Con Edison Residential Rebates

Administered by: Consolidated Edison Company of New York (Con Edison) Status: Active in 2026 Verified: May 27, 2026 against Con Edison Residential Rebates and Incentives Source quality: Primary

What it is

Con Edison serves New York City (the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island) and most of Westchester County. If that is your electric utility, you have access to some of the higher residential rebates in the state, especially for heat pumps.

The heat pump rebates run through Con Edison's participation in NYS Clean Heat. The same contractor-certification rule applies here that applies statewide: your installer has to be registered with Clean Heat or no rebate gets paid, regardless of the equipment. The rebate finder at cleanheat.ny.gov filters contractors accordingly.

Con Edison also publishes a flat weatherization rebate, a smart thermostat reward, and several programs that do not have a single posted dollar amount (Smart Usage Rewards, the Neighborhood Program, Energy Exchange appliance replacement). The published-amount programs are below. Customers adding solar should pair this page with NY-Sun and the NY State Solar Tax Credit, neither of which is administered by Con Edison.

Who qualifies

Con Edison electric service customers at residential addresses in New York City or Westchester County.
Heat pump rebates: contractor must be registered with NYS Clean Heat. Equipment must appear on the program's qualifying list.
Weatherization rebate: 1-4 unit owner-occupied homes with eligible insulation or air sealing work.
Smart thermostat reward: customers with an eligible thermostat model on Con Edison's published list.
Multifamily buildings (5+ units) go through the separate Con Edison Multifamily Energy Efficiency Program, not the residential portfolio described here.
Income-qualified Con Edison customers should also apply through EmPower+ for no-cost weatherization and the federal HEAR pathway.

What you get

Heat pump rebates (Con Edison territory, via NYS Clean Heat):

Geothermal (ground-source) systems: up to $35,000
Air-source heat pumps installed as the primary heating source: up to $10,000
Heat pump water heaters: rebate available; specific amount not published on the Con Edison overview page as of May 27, 2026. Use the cleanheat.ny.gov rebate finder for an address-specific figure.

Home weatherization:

Insulation and air sealing improvements: up to $4,000

Smart thermostat reward:

Cash reward for eligible smart thermostats: $85

These are the only flat amounts Con Edison publishes on the residential overview page. Other programs in the residential portfolio (Smart Usage Rewards, the Neighborhood Program, Energy Exchange) pay variable amounts that depend on enrollment, event participation, or equipment replaced.

How to apply

For heat pumps, start at the rebate finder at cleanheat.ny.gov/find-available-rebates. Enter your address to see the exact rebate amount and a list of certified contractors. The contractor files the rebate paperwork; the rebate is normally applied as a credit on the install invoice rather than mailed afterward.
For weatherization, apply through the weatherization link at coned.com residential rebates. Con Edison routes most weatherization work through a participating contractor network.
For smart thermostats, check the eligible model list on coned.com and submit the rebate application after install. This is the only one of the three where the homeowner usually does the paperwork directly.
For income-qualified upgrades, apply through EmPower+ first. EmPower+ intake determines eligibility for both state and federal HEAR funds in a single application.

How this stacks with other programs

A few combinations come up repeatedly for Con Edison customers:

Geothermal install: the $35,000 Con Ed Clean Heat rebate stacks with the NY State Geothermal Credit, a separate 25% state income tax credit capped at $10,000. The credit is computed on net cost after the utility rebate. Air-source heat pumps do not qualify for the geothermal credit.
Weatherization in Westchester: the $4,000 Con Ed weatherization rebate stacks with the Comfort Home Better Package (currently $3,000) on the same insulation and air-sealing project for Con Ed-served Westchester addresses. The Westchester County hub walks through the sequencing in detail. Confirm scope with the contractor before signing; the two rebates have overlapping but not identical eligibility rules.
Solar: Con Edison does not pay a solar rebate. Solar in Con Edison territory runs through NY-Sun for the upfront incentive and the NY State Solar Tax Credit for the 25% state income tax credit (capped at $5,000). The federal residential credit expired December 31, 2025, so the state credit is the only tax-credit lever in 2026.
Income-qualified path: Con Ed customers who qualify for EmPower+ generally route weatherization through that program rather than the Con Ed weatherization rebate, because EmPower+ covers more of the cost. EmPower+ is the single intake for the federal HEAR rebate in New York.

What to ask your contractor

Ask these questions before signing anything:

Are you registered as a Clean Heat contractor in Con Edison territory? Con Ed heat pump rebates do not pay out otherwise.
Is the equipment on the NEEP cold-climate Air-Source Heat Pump list at the model number you are quoting? This matters in New York City, not just upstate.
Will the Con Edison rebate be applied as an instant credit on the install invoice, or mailed as a check after the job?
If this is an insulation or air-sealing job in Westchester, are Con Edison weatherization and Comfort Home both being filed on the same project? Who files which?
What is the backup heat plan during a Con Edison cold-snap or grid event? Cold-climate air-source heat pumps in NYC and Westchester need a documented backup strategy, whether it is electric resistance, an existing gas furnace as dual-fuel, or another arrangement.
For smart thermostats, can you confirm the exact model is on Con Edison's current eligible list for the $85 reward? The list changes.
Do you participate in Con Edison's preferred-installer network? Preferred installers carry more direct experience with the rebate process and tend to have fewer post-install paperwork issues.

For broader equipment-selection guidance, see the Heat pumps buyer's guide.

Common pitfalls

These come up often enough that they are worth flagging:

Uncertified installer. Hiring an HVAC contractor who is not Clean Heat-registered means no Con Edison heat pump rebate, no matter how good the equipment is. Verify registration on cleanheat.ny.gov before signing.
Confusing Con Edison with PSEG Long Island. Different utility, different territory, different rebate portfolio entirely. PSEG Long Island serves Nassau and Suffolk counties. Con Edison does not serve Long Island.
Confusing Con Edison with Orange & Rockland. O&R is a Con Edison subsidiary serving Rockland and Orange counties (and part of New Jersey), but it runs its own rebate portfolio with its own published amounts. See Orange & Rockland Rebates if your address is in O&R territory.
Multifamily building treated as residential. Buildings of 5+ units fall under the Con Edison Multifamily Energy Efficiency Program, which has different forms, different incentive structures, and different contractor lists.
Smart Usage Rewards confused with a rebate. Smart Usage Rewards is a demand response program that pays you for reducing usage during peak events. It is not an equipment rebate. The mechanics and payout schedule are different.
Assuming the heat pump water heater amount is published. As of May 27, 2026, Con Edison's residential overview page does not list a flat heat pump water heater rebate. Get the figure from the cleanheat.ny.gov finder or directly from the contractor before counting on it.

Important dates

No published program-end dates on Con Edison's residential incentive pages as of May 27, 2026. Utility rebate budgets follow annual rate-case cycles, and mid-year exhaustion of specific program lines has happened in past years. Apply earlier in the year when possible.

Source

Con Edison Residential Rebates and Incentives (overview) (retrieved May 27, 2026)
Con Edison Electric Heating and Cooling Rebates (detail page) (retrieved May 27, 2026; source for heat pump dollar figures)
NYS Clean Heat rebate finder (retrieved May 27, 2026; address-specific heat pump rebate amounts and certified contractor list)

NYSERB.com is an independent research site. It is not affiliated with Con Edison, the State of New York, or any utility. Verify all program details and incentive amounts directly with Con Edison before making any financial decision.

Verified against www.coned.com, www.coned.com on July 1, 2026.