Checked October 19, 2026

Rebates and tax credits in Louisiana

Federal tax credits ended for work done after 2025. What still helps pay for fresh air in Louisiana is below, checked October 19, 2026. Programs change and money runs out, so check each one’s own page before you buy or sign.

Money toward an HRV or ERVOther states
HRV or ERV, in plain words
  • Fresh in, stale out Two fans swap stale indoor air for outdoor air all night, and can supply a closed bedroom.
  • Keeps much of the heat The two streams pass through a core, so winter air comes in warmed. An open window can’t.
  • HRV or ERV? HRV: heat recovery ventilator (heat). ERV: energy recovery ventilator (heat and some moisture).
  • Not a purifier A purifier cleans the air you have but brings none in, so CO2 stays put.

Measure first: you may not need one.HRV vs ERV guideUnits we’ve reviewed

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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana 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.

HEAR in Louisiana

Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (also called HEEHR)

Not launched yetVentilation not confirmed

'Implementation of these programs in Louisiana is in progress.' The page gives no dates (the department was renamed October 1, 2025). Neither program was counted as launched as of June 2026.

State’s page: 2026-06

HOMES in Louisiana

Whole-home rebates, based on modeled or measured savings

Not confirmedVentilation not confirmed

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 Performance with ENERGY STAR

    Entergy Louisiana (Entergy Solutions) · Entergy Louisiana residential customers (Orleans Parish customers are sent to energysmartnola.info)

    Free home energy assessment with free energy-saving products, plus rebates for attic insulation, air sealing and duct sealing. Amounts are not stated.

    Through participating trade allies. Eligibility conditions are not stated on the pages read. The pages do not mention ventilation.

    Ventilation not mentioned in what we readProgram page: 2025 overview (copyright 2025)

  • Income-qualified weatherization

    Entergy Louisiana (Entergy Solutions) · Qualifying Entergy Louisiana residential customers

    Free upgrades such as attic insulation and air sealing.

    Eligibility criteria are not described on the page.

    Ventilation not mentioned in what we read

State tax credits

We didn’t find a Louisiana 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, insulation and, where needed, ventilation at no cost to households that qualify by income. In Louisiana it’s run by Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC).

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

  • No utility rebate naming HRVs or ERVs was found among the utilities checked.

Not tax or legal advice. We list what each program’s own pages said on the date shown, never which to choose, and we don’t know whether you qualify.

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