Rebates and tax credits in Nevada

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 Nevada 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 Nevada 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.

• PowerShift Home Improvements Program (weatherization rebates)

  NV Energy · NV Energy residential customers (the document does not say northern or southern Nevada)

  Duct sealing only: $200 per home. Duct sealing plus insulation: $300 per home. Attic, wall and floor insulation: $0.10 per sq ft each.

  All weatherization rebates require a whole-house electric cooling system. Attic insulation from no more than R-20 to at least R-49; exterior walls from no more than R-5 with at least R-13 added; floors over unconditioned space to at least R-22. Duct sealing plus insulation needs before and after leakage readings. Documents due within 180 days. The source table is hard to read, so check the R-value rules against the document.

  Ventilation not mentioned in what we readProgram page: 2026, V. 2.1

• Home Energy Retrofit Opportunities for Seniors (HEROS)

  Nevada Governor's Office of Energy, administered by the Nevada Housing Division through nonprofit providers · Statewide: homeowners age 60 or older who live in the home, with income at or below 200% of federal poverty guidelines

  No cost to eligible seniors; no dollar limit stated

  Contact the local approved service provider (four statewide). The page does not list which measures are installed, apart from diagnostic tests including carbon monoxide checks.

  Ventilation not mentioned in what we readProgram page: 2025-07-23

State tax credits

We didn’t find a Nevada 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 Nevada it’s run by Nevada Housing Division (the Governor's Office of Energy HEROS page links to its weatherization page, which lists providers by service area).

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

• Southwest Gas lists only a whole-home tankless water heater rebate for Nevada; no insulation, air sealing or ventilation rebates. (s9)