Georgia’s Home Energy Rebates surpasses $25 million milestone

The Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) has marked the one-year anniversary of Georgia's Home Energy Rebates, a statewide, residential incentive program, which has delivered more than $25 million in rebates to households across the state.

With a full launch on March 31 of last year, Georgia's Home Energy Rebates was the result of months of planning and coordination to implement a new rebate program that aligned with both Georgia-specific requirements and guidelines from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Inflation Reduction Act. Over the past year, GEFA built and scaled a comprehensive rebate program, establishing the infrastructure, partnerships, and participation pathways necessary to serve the diverse needs across the state.

Today, the rebate program helps ensure that Georgians can access energy-saving home improvements through multiple entry points, including multifamily properties and Do-It-Yourself purchases. Georgia's Home Energy Rebates covers the following measures:

• Installing heat pump appliances: water heaters, clothes dryers, and for space heating or cooling
• Converting select kitchen appliances to electric: stoves, ranges, cooktops, and ovens
• Electric wiring and electrical panels upgrades associated with qualified electrification measures
• Insulation, air sealing, and ventilation
• Energy assessments and whole-home energy efficiency retrofits

Since the program's launch, more than 1,900 households have saved, on average, $1,465 on estimated annual energy costs, with an average rebate amount of $10,160. This milestone would not be possible without a robust contractor network. More than 120 contractors are actively offering incentives for the purchase and installation of energy efficient measures to increase the comfort of their customers' homes.

For more information, visit energyrebates.georgia.gov.