Pennsylvania is utility-driven. PECO air-source heat pump rebate is $200 / $300. Others: PPL Electric $450, FirstEnergy $500, Duquesne Light $200. A homeowner claims their own utility's program, not all four.
Program source: https://www.peco.com/ways-to-save/for-your-home/rebates-discounts/heating-cooling-rebates · fetched 2026-09-11
Utility programs in Pennsylvania
These are the named utility and ratepayer rebates on file for Pennsylvania. You claim the one that serves your address, not the total. Each card carries the program’s own terms: what equipment qualifies, who is eligible, what the cap actually is, and whether it stacks.
PECO residential electric customers. Top published air-source heat pump rebate $300. Fetched 2026-09-11.
Stacking
Tiers are alternatives by efficiency, not additive.
PPL Electric
pplelectric.com
Varies
by measure
You claim it after installVaries by measure
Up to $450 qualifying heat pump. Act 129 Phase IV closed 5/31/2026; confirm Phase V availability before quoting.
Equipment that qualifies
Qualifying heat pump; confirm SEER2 tier.
Who qualifies, and the cap
PPL Electric residential customers. Up to $450. Act 129 Phase IV closed 5/31/2026; confirm Phase V availability before quoting.
Stacking
Confirm Phase V measure stacking.
FirstEnergy (Met-Ed, Penelec, West Penn)
firstenergycorp.com
$500
maximum
You claim it after installFlat amount
$500 (research doc).
Equipment that qualifies
Qualifying heat pump; confirm SEER2 tier.
Who qualifies, and the cap
FirstEnergy PA operating companies (Met-Ed, Penelec, West Penn). About $500; confirm current phase availability.
Stacking
Confirm Act 129 phase and measure stacking.
Duquesne Light
duquesnelight.com
$200
maximum
You claim it after installFlat amount
$200 (research doc).
Equipment that qualifies
Qualifying heat pump; confirm SEER2 tier.
Who qualifies, and the cap
Duquesne Light residential customers (Pittsburgh area). About $200; confirm current phase availability.
Stacking
Confirm Act 129 phase and measure stacking.
What your system should be sized for
A heat pump in Pennsylvania should carry the house on the coldest design day, not the average one. These are the winter design temperatures our engine sizes against, in AHRI heating region IV (5,000 heating degree days at the Pittsburgh reference metro).
City
Design temp
Climate zone
Basis
Philadelphia
12°F
4A
sourced
Pittsburgh
2°F
5A
sourced
Harrisburg
8°F
5A
sourced
Allentown
9°F
5A
estimated
Erie
-1°F
6A
estimated
Reading
10°F
5A
estimated
Scranton
3°F
6A
estimated
Bethlehem
9°F
5A
estimated
Lancaster
10°F
5A
estimated
York
10°F
5A
estimated
State College
3°F
6A
estimated
Wilkes-Barre
3°F
6A
estimated
Rebate amounts are estimates and subject to change. Verify current program terms and eligibility before quoting a final net price.
Eligibility varies by income, equipment efficiency, utility territory, and program funding availability.
Federal 25C/25D tax credits expired 12/31/2025. Federal DOE HEAR/HOMES administration ended 5/29/2026. State-run HEAR pathways that still print a dollar on an official page are listed with that URL and fetch date.
After-install rebates are claimed by the homeowner after installation and are not guaranteed at the point of sale.