South Carolina

Heat pump incentives in South Carolina

Smart $aver HVAC Install

verified 2026-10-26

up to $700

South Carolina's home energy rebate program is not open as of 2026-10-07 (https://energy.sc.gov/rebates). Check your state energy office for current rebates. Dominion Energy South Carolina offers roughly $400 to $750. Duke Energy and Santee Cooper run their own utility programs.

Program source: dominionenergy.com

Utility programs in South Carolina

These are the named utility and ratepayer rebates on file for South Carolina. 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.

Dominion Energy South Carolina

dominionenergy.com

$650

maximum

You claim it after installTiered by efficiency

$650 for an electric-furnace-to-heat-pump replacement; central AC/heat pump tiers $400-$500.

Equipment that qualifies: $650 for an electric-furnace-to-heat-pump replacement; central AC/heat pump tiers $400-$500.
Who qualifies, and the cap: Dominion Energy South Carolina residential electric customers.
Stacking: Tiers are alternatives by application, not additive.

Duke Energy Carolinas / Progress

https://www.duke-energy.com/Home/Products/Smart-Saver · fetched 2026-08-28

Varies

by measure

You claim it after installVaries by measure

Duke Energy Carolinas / Progress Smart $aver: check the live program page. Fetched 2026-08-28.

Equipment that qualifies: Confirm the live Smart $aver heat-pump path. Do not reprint Florida HEI dollars on the Carolinas.
Who qualifies, and the cap: Duke Energy Carolinas/Progress South Carolina residential electric customers. Official Smart $aver HTML printed no dollar on 2026-08-28.
Stacking: Confirm current stacking on the live Smart $aver page.

Santee Cooper

santeecooper.com

Varies

by measure

You claim it after installVaries by measure

State-owned utility; programs vary.

Equipment that qualifies: Confirm SEER2/HSPF2 tier with the program.
Who qualifies, and the cap: Santee Cooper (state-owned utility) programs vary; confirm any current HP rebate directly.
Stacking: Confirm with program.

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.