It is easy to save on a heat pump!
Purchases on or after 11/1/21:
Through our partnership with Efficiency Vermont, GMP’s $400 savings is already applied by heat pump distributors to save you a step and help reduce your upfront cost.
Customers who are low or moderate income can save more! Apply through Efficiency Vermont’s website and qualifying customers will get GMP’s low or moderate income rebate combined with Efficiency Vermont’s rebate in one simple step. Up to $800 more in savings!
Qualifying purchases made through 10/31/21:
Start with a $400 rebate for each heat pump condenser (outside unit) you buy for your home or business. Then, increase your savings with extra rebates for low and moderate income customers.
Moderate income rebate $300 = $700 savings
Low income rebate $600 = $1,000 savings
Note: Extra rebates based on gross household income.
Annual household income by household size
| 1 Person | 2 People | 3 People | 4 People | 5 People | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle Counties | Low Income | $53,700 | $61,400 | $69,050 | $76,700 | $82,850 |
| Moderate Income | $80,600 | $92,000 | $103,600 | $115,000 | $124,200 | |
| All other VT counties | Low Income | $47,100 | $53,800 | $60,550 | $67,300 | $72,650 |
| Moderate | $70,600 | $80,800 | $90,800 | $101,000 | $109,000 |
How to get your rebate.
Important note! The response from customers has been amazing and processing could take about 8 weeks.
Have questions? Email or call us at (888) 835-4672
Purchases on or after 11/1/21:
Apply for low or moderate income extra rebate through Efficiency Vermont’s website. Our $400 per condenser base rebate is already applied by heat pump distributors to lower the upfront cost.
Qualifying purchases made through 10/31/21:
- Fill out this Heat Pump Rebate Form.
- Mail it to the team at the Energy Innovation Center.
- You’ll need your proof of purchase, the serial numbers of the equipment purchased and your GMP customer account number.
- Customers getting two rebates also need to include a completed W-9 Form, and name on W-9 and GMP account must match.
- Extra rebates based on gross household income.
- Offer valid on heat pump purchases made on or between 2/10/21 and 12/31/22. See Terms & Conditions.
- Find a Contractor or Retailer.
- Valid on qualified products:
Ductless
Ducted
How Heat Pumps Work
The substance that allows a heat pump to work is refrigerant. A refrigerant is a substance or mixture, usually a fluid, that has properties allowing it to transition from a liquid to a gas and back again (or various combinations of the two). Another important property of a refrigerant is that it boils at low temperatures, such as room temperature air or colder.
Refrigerant starts out inside a compressor, which is also the “pump” part of the ductless heat pump, in the outdoor unit. This compressor pumps the refrigerant between two coils. Heat pumps work by energy transfer; therefore one coil is always absorbing heat while the other is releasing heat.
The system’s goal is to move heat (energy) into your home from the outside air. Valves cause pressure in the outdoor unit to increase, causing the refrigerant in the coil outside to get very cold, even colder than the surrounding air. This cold refrigerant absorbs heat from the slightly warmer outside air. The warmed refrigerant is then pumped inside. When it enters the coil in the indoor unit, a fan blows air across warm refrigerant in the coil and that warm air is blown into your home.
The system’s goal is to remove heat (energy) from inside your home. Valves cause pressure in the indoor unit to increase, causing the refrigerant in the coil to get cold. A fan blows air across the cold refrigerant in the coil and cools your home. Warm air from inside your home is absorbed by the cool refrigerant and pumped outside to the outdoor unit where it is released into the air.
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