Wisconsin

Heat pump incentives in Wisconsin

Focus on Energy

verified 2026-11-02

Up to $8,000

Focus on Energy, income-gated, up to $8,000.

Focus on Energy's income-qualified home electrification rebate pays up to $8,000 for an ENERGY STAR electric heat pump installed by an IRA Registered Contractor, for households below 150% of area median income. Since September 1, 2026, retail coupons for equipment replacing fossil fuel appliances are no longer accepted. Source: https://focusonenergy.com/ira-hear, fetched 2026-10-14.

Program source: https://focusonenergy.com/ira-hear · fetched 2026-11-02

Utilities in Wisconsin with nothing to claim

We check these and they pay nothing toward a heat pump today. They are listed rather than dropped, because if you are here looking for one of these names then this is your answer, and an empty page would read as an oversight instead of a result.

We Energies

Paid through the state program

Wisconsin heat pump money runs through Focus on Energy, the statewide ratepayer program, rather than through this utility separately. You claim it through Focus on Energy, and because it is an instant discount it comes off the price at the table rather than being filed afterward. The engine holds no separate We Energies heat pump rebate on top of it.

focusonenergy.com · verified 2026-07

Madison Gas and Electric

Paid through the state program

Wisconsin heat pump money runs through Focus on Energy, the statewide ratepayer program, rather than through this utility separately. You claim it through Focus on Energy, and because it is an instant discount it comes off the price at the table rather than being filed afterward. The engine holds no separate Madison Gas and Electric heat pump rebate on top of it.

focusonenergy.com · verified 2026-07

Utility programs in Wisconsin

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

Xcel Energy Wisconsin

xcelenergy.com

Varies

by measure

You claim it after installVaries by measure

Focus on Energy participant.

Equipment that qualifies
Confirm SEER2/HSPF2 tier with the program.
Who qualifies, and the cap
Xcel Energy Wisconsin participates in the statewide Focus on Energy program; claim through Focus on Energy. Confirm any utility-specific adder.
Stacking
Confirm with program.

Focus on Energy

https://focusonenergy.com/ira-hear · fetched 2026-10-07

$8,000

maximum

Instant, taken off the priceTiered by efficiency

Focus on Energy's income-qualified home electrification rebate pays up to $8,000 for an ENERGY STAR electric heat pump installed by an IRA Registered Contractor, for households below 150% of area median income. Since September 1, 2026, retail coupons for equipment replacing fossil fuel appliances are no longer accepted. Source: https://focusonenergy.com/ira-hear, fetched 2026-10-14.

This one is already inside your quoted price. A participating contractor takes it off at the point of sale, so do not budget for it a second time as money arriving later.

Equipment that qualifies
ENERGY STAR electric heat pump for space heating and cooling. Source: https://focusonenergy.com/ira-hear, fetched 2026-11-02.
Who qualifies, and the cap
Focus on Energy's income-qualified home electrification rebate pays up to $8,000 for an ENERGY STAR electric heat pump installed by an IRA Registered Contractor, for households below 150% of area median income. Since September 1, 2026, retail coupons for equipment replacing fossil fuel appliances are no longer accepted. Source: https://focusonenergy.com/ira-hear, fetched 2026-10-14.
Stacking
Focus on Energy's income-qualified home electrification rebate pays up to $8,000 for an ENERGY STAR electric heat pump installed by an IRA Registered Contractor, for households below 150% of area median income. Since September 1, 2026, retail coupons for equipment replacing fossil fuel appliances are no longer accepted. Source: https://focusonenergy.com/ira-hear, fetched 2026-10-14.

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  • 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.