Residential Heating and Cooling Incentives Eligibility Requirements
Furnace
Natural Gas Furnace 95%+ AFUE
- Must be a customer of a participating electric utility and a participating natural gas utility. Verify your utility here: https://focusonenergy.com/about/participating-utilities.
- Customer must use natural gas for home heating.
- Furnace must have an annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) of 95 percent or greater.
- Furnace must meet ENERGY STAR® requirements for U.S. North gas furnaces.
- Only natural gas furnaces are eligible.
- Furnace must be a sealed combustion unit and must be the primary heating source for the home's living space.
- Chimney liners must be installed where a high-efficiency gas furnace replaces an atmospherically-drafted furnace and only a water heater remains vented through the chimney. The interior opening left by the removed furnace must be closed with a metal cap and sealed with caulk or mortar.
- Be sure to check our pre-qualified equipment lists at focusonenergy.com/heatingandcooling
Be sure to review the general program terms here before installing your equipment.
Boiler
Modulating Natural Gas Boiler 90%+ AFUE
- Must be a customer of a participating natural gas utility. Verify your utility here: https://focusonenergy.com/about/participating-utilities.
- Boiler must have an annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) of 90 percent or greater.
- Boiler must include an outdoor-air reset control (integrated).
- Boiler must have an input capacity less than 300 MBH (Thousand British Thermal Units per Hour).
- Boiler must be sealed combustion unit.
- Only natural gas boilers are eligible.
- Boiler must be the primary heating source for the home's living space.
- Chimney liners must be installed where a high-efficiency gas boiler replaces an atmospherically-drafted boiler and only a water heater remains vented through the chimney. The interior opening left by the removed boiler must be closed with a metal cap and sealed with caulk or mortar.
- Be sure to check our pre-qualified equipment lists at focusonenergy.com/heatingandcooling
- Boiler must meet ENERGY STAR® requirements.
Be sure to review the general program terms here before installing your equipment.
Smart Thermostat
- Must be a customer of a participating electric utility. Verify your utility here: https://focusonenergy.com/about/participating-utilities.
- Home heating source must be provided by a participating utility. Verify your utility here: https://focusonenergy.com/about/participating-utilities.
- Smart thermostat must be installed on a furnace, boiler, or air source heat pump.
- Does not qualify if installed on a water heater or ground source heat pump (geothermal).
- Eligible models must be selected from the Focus on Energy qualified product list available at focusonenergy.com/smart.
- Thermostat must be certified as an ENERGY STAR® Connected Thermostat, or meet the following requirements:
- Must be Wi-Fi capable.
- Must be capable of internet connection.
- Must feature occupancy sensing, via geolocation and/or motion sensing.
- The above features must be built-in and not require add-on devices or services.
- The application and connectivity service must be free after thermostat purchase.
- Thermostat default behavior must be to set back temperature when house is unoccupied
- Smart thermostat must be installed to use with the home's primary heating source for the home's living space.
- Only homes heated by a natural gas furnace, natural gas boiler or an air source heat pump are eligible for the smart thermostat incentive.
- Smart thermostat must replace an existing thermostat that does not qualify for program incentives.
- The customer must establish the Wi-Fi connection for program-qualified smart thermostats.
- Be sure to check our pre-qualified equipment lists at focusonenergy.com/heatingandcooling
Combination Boiler
Modulating Combination Natural Gas Boiler with Integrated Domestic Hot Water and Outdoor Reset Control, 90%+ AFUE
- Must be a customer of a participating natural gas utility. Verify your utility here: https://focusonenergy.com/about/participating-utilities.
- Boiler must have an annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) of 90 percent or greater.
- Boiler must include an outdoor-air resent control (integrated).
- Boiler must have an input capacity less than 300 MBH (Thousand British Thermal Units per Hour).
- Boiler must be sealed combustion unit.
- Boilers must also be the primary heating and domestic water heating source for the home.
- Only natural gas boilers are eligible.
- Chimney liners must be installed where a high-efficiency gas boiler replaces an atmospherically-drafted boiler and only a water heater remains vented through the chimney. The interior opening left by the removed boiler must be closed with a metal cap and sealed with caulk or mortar.
- Be sure to check our pre-qualified equipment lists at focusonenergy.com/heatingandcooling
- Boiler must meet ENERGY STAR® requirements.
Electronically Commutated Motor (ECM)
ECM Replacement
- Must be a customer of a participating electric utility. Verify your utility here: https://focusonenergy.com/about/participating-utilities.
- Must replace a permanent split capacitor (PSC) blower motor in an existing furnace or air handler.
- Existing furnace must have an annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) of 90 percent or greater.
- Existing furnace must be a sealed combustion unit.
- Furnace must be the primary heating source for the home's living space.
- Be sure to check our pre-qualified equipment lists at focusonenergy.com/heatingandcooling
Dual Fuel Heat Pump
- Must be a customer of a participating electric utility. Verify your utility here: https://focusonenergy.com/about/participating-utilities.
- Air source heat pump with a minimum of 15 seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER) and a minimum of 8.5+ heating seasonal performance factor (HSPF) in region IV.
- SEER and HSPF based on AHRI database, found at ahridirectory.org, for furnace, coil, and condenser.
- System must be listed as "Heat Pumps" within AHRI, "Variable-Speed Mini-Split and Multi-Split Heat Pumps" and "Water-Source Heat Pumps" are not eligible.
- Coil and condenser must be purchased and installed at the same time.
- You cannot receive the incentive for both furnace and the Dual Fuel Heat Pump.
- Furnace must be LP, oil, or electric fired (natural gas furnaces are not eligible).
- Must be primary heating source for the home's living space.
Dual Fuel Heat Pump (Air Source Heat Pump with New or Existing Natural Gas Furnace)
- Must be a customer of a participating electric utility. Verify your utility here: https://focusonenergy.com/about/participating-utilities.
- Must be a customer of a participating natural gas utility. Verify your utility here: https://focusonenergy.com/about/participating-utilities.
- Air source heat pump with a minimum of 15 seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER) and a minimum of 8.5+ heating seasonal performance factor (HSPF) in region IV.
- SEER and HSPF based on AHRI database, found at ahridirectory.org, for furnace, coil, and condenser.
- System must be listed as "Heat Pumps" within AHRI, "Variable-Speed Mini-Split and Multi-Split Heat Pumps" and "Water-Source Heat Pumps" are not eligible.
- Coil and condenser must be purchased and installed at the same time.
- You cannot receive the incentive for both furnace and the Dual Fuel Heat Pump.
- Furnace must be natural gas fired (LP, oil, or electric furnaces are not eligible).
- Must be primary heating source for the home's living space.
Indirect Water Heater
Indirect Water Heater for Home Heating Boiler
Single Package Vertical Unit
- Must be a customer of a participating electric utility and a participating natural gas utility. Verify your utility here: https://focusonenergy.com/about/participating-utilities.
- Single package vertical unit must meet the minimum efficiency requirements listed.
- > 90%+ Thermal Efficiency, NG, > 10.0 EER Cooling
- > 90%+ Thermal Efficiency, NG
- Efficiency ratings will be verified using the AHRI database.
- Required features must be documented on a specification sheet.
Package Terminal Heat Pump (PTHP)
- Must be a customer of a participating electric utility. Verify your utility here: https://focusonenergy.com/about/participating-utilities.
- Unit must be AHRI listed as a Commercial PTHP.
- Must replace a Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner (PTAC). Replacement of existing PTHP does NOT qualify.
- Window and through-the-wall air conditioners/heat pumps do not qualify.
- The equipment size category (BTUh) is the cooling capacity value of the unit.
- Must meet both heating and cooling specifications for the equipment size category.
- < 8,000 BTUh, > 10.7 EER and > 3.1 COP
- 8,000 - 9,999 BTUh, > 10.4 EER and > 3.0 COP
- 10,000 - 12,999 BTUh, > 9.9 EER and > 2.9 COP
- > 13,000 BTUh, > 9.3 EER and > 2.9 COP
- All efficiency ratings will be verified using the AHRI database.
