Rhode Island

Heat pump incentives in Rhode Island

Rhode Island Energy

verified 2026-10-26

up to $11,500

Rhode Island Energy / Clean Heat RI: 60% of cost up to $11,500 for space heating. $18,000 is a lifetime per-address program cap, not the coverage rate. Through 12/31/2026.

Program source: rienergy.com

Utility programs in Rhode Island

These are the named utility and ratepayer rebates on file for Rhode Island. 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.

Rhode Island Energy

rienergy.com

$11,500

maximum

60% of installed cost

You claim it after installPercent of installed cost

Clean Heat RI (state program run by the RI Office of Energy Resources, delivered with Rhode Island Energy customers): 60% of cost up to $11,500 for space heating through a Clean Heat RI installer. Rhode Island Energy's own rebate is separate: $625/ton standard, $1,500/ton when replacing electric baseboard. Source: rienergy.com electric heating and cooling page, fetched 2026-10-14.

Equipment that qualifies: Clean Heat RI qualifying cold-climate heat pump.
Who qualifies, and the cap: Clean Heat RI. 60% of cost up to $11,500 for space heating. $18,000 is a lifetime per-address program cap, not the coverage rate. Eligibility requires confirmation. This is not a rebate for every Rhode Island Energy account.
Stacking: Space heating pays 60% of cost up to $11,500. The $18,000 figure is a lifetime per-address cap, not a second coverage rate.

What your system should be sized for

A heat pump in Rhode Island 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 (5,300 heating degree days at the Providence reference metro). Method: ASHRAE 99.6% heating design dry-bulb. Every row is a station value with its source and the date it was checked. Cities without a station value are not listed.

City	Design temp	Climate zone	Source
Providence	6°F	5A	ASHRAE Handbook Fundamentals, 99.6% heating design dry-bulb, station value (public excerpt via fgiaonline.org). Checked 2026-06-18.

Rebate amounts are estimates and subject to change.
Eligibility varies by income, equipment efficiency, utility territory, and program funding availability.
The federal HEAR rebate was renamed High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebates on May 29, 2026, and its rules were changed (https://www.energy.gov/documents/program-notice-26-2, fetched 2026-10-14). States run it, and many have not opened. Check your state energy office for current rebates.
After-install rebates are claimed by the homeowner after installation and are not guaranteed at the point of sale.