Insulation, Air Sealing, Duct Sealing & Blower Door Test Rebates

Insulation Requirements: 

• Post-Installation form required to be completed by installer and submitted with application. (Click here for the post-installation form).
• If a gas meter is located inside at the address where the work is being performed, customer must complete any required upgrades to gas service as determined by HG&E before insulation is installed.
• Note: If customer is self-installing insulation, only the cost of the material will be covered (at 50% up to $2,000). If the insulation is installed by a licensed contractor, HG&E will provide 50% of the cost of installation and materials up to $2,000).
• If customer is self-installing insulation, before and after pictures must be submitted with the post-installation form that clearly show the work that was performed (ex. where the new insulation was added). 
• Recommended Final R-Values:
  • Attic Insulation: R49 (Should be between R49-R60)
  • Wall Insulation: R18-R20
  • Floor Insulation: R30
  • Basement Insulation: R15-R19
  • Heating and Hot Water Pipe Insulation: R3
• Free home energy audit is recommended but not required. 

Air Sealing, Duct Sealing, and Blower Door Test Requirements:

• Work must be performed by licensed contractor. 
• Free home energy audit recommended but not required. 
• Post-Installation form required to be completed by installer and submitted with application. (Click here for the post-installation form)

• The address where the work has been performed must be a residential building and must have an active electric account or use natural gas supplied by HG&E for space heating. (Landlords are eligible as long as work is performed within a residential building that has 4 units or less).
• Maximum weatherization rebate available for any home is $2,000 (including multifamily home with a single owner) per year (i.e. per each 12-month period). 
• Maximum weatherization rebate for condos is $1,000/unit.
• An itemized copy of the invoice must be submitted. (This can be submitted via the installer post-installation form). Address and name listed on invoice must match HG&E customer account, if applicable. Invoice must be billed to the HG&E customer who is applying for the rebate. 
• Please note: New construction and gut-rehabs are not eligible for weatherization rebates.
• Qualified services must be completed within the given program year and applications must be submitted by March 31st of the following year. 
• Payment will only be issued to the primary account holder/holders listed on the HG&E account for the application being submitted (unless it is a landlord who does not have an account). If customer has outstanding balance on HG&E account, any rebate over $100 will be applied to outstanding balance, and any remaining amount will be applied as an on-bill credit.
• Payment Information: All rebates of $500 or less will automatically be applied as an on-bill credit (unless it is a landlord who does not have an account).  (If you are on a budget plan and would like a check instead of an on-bill credit for a rebate that is under $500, please email efficiency@hged.com with your request.)
• HG&E reserves the right to modify or end these rebates at any time.