---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 18795a"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "18795a"
heading: "High-efficiency electric home rebate program"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/18795a"
units:
  - "Chapter 162 — Energy Infrastructure"
  - "Subchapter V — Energy Efficiency and Building Infrastructure"
  - "Part A–1 — Residential Efficiency and Electrification Rebates"
---

# §18795a. High-efficiency electric home rebate program

- (a) **Appropriations—**
  - (1) **Funds to State energy offices and Indian Tribes—** In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the [Secretary](/usc/42/18701.md?p=3) for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out a [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2)—
    - (A) to award grants to [State](/usc/42/18791.md?p=3) energy offices to develop and implement a high-efficiency electric home rebate [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2) in accordance with [subsection (c)](#c), $4,275,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031; and
    - (B) to award grants to [Indian Tribes](/usc/42/18701.md?p=2) to develop and implement a high-efficiency electric home rebate [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2) in accordance with [subsection (c)](#c), $225,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031.
  - (2) **Allocation of funds—**
    - (A) **State energy offices—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/18701.md?p=3) shall reserve funds made available under [paragraph (1)(A)](#a-1-A) for each [State](/usc/42/18791.md?p=3) energy office—
      - (i) in accordance with the [allocation](/usc/42/2021b.md?p=2) formula for the [State Energy Program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=4) in effect on January 1, 2022; and
      - (ii) to be distributed to a [State](/usc/42/18791.md?p=3) energy office if the application of the [State](/usc/42/18791.md?p=3) energy office under [subsection (b)](#b) is approved.
    - (B) **Indian Tribes—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/18701.md?p=3) shall reserve funds made available under [paragraph (1)(B)](#a-1-B)—
      - (i) in a manner determined appropriate by the [Secretary](/usc/42/18701.md?p=3); and
      - (ii) to be distributed to an [Indian Tribe](/usc/42/18701.md?p=2) if the application of the [Indian Tribe](/usc/42/18701.md?p=2) under [subsection (b)](#b) is approved.
    - (C) **Additional funds—** Not earlier than 2 years after August 16, 2022, any money reserved under—
      - (i) [subparagraph (A)](#a-2-A) but not distributed under [clause (ii)](#a-2-C-ii) of that subparagraph shall be redistributed to the [State](/usc/42/18791.md?p=3) energy offices operating a high-efficiency electric home rebate [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2) in proportion to the amount distributed to those [State](/usc/42/18791.md?p=3) energy offices under that clause; and
      - (ii) [subparagraph (B)](#a-2-B) but not distributed under [clause (ii)](#a-2-C-ii) of that subparagraph shall be redistributed to the [Indian Tribes](/usc/42/18701.md?p=2) operating a high-efficiency electric home rebate [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2) in proportion to the amount distributed to those [Indian Tribes](/usc/42/18701.md?p=2) under that clause.
  - (3) **Administrative expenses—** Of the funds made available under [paragraph (1)](#a-1), the [Secretary](/usc/42/18701.md?p=3) shall use not more than 3 percent for—
    - (A) administrative purposes; and
    - (B) providing technical assistance relating to activities carried out under this section.
- (b) **Application—** A [State](/usc/42/18791.md?p=3) energy office or [Indian Tribe](/usc/42/18701.md?p=2) seeking a grant under the [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2) shall submit to the [Secretary](/usc/42/18701.md?p=3) an application that includes a plan to implement a high-efficiency electric home rebate [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2), including—
  - (1) a plan to verify the income eligibility of eligible entities seeking a rebate for a qualified electrification [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2);
  - (2) a plan to allow rebates for qualified electrification [projects](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) at the point of sale in a manner that ensures that the income eligibility of an eligible entity seeking a rebate may be verified at the point of sale;
  - (3) a plan to ensure that an eligible entity does not receive a rebate for the same qualified electrification [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) through both a high-efficiency electric home rebate [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2) and any other Federal grant or rebate [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2), pursuant to [subsection (c)(8)](#c-8); and
  - (4) any additional information that the [Secretary](/usc/42/18701.md?p=3) may require.
- (c) **High-efficiency electric home rebate program—**
  - (1) **In general—** Under the [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2), the [Secretary](/usc/42/18701.md?p=3) shall award grants to [State](/usc/42/18791.md?p=3) energy offices and [Indian Tribes](/usc/42/18701.md?p=2) to establish a high-efficiency electric home rebate [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2) under which rebates shall be provided to eligible entities for qualified electrification [projects](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2).
  - (2) **Guidelines—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/18701.md?p=3) shall prescribe guidelines for high-efficiency electric home rebate [programs](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2), including guidelines for providing point of sale rebates in a manner consistent with the income eligibility requirements under this section.
  - (3) **Amount of rebate—**
    - (A) **Appliance upgrades—** The amount of a rebate provided under a high-efficiency electric home rebate [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2) for the purchase of an appliance under a qualified electrification [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) shall be—
      - (i) not more than $1,750 for a heat pump water heater;
      - (ii) not more than $8,000 for a heat pump for space heating or cooling; and
      - (iii) not more than $840 for—
        - (I) an electric stove, cooktop, range, or oven; or
        - (II) an electric heat pump clothes dryer.
    - (B) **Nonappliance upgrades—** The amount of a rebate provided under a high-efficiency electric home rebate [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2) for the purchase of a nonappliance upgrade under a qualified electrification [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) shall be—
      - (i) not more than $4,000 for an electric load service center upgrade;
      - (ii) not more than $1,600 for insulation, air sealing, and ventilation; and
      - (iii) not more than $2,500 for electric wiring.
    - (C) **Maximum rebate—** An eligible entity receiving multiple rebates under this section may receive not more than a total of $14,000 in rebates.
  - (4) **Limitations—** A rebate provided using funding under this section shall not exceed—
    - (A) in the case of an eligible entity described in [subsection (d)(1)(A)](#d-1-A)—
      - (i) 50 percent of the cost of the qualified electrification [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) for a household the annual income of which is not less than 80 percent and not greater than 150 percent of the area median income; and
      - (ii) 100 percent of the cost of the qualified electrification [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) for a household the annual income of which is less than 80 percent of the area median income;
    - (B) in the case of an eligible entity described in [subsection (d)(1)(B)](#d-1-B)—
      - (i) 50 percent of the cost of the qualified electrification [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) for a multifamily building not less than 50 percent of the residents of which are households the annual income of which is not less than 80 percent and not greater than 150 percent of the area median income; and
      - (ii) 100 percent of the cost of the qualified electrification [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) for a multifamily building not less than 50 percent of the residents of which are households the annual income of which is less than 80 percent of the area median income; or
    - (C) in the case of an eligible entity described in [subsection (d)(1)(C)](#d-1-C)—
      - (i) 50 percent of the cost of the qualified electrification [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) for a household—
        - (I) on behalf of which the eligible entity is working; and
        - (II) the annual income of which is not less than 80 percent and not greater than 150 percent of the area median income; and
      - (ii) 100 percent of the cost of the qualified electrification [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) for a household—
        - (I) on behalf of which the eligible entity is working; and
        - (II) the annual income of which is less than 80 percent of the area median income.
  - (5) **Amount for installation of upgrades—**
    - (A) **In general—** In the case of an eligible entity described in [subsection (d)(1)(C)](#d-1-C) that receives a rebate under the [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2) and performs the installation of the applicable qualified electrification [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2), a [State](/usc/42/18791.md?p=3) energy office or [Indian Tribe](/usc/42/18701.md?p=2) shall provide to that eligible entity, in addition to the rebate, an amount that—
      - (i) does not exceed $500; and
      - (ii) is commensurate with the scale of the upgrades installed as part of the qualified electrification [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2), as determined by the [Secretary](/usc/42/18701.md?p=3).
    - (B) **Treatment—** An amount received under [subparagraph (A)](#c-5-A) by an eligible entity described in that subparagraph shall not be subject to the requirement under [paragraph (6)](#c-6).
  - (6) **Requirement—** An eligible entity described in [subparagraph (C)](#d-1-C) of subsection (d)(1) shall discount the amount of a rebate received for a qualified electrification [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) from any amount charged by that eligible entity to the eligible entity described in subparagraph [(A)](#d-1-A) or [(B)](#d-1-B) of that subsection on behalf of which the qualified electrification [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) is carried out.
  - (7) **Exemption—** Activities carried out by a [State](/usc/42/18791.md?p=3) energy office using a grant provided under the [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2) shall not be subject to the expenditure prohibitions and limitations described in section 420.18 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.
  - (8) **Prohibition on combining rebates—** A rebate provided by a [State](/usc/42/18791.md?p=3) energy office or [Indian Tribe](/usc/42/18701.md?p=2) under a high-efficiency electric home rebate [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2) may not be combined with any other Federal grant or rebate, including a rebate provided under a HOMES rebate [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2) (as defined in [section 18795(d) of this title](/usc/42/18795.md?p=d)), for the same qualified electrification [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2).
  - (9) **Administrative costs—** A [State](/usc/42/18791.md?p=3) energy office or [Indian Tribe](/usc/42/18701.md?p=2) that receives a grant under the [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2) shall use not more than 20 percent of the grant amount for planning, administration, or technical assistance relating to a high-efficiency electric home rebate [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2).
- (d) **Definitions—** In this section:
  - (1) **Eligible entity—** The term “eligible entity” means—
    - (A) a low- or moderate-income household;
    - (B) an individual or entity that owns a multifamily building not less than 50 percent of the residents of which are low- or moderate-income households; and
    - (C) a governmental, commercial, or [nonprofit](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=3) entity, as determined by the [Secretary](/usc/42/18701.md?p=3), carrying out a qualified electrification [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) on behalf of an entity described in subparagraph [(A)](#d-1-A) or [(B)](#d-1-B).
  - (2) **High-efficiency electric home rebate program—** The term “high-efficiency electric home rebate [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2)” means a rebate [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2) carried out by a [State](/usc/42/18791.md?p=3) energy office or [Indian Tribe](/usc/42/18701.md?p=2) pursuant to [subsection (c)](#c) using a grant received under the [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2).
  - (3) **Indian Tribe—** The term “[Indian Tribe](/usc/42/18701.md?p=2)” has the meaning given the term in [section 5304 of title 25](/usc/25/5304.md).
  - (4) **Low- or moderate-income household—** The term “low- or moderate-income household” means an individual or family the total annual income of which is less than 150 percent of the median income of the area in which the individual or family resides, as reported by the [Department](/usc/42/18701.md?p=1) of Housing and Urban Development, including an individual or family that has demonstrated eligibility for another Federal [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2) with income restrictions equal to or below 150 percent of area median income.
  - (5) **Program—** The term “[program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2)” means the [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2) carried out by the [Secretary](/usc/42/18701.md?p=3) under [subsection (a)(1)](#a-1).
  - (6) **Qualified electrification project—**
    - (A) **In general—** The term “qualified electrification [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2)” means a [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) that—
      - (i) includes the purchase and installation of—
        - (I) an electric heat pump water heater;
        - (II) an electric heat pump for space heating and cooling;
        - (III) an electric stove, cooktop, range, or oven;
        - (IV) an electric heat pump clothes dryer;
        - (V) an electric load service center;
        - (VI) insulation;
        - (VII) air sealing and materials to improve ventilation; or
        - (VIII) electric wiring;
      - (ii) with respect to any appliance described in [clause (i)](#d-6-A-i), the purchase of which is carried out—
        - (I) as part of new [construction](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=7);
        - (II) to replace a nonelectric appliance; or
        - (III) as a first-time purchase with respect to that appliance; and
      - (iii) is carried out at, or relating to, a single-family home or multifamily building, as applicable and defined by the [Secretary](/usc/42/18701.md?p=3).
    - (B) **Exclusions—** The term “qualified electrification [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2)” does not include any [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) with respect to which the appliance, system, equipment, infrastructure, component, or other item described in subclauses [(I)](#d-6-A-i-I) through [(VIII)](#d-6-A-i-VIII) of subparagraph (A)(i) is not certified under the Energy Star [program](/usc/42/18791.md?p=2) established by [section 6294a of this title](/usc/42/6294a.md), if applicable.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 117–169, title V, § 50122, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2036.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of Pub. L. 117–169, and not as part of div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, which enacted this chapter.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Definitions

For definitions of “Secretary”, “State energy office”, and “State Energy Program” as used in this section, see section 50111 of Pub. L. 117–169, set out as a note under section 17113b of this title.