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Regional program · Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG)

Power Ahead Colorado heat pump rebate

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$1,500 per cold-climate air-source heat pump system (one outdoor unit and its indoor units). Multiple systems at one address can each qualify.

How much

Amounts by upgrade
UpgradeWhat it pays forAmount
Heat pumpCold-climate heat pump system
Per system (one outdoor unit and its indoor units). Each system at the address can qualify.
$1,500 each

Who qualifies

  • Where: Existing buildings in DRCOG member jurisdictions (including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Gilpin and Jefferson counties and member cities).
  • Only towns that are DRCOG members qualify (for example Erie, Longmont and other southwest Weld towns). Check your town on the DRCOG member list.
  • Upgrades: Heat pump.

Retrofit only; new construction ineligible. Equipment must meet ENERGY STAR cold-climate efficiency levels or be on the program's qualified products list, with an AHRI certificate. Can combine with utility and municipal rebates but not with HEAR/HER or other federal funds. Keeping your furnace as backup is allowed. $40 million budgeted for incentives from 2026 to 2029; funding runs through September 2029. Free energy advisors: 844-303-9333. Heat pump water heaters are not included in this phase.

How to apply

Pre-approval first (Heads up)Approval has to come before any work starts. Apply for this one before you sign an install date.
  1. Pick a Power Ahead verified contractor from the contractor finder.
  2. The contractor submits for preapproval before any work starts.
  3. After install, the contractor submits final documents and names who receives the rebate (you or the contractor).
  4. Payment takes about 4 to 8 weeks.

Your contractor files the paperwork.

Combining with other rebates

Stacks with utility and city rebates. Not with HEAR, HER or other federal funds.

Sources

Often stacked with