Item 4 - Heat Pump Water Heater Rebates Presentation — original pdf
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Heat Pump Water Heater Rebates Resource Management Commission Hammad Chaudhry Energy Efficiency Services Director July 2025 © Austin Energy Item 4 Current Heat Pump Water Heater Offerings New Construction Equipment Rebates Commercial Heat Pump Water Heater • Ala carte incentive structure. • Incentive: $800/unit. Home Energy Savings • Residential whole home energy efficiency upgrades with rebate for HPWH. Incentive: $800/unit. • Appliance Efficiency Program • Stand-alone rebate for HPWH for residential customers. Incentive: $800/unit. • Instant Savings • Stand-alone rebate for HPWH for residential customers. Incentive: $800/unit. • Multifamily Pilot Multifamily Smart Home Rewards Residential New Construction • • FY24-25: Pilot completed with Habitat for Humanity. Provided incentives for 12 WiFi enabled HPWH. • Pilot for cellular or WiFi enabled water heater controllers and smart thermostats. FY26: Planned launch of all-electric incentive packages, including HPWH. • Potential project with 30+ new, low- moderate income, single-family homes in FY26. Multifamily New Construction • • • Tenant receive bill credits and property receive devices free of charge and recurring incentive. Incentive: $50 up front bill credit + $25 recurring annual bill credit. austinenergy.com/smarthome. Water Heater Timers (Legacy) • From 2009 to 2016, Austin Energy offered rebates on Water Heater Timers that scheduled water heating outside of peak demand times. • About 21,500 timers were installed. 2 Heat Pump Water Heater Rebates FY24 & FY25 (To Date) Program Appliance Efficiency Program Home Energy Savings Instant Savings Residential New Construction Multifamily Commercial Total FY24 55 - 42 6 - - 103 FY25 (To Date) 31 - 22 6 - - 59 3 ©Austin Energy. All rights reserved. Austin Energy and the Austin Energy logo and combinations thereof are trademarks of Austin Energy, the electric department of the City of Austin, Texas. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.