Florida home electrification rebates (2026)

Florida was one of the few states to initially decline participation in the federal HEAR rebate program in 2024. The state has reversed and re-engaged on parts of the IRA rebate process since, but as of mid-2026 there is no active Florida HEAR program accepting applications. Status is under review and may change.

That doesn't mean Florida homeowners are without options — it just means the rebate stack looks different from a state with active HEAR. The Florida stack relies on state tax exemptions and utility programs, with no federal HEAR layer.

Florida has one of the most generous combined solar incentive structures in the country, even without rebates:

• Sales tax exemption on solar equipment — saves ~6–7% of the system cost at purchase. On a $24,000 install, that's $1,500.
• Property tax exemption — solar system value is excluded from your home's assessed value for property tax purposes. Lifetime value of $4,000–$10,000 in most Florida counties.
• Net metering — currently full retail net metering for IOUs (FPL, Duke Energy Florida, TECO), though the policy has been under legislative and PUC review. As of mid-2026, full retail NEM remains in effect for existing customers and new interconnections.

The combined effect: a $24,000 solar install in Florida costs about $22,500 after sales tax exemption, generates $1,500–$2,000/year in offsets, and adds zero to your property tax bill. Even without the federal credit, the math works in most cases.

• FPL (Florida Power & Light) — covers most of the east coast and southern Florida. Modest heat pump rebates, EV charger programs, and smart thermostat programs. Less aggressive on efficiency rebates than peer utilities in other states.
• Duke Energy Florida — covers parts of central and northwestern Florida. Similar magnitude to FPL.
• TECO (Tampa Electric) — central and southwestern Florida. Decent HPWH rebate program.
• Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) — municipally-owned, runs one of Florida's better residential rebate programs.
• Jacksonville's JEA — also municipally-owned, with EV programs and HPWH incentives.

Florida is a unique heat pump market because most homes already have heat pumps — just inefficient ones. Florida is one of the only states where the dominant heating technology is already electric (because winters are mild and natural gas isn't ubiquitous). The "upgrade" path here is from a SEER-13 builder-grade heat pump to a SEER2-18+ variable-speed unit, not from gas to electric.

That changes the rebate logic. Federal HEAR would have helped low-to-moderate income households upgrade aging heat pumps, but without active HEAR, the case is mostly utility-driven. Utility rebates for high-efficiency heat pump replacements typically run $300–$1,200, which makes the upgrade math marginal — usually you replace because the old one died, not because of incentive economics.