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Georgia: the federal whole-home rebate is open, and the utilities pull in opposite directions.
Georgia is paying the federal whole-home rebate, which most states on this site have not launched, and it pays more than rebate sites say: up to 98% of the cost, to $16,000, below 80% of area median income. The appliance half is paused. Georgia Power pays half the cost of most upgrades up to $2,500 a year, the co-ops each set their own, and in metro Atlanta the gas company pays to take heat pumps out while two electric utilities pay to put them in. Here is all of it, read off each administrator’s own pages.
Updated . The state programs, Georgia Power, Atlanta Gas Light, the city gas systems, six EMCs and Marietta, with the other EMCs and city utilities in tables; see “Not covered yet” for the rest.
The short version
The federal whole-home rebate is open, and larger than you have read
The Home Efficiency Rebates pay up to $16,000, at 98% of the cost, for a project modeled to save 35% of a home’s energy, below 80% of area median income; half the cost up to $4,000 above it. Rebate sites say $8,000. The appliance rebates, HEAR, are paused.
source · verified 27 September 2026
Georgia Power’s heat pump rebate needs an electric furnace
Georgia Power pays half the cost up to $1,500 only when a heat pump replaces an electric furnace; nothing if it replaces gas. Its insulation bundle pays up to $1,700, and EASE installs up to $5,000 of work free up to 300% of the poverty line.
source · verified 27 September 2026
The gas company pays to remove heat pumps
Atlanta Gas Light pays up to $1,000 to replace an electric heat pump with a gas furnace. GreyStone Power pays $600 and Marietta Power up to $250 to go the other way. Know which one you are talking to.
source · verified 27 September 2026
Statewide
GEFA runs the federal rebates and weatherization.
Home Efficiency Rebates
up to $16,000
Whole-home projects modeled to save 20% or more, through approved contractors; any income, most below 80% of area median.
What it pays →
HEAR appliance rebates
paused
Up to $14,000 before the pause; GEFA’s own FAQ still points to it.
What happened →
Weatherization Assistance
free
At or below 200% of the poverty line, through 14 agencies; about 301 homes a year with federal money.
Income limits →
Georgia Power
Half the cost of each upgrade up to a cap, and $2,500 a year per customer, under rules running to the end of 2028.
| Upgrade | Electrically heated home | Gas-heated home |
|---|---|---|
| Insulation, air sealing and duct sealing bundle | $1,700 | $1,400 |
| Heat pump replacing an electric furnace | $1,500 | — |
| Heat pump water heater | $800 | $800 |
| Duct sealing | $600 | $500 |
| Air sealing | $400 | $300 |
| Attic insulation, from under R-19 | $300 | $200 |
| Smart thermostat | $150 | $150 |
From Georgia Power’s 2026 rules PDF; its web page gives different bundle amounts. EASE installs up to $5,000 of the same work free up to 300% of the poverty line.
source · verified 27 September 2026
Electric co-ops (EMCs)
Georgia’s 41 EMCs each set their own rebates. Several pay only when gas heat goes, and several tie the rebate to a load switch that lets the co-op cycle the unit at peak times.
| EMC | Heat pump | Insulation and sealing | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson EMC | $400; mini-split $200 to $800 | Half of insulation and air sealing to $400, ducts to $400 | 3% loans to $10,000; no dual fuel |
| Cobb EMC | Up to $500, one improvement per five years | Included in the $500 | Focus groups required; single-family owners |
| GreyStone Power | $600 replacing gas heat | — | Needs R-30 attic and double-pane windows |
| Sawnee EMC | $100 a ton | Half of attic insulation to $200 | Load management switch required |
| Diverse Power | Up to $500 replacing gas; $300 replacing electric | $600 to $1,000 for cutting leakage | Loans from 1.9% |
| North Georgia, Tri-State, Blue Ridge Mountain (TVA power) | $500 or $800 through TVA EnergyRight | Duct work $300 | Quality Contractor Network; North Georgia’s loans put a lien on the house |
| Sumter EMC | $400 a ton, up to $1,000, replacing electric resistance; $400 replacing gas | — | Water heaters $250 |
| Central Georgia EMC | $400 with a load switch | — | Inverter units that cannot take a switch do not qualify |
| Snapping Shoals EMC | $75 a ton to $375 replacing gas; $50 a ton to $250 | Half of insulation to $400 | Free assessment and help under $37,000 (E-Sist) |
| Walton EMC | $200 replacing fossil heat | — | Water heaters $200; no dual fuel |
| Coweta-Fayette EMC | $100 | — | Heat pump water heater $250 |
| Carroll EMC | — | — | Water heaters $100 |
| Okefenoke REMC | Loans only (9.9%) | — | — |
| Flint, Oconee, Satilla, Colquitt, Habersham, Ocmulgee, Middle Georgia, Grady | None found | — | Flint’s page still offers the paused HEAR rebates |
Figures from each EMC’s own page or 2026 form, read 27 September 2026; TVA EnergyRight’s amounts from its heat pump page. Sixteen smaller EMCs could not be reached.
source · verified 27 September 2026
Jackson EMC
up to $800
Heat pumps, mini-splits, evaluation rebates, 3% loans.
What it pays →
Cobb EMC
up to $500
One improvement per five years, with focus groups.
The terms →
GreyStone Power
$600
To replace gas heat with a heat pump.
What it pays →
Sawnee EMC
$100 a ton
Heat pumps with a load switch; attic insulation.
What it pays →
Diverse Power
up to $1,000
Leakage, heat pump and water heater rebates; low-rate loans.
What it pays →
City electric utilities
Several MEAG cities pay to switch from gas, one of them while its own gas department pays the opposite way.
| Utility | What it pays | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|
| Marietta Power & Water | $150 to $250 for a heat pump replacing gas; $500 with the water heater | Two amounts on two pages; contract before installation |
| Cartersville Electric System | $250 for a heat pump replacing gas; $100 electric to electric; insulation and air sealing 50% to $200 each | Its gas department pays only homes that heat with gas |
| Albany Utilities | 0% loans up to $10,000 for electric equipment and insulation; free weatherization at 62 or older | No income test for the loan |
| Griffin, Dalton, LaGrange, Newnan, Covington, Buford and others | No electric rebates found | — |
source · verified 27 September 2026
Gas
Georgia’s gas rebates pay for gas appliances, and the biggest ones pay to switch from electricity.
| Gas utility | Conversion from electric or propane | Efficient gas equipment | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Gas Light | Up to $1,000 for a furnace replacing a heat pump | Furnace $300 to $400; water heaters $200 to $300 | Customers of every certified marketer; 45 days to claim |
| City gas systems (34) | Several pay only for conversions | Water heaters $200 to $550; furnaces up to $500 | Most lend up to $10,000 at 0% on the gas bill |
| Liberty Utilities (Columbus, Gainesville) | — | — | Its refund program is not running |
source · verified 27 September 2026
City and county home repair
Repair programs for owners, mostly seniors, mostly on annual windows.
| Program | What it offers | Status |
|---|---|---|
| City of Savannah home repair | A grant up to $2,000 a year and a 2% deferred loan up to $15,000 over three years | Open year-round while funds last |
| Augusta-Richmond County rehabilitation | Deferred loans at or below 50% of area median income; 3% loans for moderate incomes | Terms on the county page |
| Invest Atlanta owner-occupied rehab | Up to $30,000 forgivable for health and safety repairs, at or below 60% of area median income | Application closed |
| DeKalb County Special Purpose Home Repair | Up to $14,000 forgivable for seniors 62 and older and disabled adults | Annual window; closed now |
| City of South Fulton senior rehabilitation | Up to $25,000 in grant-funded repairs at 62 and older | Closed 31 July 2026 |
| Columbus HARP | Repairs up to $30,000 | Closed |
Invest Atlanta’s and DeKalb’s pages still show 2024 income limits, and Savannah’s own documents describe its loan three ways.
source · verified 27 September 2026
Which income line applies
Georgia’s federal rebates use area median income by county; everything else uses the poverty line. Figures are for a household of four.
| Program | Income test | Family of four | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weatherization Assistance; EASE for Seniors | 200% of poverty | $66,000 | Open |
| Georgia Power EASE | 300% of poverty | $99,000 | Open |
| Home Efficiency Rebates, higher rate | Under 80% of area median income | By county | Open |
| HEAR | Under 150% of area median income | By county | Paused |
| LIHEAP (bill help) | 60% of state median income | $34,549 for one person | Heating from December |
source · verified 27 September 2026
What closed, and what you will still be told to apply for
- Federal Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit (25C) — ended for improvements after 31 December 2025. What it paid.
- Federal Residential Clean Energy Credit (25D) — ended for solar, batteries and geothermal placed in service after 31 December 2025. What it paid.
- Georgia HEAR appliance rebates — paused until further notice after the federal rules changed; still advertised by GEFA’s own FAQ and Flint Energies. What they paid.
- Georgia’s clean energy tax credit — for systems placed in service from 2008 to 2014 only.
- Cobb EMC’s HVAC tune-up vouchers — no longer available for 2026.
- Liberty Utilities’ refunds — not running.
- Invest Atlanta’s owner-occupied rehab, South Fulton’s senior rehabilitation and Columbus’s HARP — closed.
Not covered yet
The state programs, Georgia Power, the gas utilities, six EMCs and Marietta are here, with the rest in tables. Still missing:
- Sixteen smaller EMCs whose sites could not be reached from here, among them Amicalola, Jefferson Energy, Southern Rivers and Upson.
- Several MEAG cities, among them Moultrie, Monroe, Calhoun and Thomasville’s electric system.
- HUD’s county income tables behind the federal rebates, which GEFA does not publish itself.
- Fulton County’s home repair program, whose page would not load.
Questions people in Georgia actually ask
Is the Georgia home energy rebate still available in 2026?
The whole-home half is. Georgia’s Home Efficiency Rebates pay up to 98% of the cost, to $10,000 for a project modeled to save 20% to 34% of energy and $16,000 for 35% or more, for households under 80% of area median income, and half the cost up to $2,000 or $4,000 above that. The appliance half, HEAR, is paused until further notice. An approved contractor has to start the application.
How much is the Georgia Power heat pump rebate?
Half the cost up to $1,500, but only when the heat pump replaces an electric furnace; the installer must attest to it. Georgia Power pays nothing toward a heat pump that replaces a gas furnace, an old heat pump or a central air conditioner. Its other rebates, all half the cost up to a cap, stop at $2,500 a year per customer.
Why does Atlanta Gas Light pay me to remove a heat pump?
Atlanta Gas Light’s 2026 conversion rebates pay up to $1,000 for a gas furnace that replaces an electric heat pump, to win customers for gas. Dual fuel systems do not qualify. In the same area GreyStone Power pays $600 and Marietta Power $150 or $250 to replace gas heat with a heat pump, and Georgia’s federal rebates count the energy a project saves, not the fuel.
What free home energy help is there for low-income households in Georgia?
Georgia Power’s EASE installs up to $5,000 of insulation, air sealing and duct work free up to 300% of the poverty line ($99,000 for four). The Weatherization Assistance Program is free up to 200% ($66,000), though it funds only about 301 homes a year with federal money. Under 80% of area median income, the Home Efficiency Rebates pay up to 98% of a whole-home project.
Does Georgia have a solar tax credit?
No. Georgia’s clean energy tax credit covered systems placed in service from 2008 to 2014 only, and the federal credit ended for systems installed after 31 December 2025.