Rebates and tax credits in Mississippi

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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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.

• Residential Ceiling Insulation Rebate

  Mississippi Power · Mississippi Power residential customers in single-family homes (owners or renters)

  20 cents per square foot of added insulation.

  Final insulation depth must be at least 13 inches (or R-38). Contractor-installed or self-installed. Submit within 90 days of the contractor invoice or receipt, with attic photos (including one with a ruler showing depth). Must allow on-site verification. A W-9 is requested. Funds are limited, first come, first served. Paid by digital gift card unless a bill credit is requested. The form does not mention ventilation.

  Doesn’t mention ventilation

• Duct and air sealing incentives

  Mississippi Power · Mississippi Power residential customers

  Incentives offered; amount not listed.

  Work must be done by an independent participating contractor: Big Star Conservation (Coastal Area) or Take You to School Insulation (Pine Belt/Meridian Area). Mississippi Power says it does not endorse any contractor. The page does not mention ventilation.

  Ventilation not mentioned in what we read

• TVA EnergyRight home energy rebates (insulation, air sealing, duct work)

  Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) with participating local power companies · Customers of local power companies that buy power from TVA and take part in EnergyRight

  Attic insulation, wall insulation and home envelope air sealing: $300 each for qualifying work. Duct sealing and insulation: $300 (TVA's 2026 rebate article). TVA's undated rebate page lists attic insulation $500, wall insulation $300 and floor insulation $100 per home, envelope air sealing $300 per home, and duct work $300 per system. Confirm the current amount with your contractor or power company.

  Only for customers of participating local power companies. Work by a member of TVA's Quality Contractor Network. The contractor submits within 30 days of installation; you claim within 60 days of the first email. Paid by mailed paper check. The pages do not mention ventilation.

  Ventilation not mentioned in what we readProgram page: Rebate article published 2026-02-01, modified 2026-10-06; rebate page undated

• TVA EnergyRight Home Uplift

  Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) with participating local power companies · Income-eligible customers of local power companies that offer Home Uplift

  Free upgrades; TVA says it provides "an average of $10,000" in free home energy upgrades per home.

  Income limits not stated on the page. Single-family or manufactured home (built after 1976 on a permanent foundation); no upgrades from a similar TVA-funded project in the last 20 years. Apply at homeuplift.mytva.com/qualify or call 1-888-986-7262. The page does not mention ventilation.

  Ventilation not mentioned in what we readProgram page: Page modified 2026-10-01

State tax credits

We didn’t find a Mississippi 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 Mississippi it’s run by Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS), according to a third-party page; not confirmed on an official page.

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

• TVA EnergyRight rebates and Home Uplift are only for customers of participating local power companies that buy power from TVA. Ask your power company whether it takes part.
• No utility rebate naming HRVs or ERVs was found among the utilities checked.