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Georgia Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) closed-to-registration

Administered by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA).

Georgia's federal appliance rebates, up to $14,000 per household for heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, panels and wiring, are not accepting new applications: project submissions are paused until further notice. Federal rules changed on 29 May 2026 to stop rebates for replacing gas, propane or oil equipment, and Georgia's pause followed.

source · verified 27 September 2026 · amounts in US dollars

What it pays

What HEAR paid before the pause (not available now)
UpgradeUp to
Heat pump for heating or cooling$8,000
Electrical panel$4,000
Electrical 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 dryer$840
Most per household$14,000

All of the cost below 80% of area median income, half from 80% to 150%. HEAR projects were never eligible for a retroactive rebate.

Who is eligible

when it was open
Households under 150% of area median income, by county, through approved contractors or a do-it-yourself route for kitchen appliances.
now
GEFA sends households to the Home Efficiency Rebates, which remain open.

Where the application goes

Not accepting applications.

Where the application goes
If this is youApply here
Program updatesenergyrebates.georgia.gov

The thing most pages get wrong

GEFA's own FAQ still describes HEAR as providing up to $14,000 and tells households who need work soon to use HEAR's do-it-yourself pathway, which is closed with the rest. Flint Energies' rebate page still offers HEAR's instant savings of up to $14,000.

Why it stopped

The U.S. Department of Energy's Program Notice 26-2, effective 29 May 2026, removed rebates for replacing non-electric appliances and allowed only electric-to-more-efficient-electric upgrades, giving launched states three months to change. Contractor sites date Georgia's pause to 14 August 2026; GEFA's page gives no date.

Two days earlier

GEFA's press release of 12 August 2026 celebrated more than $50 million in rebates across both programs and did not mention a pause.