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Florida Energy Saver Program (HOMES and HEAR rebates) not launched
Administered by the Office of Energy of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS).
Florida's federal HOMES and HEAR home energy rebates, about $346 million, are not open. The state's Florida Energy Saver Program portal says both are expected to launch in the future, starting with pilots, and gives no date; you can register to be emailed when applications open.
source · verified 26 September 2026 · amounts in US dollars
What it pays
Not launched: nothing is paid yet
| Upgrade | Up to |
|---|---|
| Heat pump for space heating or cooling | $8,000 |
| Electric load service center (panel) | $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, or heat pump clothes dryer | $840 |
| Most per household | $14,000 |
| Modeled energy savings | Under 80% of area median income | 80% and over |
|---|---|---|
| 20% to 34% | Up to $16,000, 100% of the cost | Up to $2,000, 50% of the cost |
| 35% or more | Up to $20,000, 100% of the cost | Up to $4,000, 50% of the cost |
Both tables are the state's description of programs that have not launched. HEAR pays up to 100% of the cost under 80% of your county's area median income and up to half between 80% and 150%; above 150% it pays nothing.
Who is eligible
- status
- Expected to launch in the future, pilots first. The portal gives no date.
- HEAR
- Households under 150% of the area median income for their county.
- HOMES
- Any income. The upgrades must be modeled to cut the home's energy use by at least 20%, after a home energy check.
- how it would pay
- As a discount on the product and its installation, through a qualified contractor.
Where the application goes
Nothing to apply for yet. Registering on the portal gets you an email when applications open.
| If this is you | Apply here |
|---|---|
| Florida households | floridaenergysaverprogram.fdacs.gov |
The thing most pages get wrong
Rebate and contractor websites list HEAR's $8,000 for a heat pump and $14,000 per household as if they could be claimed now. Neither program has launched: the state's portal, at floridaenergysaverprogram.fdacs.gov, only takes registrations for an email when applications open. Sites with similar names that offer help with these rebates are not the state.
Two names for one program
The portal calls the income-tested program the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebates (HEEHR); the Department of Agriculture's own page calls it the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR). They are the same federal program. The portal's contact block lists 888-888-8888; the Office of Energy's number is (850) 617-7470.
What is open in Florida instead
Free weatherization below the federal income lines, the utilities' own rebates, and My Safe Florida Home's hurricane grants. The Florida page sets them out by utility.