The LADWP heat pump rebate is one of the larger equipment incentives a Los Angeles homeowner can claim this year, and the amounts went up for systems installed recently. Homeowners served by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) should understand how the program works before they sign an installation contract.
LADWP is the largest municipal utility in the United States, and it runs its own incentives separate from the statewide investor-owned utilities. If you live inside the City of Los Angeles, your savings do not come from Southern California Edison or Pacific Gas and Electric. They come from LADWP, and the application path is its own.
A heat pump heats and cools a home on electricity, replacing an older gas furnace and a separate air conditioner with one efficient system. Under LADWP’s Consumer Rebate Program, the rebate is tiered by equipment type and efficiency. High-efficiency ductless mini-split and multi-split heat pumps, rated above 20.5 SEER2 and 9.1 HSPF2, qualify for up to $2,500 per ton. SEER2 measures cooling efficiency and HSPF2 measures heating efficiency under current federal test methods. Central and packaged heat pumps qualify for $1,000 to $1,250 per ton. LADWP increased these rebates for equipment installed on or after November 1, 2025.
To claim the rebate you must be an LADWP residential electric customer, and your application must be postmarked within 12 months of the purchase date. Confirming the current tier and your equipment’s efficiency rating before purchase is the step that keeps homeowners from missing the higher amount.
Timing matters in 2026. The federal 25C heat pump tax credit expired on December 31, 2025, so it is no longer part of the savings math. For income-qualified households there is a separate path: the federal Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates program, known as HEEHR, can cover up to $8,000 toward a heat pump for eligible households. These programs live on different websites with different rules, which is where homeowners leave money behind.
Cost context helps frame the decision. A heat pump installation in California averages around $19,844, with most homes landing in the $13,000 to $22,000 range depending on system size and home layout. The LADWP rebate and any income-qualified amount come off that figure, which is why getting the current stack right changes the math.
“The number that matters is the one you can claim today, not the one a quote assumes from last year,” said a DuloCore spokesperson. “We built the tool so a homeowner can estimate their savings in a couple of minutes and check eligibility before they commit to an installer.”
About DuloCore:
DuloCore is a free California rebate calculator that helps homeowners find the energy-upgrade programs they may qualify for by ZIP code and equipment type. It consolidates utility, state, and income-qualified programs in one place so households can compare options without reading multiple agency websites. There is no account required to see an estimate.
The calculator currently shows federal estimates while utility-rebate data is being restored, so homeowners should treat the result as a starting estimate and confirm the LADWP rebate directly before they commit.
Los Angeles homeowners can estimate their savings and check what a LADWP heat pump rebate could be worth at the project site.
More info: https://dulocore.com/rebates/california/ladwp/
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