Efficiency Arizona is a statewide rebate for qualified households installing efficient appliances and HVAC equipment. The program homepage, read October 19, 2026, says participation and rebate amounts depend on eligibility. The HEAR program page says the rebates are for eligible electrification products in low-income and historically underserved households, and that not everyone will qualify.
The Governor’s Office of Resiliency describes Efficiency Arizona as the state’s version of the U.S. Department of Energy Home Energy Rebates, covering both the Home Efficiency Rebates Program (HOMES) and the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates Program (HEAR). That office says it manages the programs with a third-party implementer. Program availability is contingent on federal funding. Source: resilient.az.gov, read the same day. This page does not invent a HOMES dollar amount, because that page did not publish one.
Who the HEAR page says can qualify
Household income is one factor, not the only one. The HEAR page and the Governor’s office both say households above 150 percent of area median income (AMI) are not eligible. AMI is the midpoint of a region’s income distribution. The office says it varies across Arizona, depends on where you live and how many people are in the household, and is updated by HUD each year. Look up the figure for your own household. This page does not print a Tucson dollar cutoff, because the program pages did not print one.
Homes that already have a heat pump are not eligible for the heat pump rebate. That sentence is on the HEAR page and on the Governor’s office page. It is about the heat pump rebate. It is not a sentence this site is stretching to other products.
Tucson Electric Power’s description of the same state program, on tep.com/efficiency-arizona, says applicants need proof of income for everyone in the household over the last 12 months, proof of identity, proof of residency, proof of homeownership, a utility bill with the account number, and household information such as names, ages, and circumstances the form asks about. TEP lists pay stubs, tax returns, W-2s, and 1099s among acceptable income documents. Apply on Efficiency Arizona’s site after you create an account. The program homepage says the application may take 10 to 15 minutes if the documents are ready, and that expired documents are not accepted.
Amounts on the program homepage
These figures are from efficiencyarizona.com on October 19, 2026. Rebates cover a percentage of total project cost, up to $14,000 per household, depending on income. The homepage says the listed amounts are per appliance or material, and that the rebate may not cover the full cost. The qualified applicant pays the balance, plus taxes and installation fees.
| What the homepage lists | Up to |
|---|---|
| Heat pump for space heating or cooling | $8,000 |
| Heat pump water heater | $1,750 |
| Electric stove, cooktop, range, or oven | $840 |
| Heat pump clothes dryer | $840 |
| Insulation, air sealing, and ventilation | $1,600 |
| Electric load service center | $4,000, and only with a qualified appliance |
| Electric wiring, listed as other building material | $2,500, and only with a qualified appliance |
| Household maximum | $14,000 |
A heat pump line of $8,000 is not a promise that a Tucson installation costs $8,000, and it is not a Sabino Creek price. National installed heat pump ranges, from HomeAdvisor, are on heat pump cost. Do not add the rows above into a budget. The household cap is $14,000, and income changes the percentage.
The program assigns the contractor
The homepage describes two paths. The contractor path includes heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, heat pump dryers, electric cooking appliances, insulation, air sealing, and electrical wiring or panel upgrades. The steps it prints are: the homeowner submits the application, the Efficiency Arizona team determines eligibility, information is collected for a home assessment, a contractor is assigned, the homeowner signs an agreement, the homeowner pays the contractor, the contractor completes the work, and there is a post-inspection.
That assigned contractor is the program’s, not ours. Sabino Creek does not choose the Efficiency Arizona contractor, and we do not do the installation. If you want a heating estimate outside that application, use the form on this page. A licensed contractor who contacts you from that request is independent of the state assignment.
The retail path on the same page is for heat pump water heaters, heat pump dryers, and electric cooking appliances, using a retail coupon. It is not the path the homepage uses for a space-heating heat pump.
Program questions go to Efficiency Arizona. The site footer publishes (480) 866-7788. TEP’s page points applicants to Efficiency Arizona’s contact form and FAQ. Those are the program’s contacts.
How this differs from TEP Efficient Home
TEP’s own Efficient Home rebate is a different program. Our TEP rebates page copies tep.com as it read on October 15, 2026: up to $720 for a qualifying high-efficiency heat pump with a quality installation, taken off the project by a participating contractor when you retire an older working unit or a non-working air conditioner. That page does not describe a 150 percent AMI test. Efficiency Arizona does. TEP’s heat pump amount is not the state’s $8,000, and the state’s $8,000 is not TEP’s $720.
Not income-qualified for Efficiency Arizona? TEP’s rebate is still a separate question, and it still has TEP’s rules. Request an estimate and check “Ask about TEP rebate eligibility.” Eligibility stays with TEP and a participating contractor. We are not stating that Sabino Creek is on TEP’s list or on Efficiency Arizona’s contractor list.
A gas furnace replacement is a different job again. Whether Southwest Gas lists a furnace rebate is answered on furnace replacement cost, from the 2026 Southwest Gas application. Choosing the equipment is gas to heat pump and heat pump versus furnace.