Rebates and tax credits in Florida

Money toward an HRV or ERV

Programs that pay toward the unit itself. Some take the money off at the distributor, so ask whether an installer’s price already includes it.

We didn’t find a program in Florida that names HRVs or ERVs. Your electric and gas utilities are still worth asking: search “[utility] HRV rebate” and “[utility] ERV rebate”.

Federal home energy rebates

Federal money that Florida runs. HEAR has a category for “insulation, air sealing, and ventilation” worth up to $1,600 for households under 150% of area median income; each state decides what counts as ventilation. ENERGY STAR’s table for HEAR says this category requires ENERGY STAR certification, and ENERGY STAR’s U.S. criteria for ventilation cover fans, not HRVs or ERVs, so ask the program whether an HRV or ERV counts before relying on it. HOMES pays toward whole-home upgrades modeled to save energy.

Air sealing and insulation

These programs are more common than ventilation rebates, and sealing a house is often what makes it need planned fresh air. If a program is sealing yours, ask whether it requires ventilation afterward and whether it pays for it.

• Home Energy Improvement rebates

  Duke Energy Florida · Duke Energy Florida residential customers

  January 2024 release: attic insulation up to $800 (single-family homes); duct test at 50% of the test cost plus up to $200 per system for duct repairs (single-family homes with ducted electric air and heat). An undated Duke 'Stack & Save' page at the address duke-energy.com/home/products/florida-savings says combined Home Energy Improvement rebates of up to $3,800, with attic insulation and air ducts among eligible upgrades; that page's text does not name the state.

  A free Home Energy Check comes first. The 2024 release says customers qualify if they have not had a check in the past two years; the current page says to complete the check and get a qualifying recommendation within 24 months. Duke says it can change requirements and amounts at any time. The 2024 amounts may be out of date.

  Ventilation not mentioned in what we readProgram page: 2024-01-25 (release); current page undated

State tax credits

We didn’t find a Florida tax credit for ventilation, air sealing or insulation, and couldn’t confirm there is none.

Low-income help

The federal Weatherization Assistance Program can pay for air sealing and insulation for households that qualify by income. Your state energy office can say who runs it.

Before you sign

1. Don’t start work yet. Many programs need pre-approval, a participating contractor or a test first, and work begun early often can’t qualify.
2. Write down your electric and gas utilities. Rebates usually follow the utility, not the town.
3. Read the conditions: a listed contractor, a qualifying model, your heating fuel, income limits, and install and claim deadlines.
4. Ask each installer whether any discount is already in their price, and who files the paperwork.
5. Get it in writing: each rebate, who applies for it, and what happens to the price if it’s denied.

More on costs and how to check: What drives the cost of ventilation and How to compare quotes.

Worth knowing

• We haven't checked Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy Florida's current rebate amounts, TECO or Florida's tax rules yet, so ask your utility.
• Duke Energy Florida's energy recovery ventilator incentive found in a search is on Duke's business (commercial) pages, so it is not listed here for homeowners.