Rebate page, Colorado
Heat pump rebates in Colorado
Colorado’s money stacks: a per-ton utility rebate, a flat regional rebate, and a state tax credit that arrives as a discount. Here is every figure we could verify, with its source and the date we checked it.
The money today
$1,500 /ton
Xcel’s bonus for each heating ton of a cold-climate unit
$3,000
Colorado Springs’ top rebate for a NEEP-listed cold-climate unit
$1,000
The state tax credit, delivered as a point-of-sale discount
Three things decide what a Colorado homeowner can get in October 2026. Your electric utility pays by the ton or by the flat amount. The regional Power Ahead rebate and the state tax credit stack on top. And unlike most states, Xcel Colorado runs on specifications, not an equipment list — the unit’s ratings decide, so the paperwork is the gate.
Open now, from your utility and the state
$1,500 per heating ton
Open, bonus for gas-heated homes
Xcel Energy Colorado, cold-climate heat pump
A cold-climate heat pump — rated to keep at least 70 percent of its heating capacity at 5F, with a COP of 1.75 or better there — pays $1,500 per heating ton with the bonus, or $750 standard, ducted or ductless. On a 3-ton system that is $4,500 for homes heated by Xcel gas. A standard heat pump pays $300 to $600 per cooling ton, and a supplemental mini-split heating one room gets a flat $500.
The bonus doubles the standard amount and requires Xcel gas heat and a 2026 invoice date. Installations must be invoiced by December 31, 2026, with applications through September 30, 2027.
Source: Xcel Energy Colorado, heat pump rebates (2026 rebate summary sheet). Checked on October 11, 2026.
$2,500
Open
Black Hills Energy
A flat $2,500 for a cold-climate air-source heat pump, or $1,500 for a standard heat pump or ductless mini-split, for Colorado electric customers. The rebate check goes to the customer.
Source: Black Hills Energy, 2026 Colorado residential rebate application. Checked on October 11, 2026.
$3,000
Open, cold-climate 3 tons and over
Colorado Springs Utilities
$1,500 for a heat pump under three tons, plus an additional $1,500 electric bill credit from January 1, 2026 — $3,000 all told. Units of three tons and over get $3,000 if they are on the NEEP cold-climate list. Apply by January 31 of the year after installation.
Source: Colorado Springs Utilities, HVAC and heat pump rebates. Checked on October 11, 2026.
$2,000 cold-climate ducted
Open, Platte River territory
Efficiency Works Homes — Fort Collins, Longmont, Loveland, Estes Park
Ducted heat pumps pay $1,500, or $2,000 on the cold-climate tier: 15.2 SEER2 and 8.1 HSPF2, cold-climate certification from NEEP, CEE, AHRI or ENERGY STAR, and a changeover temperature of 5F or below. Ductless units pay $500 per ton — $1,000 per ton when they replace electric baseboard — and ground-source systems pay a flat $3,000. A $2,000 bundling bonus adds on when a heat pump is paired with insulation, air sealing or windows within six months. Without pre-approval, total rebates cap at $2,500 per project.
Source: Efficiency Works, HVAC incentive sheet. Checked on October 11, 2026.
$3,500 or $7,000 income-qualified
Open, mountain co-op
Holy Cross Energy — Vail and Aspen corridor
Cold-climate air-source heat pumps, ducted or ductless, along with ground-source, air-to-water and split-hydronic systems. Ducted units need an HSPF2 of at least 9 and ductless at least 10, with a crossover temperature of 5F. Income-qualified members get double — $7,000 — and total rebates cap at $5,000 per account per year, or $10,000 income-qualified. You must enroll in the co-op’s Peak Time Payback or Power+ program, and apply within 90 days of the invoice.
Source: Holy Cross Energy, 2026 residential rebates. Checked on October 11, 2026.
$500–$1,000 ducted
Open, retrofit only
United Power — northeast metro
Cold-climate or high-efficiency heat pumps in existing homes: ducted air-source pays $500 up to 2 tons and $1,000 above; ductless mini-splits pay $250 to $500 on the same split. Applications are due within 90 days of installation, with an AHRI certificate and photos, and one rebate per member per rolling 12 months.
Source: United Power, heat pump rebates (effective January 1, 2026). Checked on October 11, 2026.
$1,000
Open, state tax credit
Colorado heat pump tax credit
A state tax credit of $1,000 for an air-source heat pump installed on or after January 1, 2026 — delivered as a discount at the point of sale, at least $333 of it off your invoice, with the contractor filing the paperwork. The equipment must be ENERGY STAR certified, AHRI-matched, and sized to cover at least 80 percent of the home’s annual heating. Ground-source systems get $2,000.
The 2024–2025 credit for an air-source heat pump was $1,500 — that older amount still circulates on the program’s own page, marked Expired. For a 2026 installation the current table confirms $1,000.
Source: Colorado Energy Office, heat pump tax credit. Checked on October 11, 2026.
City and regional money
Where you live adds money on top of the utility rebate — or, in Denver’s case, takes a city program away.
Denver region (Power Ahead Colorado)
$1,500 for an ENERGY STAR certified cold-climate heat pump, launched July 23, 2026 as part of a four-year $40 million program, open to every income level. Existing buildings only, installed by a verified contractor, pre-approved before work begins. It stacks with utility and municipal rebates, but because it is federally funded it cannot be combined with the state’s federal Home Energy Rebates (HEAR and HER).
Source: Power Ahead Colorado, program requirements. Checked on October 11, 2026.
Boulder County (EnergySmart)
Households at or below 100 percent of area median income get 50 percent of project costs, up to $2,000 per year, for heat pumps and related upgrades. Projects must be completed in the current calendar year, and the combined total of all rebates on one project cannot exceed 50 percent of its cost.
Source: Boulder County EnergySmart, income-qualified rebates. Checked on October 11, 2026.
Denver (City and County)
The city’s own Climate Action Rebates suspended heat pump incentives in March 2025 and ended the program in May 2025 after funds ran out. Its resident page is gone. Denver homeowners now use Power Ahead Colorado, which covers the region.
What a system costs
No Colorado utility or state agency publishes an installed-cost range, so the numbers here come from industry sources — treat them as a feel rather than a fact. EnergySage’s marketplace data puts an average Colorado heat pump at about $17,780 before incentives. A Colorado installer’s own 2026 customer data shows cold-climate installs at $10,562 to $15,504 out of pocket after rebates, with a median of $13,708.
Source: UniColorado, heat pump installation cost data (secondary). Checked on October 11, 2026.
Which models clear the bar on paper
Xcel Colorado pays by specification, not by an equipment list: a cold-climate ductless unit needs 16.0 SEER2, 9.0 EER2 and 9.5 HSPF2, and a ducted one 15.2 SEER2, 10.0 EER2 and 8.1 HSPF2 — either way a COP of at least 1.75 at 5F and 70 percent of capacity kept there. That lets us compare the models we have checked against the bar, using each model page’s verified specs.
LG Art Cool Premier RED
25.5 SEER2, at least 13.0 EER2 and 11.2 HSPF2 on LG’s engineering sheet — above the ductless bar on every rating.
Daikin AURORA
Up to 21 SEER2, 12.2 EER2 and 10.5 HSPF2 on Daikin’s sheet — above the ductless bar on every rating.
Bosch IDS Ultra
19.0 SEER2, 12.0 EER2 and 10.0 HSPF2 with a COP of about 2.1 at 5F — above the ducted bar, including its colder COP test.
Mitsubishi MXZ
As a ductless system, 20.0 SEER2, 13.0 EER2 and 10.0 HSPF2 with a COP of 2.02 at 5F — above the ductless bar.
Mitsubishi SUZ
The verified ducted pairing shows a COP of 1.69 at 5F — below Xcel’s 1.75 gate. Likely not eligible, as printed on the submittal.
We have not verified the ratings on our other model pages, so we leave them out here. And paper is paper: a Quality Installation, the AHRI certificate and Xcel’s final review still decide the check.
The federal money
Federal HEAR closed August 1, 2026
Colorado’s federal Home Energy Rebates program for single-family homes is closed — household applications submitted after August 1, 2026 are denied. It is not the whole story: HEAR rebates for small multifamily buildings are still slated to open in 2026, and the separate Home Efficiency Rebates (HER) program is slated for manufactured and mobile homes and for large multifamily buildings — both income-based, both worth asking the Colorado Energy Office about before assuming the federal money is gone. Beyond the federal programs, what remains is the state tax credit above and the utility rebates. The federal tax credit for heat pumps also expired on December 31, 2025.
Source: Colorado Energy Office, Home Energy Rebates status. Checked on October 11, 2026.
Who qualifies
Cold-climate numbers
Xcel’s top tier is a genuine cold-climate test: 70 percent of heating capacity kept at 5F and a COP of 1.75 or better. Utility rebate sheets and the AHRI certificate decide it, so keep that certificate.
Gas heat for the bonus
Xcel’s doubled amounts require Xcel gas heat at the home. Customers heating with electric before the switch get the standard amounts.
The right contractor
Power Ahead Colorado requires a verified contractor and pre-approval before work begins. The state tax credit requires a state-registered contractor, who delivers the discount at sale.
Approval before you buy
Power Ahead must approve the project before it starts, and Xcel’s bonus needs a 2026 invoice date. Do not buy first and file later.
Which models will qualify
Seven real model pages are live already: the Mitsubishi H2i+, the Fujitsu XLTH, the LG Art Cool Premier RED, the Daikin AURORA, the Bosch IDS Ultra, the Mitsubishi SUZ and the Mitsubishi MXZ. Colorado Springs Utilities also requires the NEEP cold-climate list for its top tier — a database we could not query, so have your installer confirm your model on it.
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What changed, by date
October 1, 2026
Xcel’s new Colorado rebate terms took effect: the cold-climate bonus is now double the standard amount ($1,500 per heating ton) where earlier 2026 terms paid more, confirmed on Xcel’s own heat pump page.
August 1, 2026
Colorado closed the federal HEAR rebate for single-family homes — applications submitted after this date are denied.
July 23, 2026
Power Ahead Colorado launched: $1,500 for an ENERGY STAR cold-climate heat pump across the Denver region, stackable with utility rebates.
January 1, 2026
The state heat pump tax credit began paying for installations, and Colorado Springs Utilities added its $1,500 bill credit.
Three rebates stack here, if the specs clear the bar
Checked on October 11, 2026. Built from the public record, not from opinion.