Fix First HomeWhat home-upgrade rebates actually pay — and who you apply to.

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Oncor Home Energy Efficiency Program open

Administered by Oncor Electric Delivery, under the Public Utility Commission of Texas, through approved service providers.

Oncor, which delivers the electricity in Dallas–Fort Worth and well beyond, pays toward insulation, air sealing, duct sealing and new heating and cooling, but it pays the service provider, not you, and publishes no amount per upgrade. Applications run to 4 December 2026 or until the money runs out.

source · verified 26 September 2026 · amounts in US dollars

What it pays

No published cap — and that is the honest answer

Oncor publishes no amount a homeowner can count on. It pays approved service providers for each kilowatt and kilowatt-hour of verified savings, and its program manual says providers are only required to describe the value of the incentive they decide to pass on to you. Ask for that figure in writing before you sign.

What it pays toward

  • Weatherization: insulation, air sealing and duct sealing in single-family homes
  • Cooling and ventilation: qualifying heat pumps and air conditioners in single-family homes
  • Multifamily buildings, up to $150,000 a project, through the building owner

Service providers are paid 15% more for work outside the seven-county Metroplex (Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Rockwall and Tarrant counties).

Who is eligible

delivery utility
Oncor must be the company that delivers your electricity. Your retail electricity provider does not matter.
who
Homeowners, and renters with the owner's permission.
low income
A separate Low-Income Weatherization program serves households at or under 200% of the federal poverty guidelines.
season
Oncor's residential programs typically run February to November; 2026 applications close 4 December 2026 or when funding is exhausted.

Where the application goes

Through a provider, never to Oncor directly.

Where the application goes
If this is youApply here
Homeowners and rentersoncor.com

The thing most pages get wrong

It is called a rebate almost everywhere, but no check comes to you. Oncor pays the provider, Oncor is not a party to your contract with the provider, and the provider decides how much of the incentive shows up on your invoice.

It is the delivery company's program, not your electricity plan's

In most of Texas you buy electricity from a retail provider but Oncor, CenterPoint, AEP Texas or TNMP delivers it. The efficiency programs belong to the delivery company, whichever retail plan you are on.

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