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Texas Home Energy Rebates (HOMES and HEAR) not launched

Administered by the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO), part of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.

The federal HOMES and HEAR home energy rebates, $690 million for Texas, are not open. On 21 August 2026 the Comptroller's energy office said they were still in planning and design, with no launch date until the Department of Energy approves the state's plan, and no approved contractors.

source · verified 26 September 2026 · amounts in US dollars

What it pays

Not launched: nothing is paid yet

What the state says the two programs will pay
ProgramWhoUp to
HOMESHouseholds of all incomes, single-family and multifamily; by income and the energy the work saves$8,000
HEARIncome-qualified households; by technology: efficient electric appliances and the upgrades that support them$14,000 per household

Both figures are the Comptroller's description of programs that do not exist yet. The final rules, income lines and amounts are still being designed.

Who is eligible

status
Planning and design phase, per the Comptroller's status note updated 21 August 2026.
implementer
APTIM Federal Services, hired in April 2026 to help design and run both programs.
public meetings
Held across Texas through September 2026; a virtual event is planned for October 2026.

The thing most pages get wrong

Websites already describe HEAR's $14,000 as if it were available. The Comptroller's energy office says there are no approved contractors for either program, and strongly advises against entering into any agreement associated with HOMES or HEAR until they are formally launched and a contractor list is published.

What is open in Texas instead

Free weatherization below the federal income lines, the utilities' own programs, and the city utilities' rebates in Austin and San Antonio. The Texas page sets them out by utility.