Virginia

Heat pump incentives in Virginia

No statewide rebate program

verified 2026-07

Incentives run through your utility

No live state rebate program. Dominion Energy Virginia's Home Retrofit Program pays roughly $300-$500 with a pre-install audit; AEP Virginia (Appalachian Power) TakeCharge offers $300-$400. Verify current amounts.

Program source: dominionenergy.com

Utility programs in Virginia

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

dominionenergy.com

$500

maximum

You claim it after installFlat amount

Home Retrofit Program: roughly $300-$500 for a central heat pump; requires a pre-install energy audit.

Equipment that qualifies: Qualifying central heat pump; confirm SEER2 tier.
Who qualifies, and the cap: Requires a pre-install energy audit through the Home Retrofit Program. Roughly $300-$500 for a central HP. Verify current amount.
Stacking: Home Retrofit Program measure; may combine with other Home Retrofit measures on the same audit-driven project.

AEP Virginia (Appalachian Power)

takechargeva.com

$400

maximum

You claim it after installFlat amount

TakeCharge Virginia Home Performance: $300 ductless mini-split, $400 heat pump; mutually exclusive.

Equipment that qualifies: Ductless mini-split or ducted heat pump; TakeCharge Virginia Home Performance.
Who qualifies, and the cap: Appalachian Power (AEP) Virginia residential customers. One path per project.
Stacking: $300 ductless mini-split OR $400 heat pump - mutually exclusive, not additive.

Powell Valley Electric Cooperative

energyright.com

$800

maximum

You claim it after installFlat amount

TVA EnergyRight rebate delivered through this local power company: up to $800 air-source heat pump or $800 ductless mini-split (geothermal $1,500 also available). Requires replacing existing electric heat (no gas-to-electric); TVA Quality Contractor Network installer required. Confirm local participation. Serves Scott/Lee/Wise counties in SW Virginia (and adjacent TN counties).

Equipment that qualifies: Air-source heat pump >=15 SEER2 (TVA Preferred tier higher); ductless mini-split >=17 SEER2. ENERGY STAR-class equipment.
Who qualifies, and the cap: Must replace an existing electric heating source (electric furnace, strip/resistance heat, or older heat pump); gas-to-electric conversion does NOT qualify. Installer must be a TVA EnergyRight Quality Contractor Network (QCN) member; contractor initiates the claim within 90 days of completion, homeowner completes the claim within 60 days. Program funded through 2027.
Stacking: Stacks with other TVA EnergyRight measures on the SAME project (heat pump water heater, duct sealing, insulation, air sealing) for roughly $2,100 combined; one heat-pump rebate per system, not combinable with a second HP rebate on the same unit. No federal 25C/25D (expired 12/31/2025) and no DOE HEAR/HOMES (ended 2026) to stack.

Bristol Virginia Utilities (BVU)

energyright.com

$800

maximum

You claim it after installFlat amount

Equipment that qualifies: Air-source heat pump >=15 SEER2 (TVA Preferred tier higher); ductless mini-split >=17 SEER2. ENERGY STAR-class equipment.
Who qualifies, and the cap: Must replace an existing electric heating source (electric furnace, strip/resistance heat, or older heat pump); gas-to-electric conversion does NOT qualify. Installer must be a TVA EnergyRight Quality Contractor Network (QCN) member; contractor initiates the claim within 90 days of completion, homeowner completes the claim within 60 days. Program funded through 2027.
Stacking: Stacks with other TVA EnergyRight measures on the SAME project (heat pump water heater, duct sealing, insulation, air sealing) for roughly $2,100 combined; one heat-pump rebate per system, not combinable with a second HP rebate on the same unit. No federal 25C/25D (expired 12/31/2025) and no DOE HEAR/HOMES (ended 2026) to stack.

Harrisonburg Electric Commission

harrisonburgelectric.com

Varies

by measure

You claim it after installVaries by measure

Harrisonburg Electric Commission municipal (Energy Save & Earn): rebates covering central heat pumps, ductless mini-splits, and heat pump water heaters. Most Virginia electric co-ops (NOVEC, Rappahannock EC, Shenandoah Valley EC, ODEC alliance) offer financing rather than direct heat-pump cash rebates. Confirm the current HEC amount.

Equipment that qualifies: Central heat pump or ductless mini-split; confirm SEER2/HSPF2 tier with HEC.
Who qualifies, and the cap: Harrisonburg Electric Commission customers (City of Harrisonburg). Confirm the current heat-pump rebate amount before quoting.
Stacking: Energy Save & Earn covers HVAC, mini-split and HPWH measures separately; confirm current stacking.

What your system should be sized for

A heat pump in Virginia 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 (3,800 heating degree days at the Richmond reference metro).

City	Design temp	Climate zone	Basis
Richmond	17°F	4A	estimated
Norfolk	22°F	4A	estimated
Roanoke	16°F	4A	estimated
Arlington	17°F	4A	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.
State and utility programs only. Federal 25C/25D tax credits expired 12/31/2025 and the DOE HEAR/HOMES rebate programs ended 5/29/2026; neither is included.
After-install rebates are claimed by the homeowner after installation and are not guaranteed at the point of sale.