dashboard | energyoffice.colorado.gov |
| Help center | 866-336-0016 |
The thing most pages get wrong
A rebate calculator still tells Colorado readers that HEAR 'Region 2 (all other Colorado counties) remains open'. The Energy Office closed both regions: household applications and project proposals submitted after 1 August 2026 'will not be reviewed and will be denied', and its dashboard shows $0 remaining in each.
Two closing dates on one page
The Energy Office's FAQ says the single-family program 'closed for Region 1 and 2 on August 1, 2026' in one answer and 'closed August 2, 2026' in another. The program page's rule is the one to go by: nothing submitted after 1 August is reviewed.
Where the money went
About $31.9 million was set aside for single-family households, split between the Front Range and the rest of the state; $13.7M for small multifamily buildings was still unspent and not yet available on the dashboard updated 3 August 2026.
Sources
- https://energyoffice.colorado.gov/home-energy-rebates — primary source, read 3 October 2026
- https://energyoffice.colorado.gov/hear-dashboard
- https://energyoffice.colorado.gov/ira-rebate-faq