Heat Pumps tax credits and incentives

Ask your contractor about special financing and incentives for purchasing energy-efficient heat pumps... Tax credits, grants and other incentives for heat pumps and low carbon technologies are continually changing, and many traditional incentives have expired with recent economic troubles in countries like the USA, UK or Australia, but many still exist at lower levels...

US Federal and US State Heat Pump Incentives

For more detailed information, see:

Federal Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE)
Ground Heat Pumps: US Federal and US States Incentives

UK Heat Pumps Grants

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is funding the Low Carbon Buildings Program, that provides grants to help with the costs of installing heat pumps and other low carbon and renewable energy technologies. See on this matter: Housing and Buildings Energy Savings Trust.

CANADA Incentives for Ground Heat Pumps

There are some, few, incentives for heat pumps in some municipalities and states (British Columbia - Energy Conservation, New Brunswick...).

For information on incentives and rebates involving heat pumps and renewables in your region, check out the Incentives and Rebates database on the Office of Energy Efficiency web site: Canadian Incentives and Rebates for Alternative Energies.

AUSTRALIA Heat Pumps Incentives

Rebates are currently available in Queensland, Victoria and some parts of NSW and SA. Most of current incentives involve the solar technologies: the Photovoltaic Rebate Program (PVRP) and the Renewable Remote Power Generation Program (RRPGP).

For information on Australian energy efficiency incentives, see the following governmental sites:

- Australian Greenhouse Office AGO
- Environment ACT Government Environment ACT
- New South Wales, Department of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability DEUS
- Northern Territory, Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines Dept of Energy - make the switch
- Queensland Environmental Protection Agency EPA
- South Australia, Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, Energy SA
- Tasmania, Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources, DIER
- Victoria, Sustainable Energy Authority Victoria, SEAV
- Western Australia, Sustainable Energy Development Office

New Zealand

Houses built prior to 2000 can benefit from subsidies for insulation and clean efficient heating. Heat pumps can be subsidized under this scheme. See: Heat pumps Info NZ