WINOOSKI — Income-eligible Vermont households can embrace efficiency in 2025 and get more than $30,000 cash back through a combination of rebates and incentives for multiple home energy projects.

The savings come from bundling rebates for weatherization, heating systems, and other efficient appliances from Efficiency Vermont and your electric utility. These rebates can be combined with limited-time funding for weatherization and electrification initiatives from the Vermont Department of Public Service for programs expected to last into 2026.

Qualified contractors in Efficiency Vermont’s Efficiency Excellence Network can help homeowners get started on projects that save more than $30,000 by combining some of the following offers:

Up to $24,500 back for weatherization (and for repairs needed to weatherize): Save on your energy bills with air sealing and insulation that will help your home use less energy to stay warm in winter or cool in summer. Income-eligible households can get up to $9,500 for comprehensive weatherization. Need to make repairs before you can weatherize? Get up to $15,000 through our Home Repair Program. (Home Repair is not available in areas served by Burlington Electric or Vermont Gas.)

Up to $5,000 cash back for buying and installing a heat pump water heater: Income-eligible households can get up to $5,000 back for water heaters that use heat pumps to make the hot water used in your kitchen, bathroom, and laundry room. Heat pump technology operates more efficiently than fossil fuel equipment and can save money on your monthly energy bills.

From $350 to $2,000 back for a heat pump: Transition from fossil fuels to heating with efficient all-electric heat pumps — which double as air conditioners. Get up to $450 for a ductless “mini split” heat pump that can heat and cool a whole floor or an entire home. Homes with ductwork can get up to $2,000 back on a ducted heat pump system.

Stay warm with wood heat rebates. Get $6,000 back for a central wood pellet furnace or boiler. Or consider adding heat to an area of your home with a wood or pellet stove and save $400.

Get hundreds of dollars off Energy Star appliances: Get up to $400 off a heat pump clothes dryer, $400 off a washer/heat pump dryer combo unit, $25 off a dehumidifier, or $100 off a “Most Efficient” window AC unit. Energy Star certified appliances can save money on your power bill by using less electricity. That can also benefit the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Get $100 back on a smart thermostat: Control your home’s heating and cooling with a thermostat that adjusts to your schedule and your home’s unique needs — and enjoy savings on your monthly energy bills.

Low-income households may qualify for an appliance voucher for up to $1,200 to replace one qualifying appliance. Additional support for low-income households is also available, including free weatherization through the state’s Weatherization Assistance Programs, and free and low-cost efficient products like LED light bulbs.

There’s no wrong way to bundle these efficiency upgrades. A whole-home approach could combine weatherization and home repair offers (up to $24,500), and switch to a ducted heat pump for home heating (up to $2,000). Combined with a heat pump water heater (up to $5,000), a new smart thermostat, and some appliance upgrades (about $600), that home could bundle more than $33,000 in savings. Another household may find a smaller bundle more suitable, like weatherizing (up to $9,500) but not needing any home repair fixes, adding a ductless heat pump for heating and cooling (up to $450), and installing a heat pump water heater (up to $5,000) for nearly $16,000 in savings.

Whatever projects you decide to bundle, completing several at once can be more affordable with 0% interest on up to $25,000 through a home energy loan. No-interest loans are available to help pay for home energy upgrades over time, and low- and moderate-income customers can get 0% interest on loans of five years or less. Longer terms are available with low interest rates for all income levels. Customers of participating utilities may also be eligible for the Weatherization Repayment Assistance Program to pay off their home energy project on their monthly utility bill.

Additional rebates may also be available from your electric or gas utility. Income-based bonus offers and other rebates from your electric or gas utility can offer hundreds — even thousands — of dollars off heat pumps, weatherization projects, and more.

Learn more online at www.efficiencyvermont.com.