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PECO home energy rebates open

Administered by PECO, under Pennsylvania's Act 129.

PECO pays $200 or $300 for an air-source heat pump and $150 or $300 for a mini split by efficiency, $150 or $200 for central air, $350 for a heat pump water heater and up to $50 for a smart thermostat. Its gas rebates were cut on 1 October 2026: now up to $500 for a combi boiler and $400 for the most efficient furnace. Income-qualified homes get a Free Energy Checkup.

source · verified 2 October 2026 · amounts in US dollars

What it pays

Electric rebates
UpgradeConditionUp to
Heat pump water heaterENERGY STAR$350
Air-source heat pump17.1+ SEER2, 11.0 EER2, 7.8 HSPF2$300
Air-source heat pump15.2 to 17.0 SEER2$200
Ductless mini split heat pump17.1+ SEER2$300
Ductless mini split heat pump15.2 to 17.0 SEER2$150
Central air conditioner16.0+ SEER2, 12.0 EER2$200
Central air conditioner15.2 to 15.9 SEER2$150
Heat pump or central air maintenance$50 heat pump, $25 air conditioner$50
ECM fan motorIn an air handler or gas furnace$50
Smart thermostat$50 instant at select stores or online; $25 after installation$50
Gas rebates since 1 October 2026
UpgradeConditionUp to
Combi boiler, heat and hot waterENERGY STAR+, 94%+ AFUE (was $1,000)$500
Gas furnaceENERGY STAR+, 97%+ AFUE (was $600)$400
Gas furnaceENERGY STAR, 95 to 96.9% AFUE (was $350)$100
Gas boilerENERGY STAR, 90%+ AFUE (was $350)$250
Converting to gas heatMain or sole heating fuel (unchanged)$400
Tankless gas water heaterENERGY STAR (was $400)$200
Gas storage water heaterENERGY STAR (was $125)$50

PECO said gas rebate levels would be reduced for every request submitted on or after 1 October 2026, whatever the installation date, and the lower amounts above are now on its pages. The electric rebates did not change.

Who is eligible

who
PECO residential electric customers for electric equipment; PECO gas customers for gas equipment.
deadline
Within 90 days of purchase or installation, with a paid receipt.
ratings
The whole system's AHRI rating, not a manufacturer's "up to" SEER2.
income-qualified
Free Energy Checkup: free products and a health and safety check under 150% of the poverty guidelines ($4,125 a month for four); Free Energy Checkup+ adds heating and cooling, insulation and duct work for electrically heated homes.

Where the application goes

Through your contractor, online, or by mail.

Where the application goes
If this is youApply here
Rebatespecoeeportal.com
Free Energy Checkuppeco.com

A second rebate on the same page

PECO's heating and cooling page advertises the Electrical Association of Philadelphia's own instant rebate, $250 to $1,650 in its Fall 2026 program, through the association's participating contractors. It can be combined with PECO's rebate. PECO says it takes no payment for it.

The gas cut, by request date

The cut follows the date PECO receives the request, not the installation. A combi boiler installed in September but claimed on 1 October 2026 or later gets $500, not $1,000, and a 97% furnace $400, not $600. Every gas rebate fell except the $400 for converting to gas heat.