Heat pumps in New Hampshire.
NHSaves pays $10,000 for a whole-home cold-climate heat pump install. 58% of NH homes heat with oil or propane, this is the program that gets you off both bills.
Oil bills have climbed every year.
New Hampshire heating oil climbed from $2.75/gal in 2010 to $4.10+/gal by 2025. A 750-gallon NH home now spends over $3,000 a year just on heat. A heat pump locks you off the oil trajectory entirely, while delivering 2.5× the heat per unit of input.
What a cold-climate heat pump install actually pays back.
A 3-ton ducted heat pump (R-32, cold-climate certified) replaces your existing heating with a single all-season electric system. The rebate stack below shows what New Hampshire pays back on day one. The red line shows what staying on your current fuel costs you over 15 years.
See the pieces of the stackThe numbers that make a New Hampshire heat pump pencil.
Four reasons your heat pump pays you back on day one.
Every rebate line, spelled out.
Current 2026 rebate amounts for NHSaves Heat Pump Rebates. Locked in at the time of pre-approval.
- Standard tier (oil/gas/propane swap)$250/ton
- Standard maximum (5 tons)$1,250
- Enhanced tier (electric resistance swap)$1,250/ton
- Enhanced maximum (5 tons)$6,250
- NE Heat Pump Accelerator bonus+$650+
- Heat pump water heater$750
- HEAR (federal weatherization, expected mid-2026)launch pending
From first call to rebate payment.
A typical New Hampshire heat pump install runs 5–8 weeks from Manual J load calculation to install commissioning.
The honest FAQ.
Actual questions that come up in the first installer conversation, answered for a typical New Hampshire homeowner in 2026.
Why is the electric-resistance rebate 5x the oil/gas rebate?
NH has a high concentration of electric-baseboard-heated homes. The electric-to-heat-pump conversion produces the largest energy savings and load-shape benefit for the utility, so the state prioritizes it with the much larger rebate.
When does HEAR launch in NH?
Expected mid-summer 2026, administered by the NH Department of Energy. Projects started before the official launch date will NOT be retroactively eligible, timing matters if you're income-qualified.
What's the NE Heat Pump Accelerator?
A $450M five-state collaboration (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI) launched February 2026 by Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships. Provides point-of-sale discounts of $650+ through participating distributors, plus contractor training and bulk equipment purchasing.
What if my utility isn't one of the four NHSaves participants?
Customers of municipal utilities (e.g., Littleton, New Hampton) aren't eligible for NHSaves. Check with your local utility for their separate offerings.
Other states and programs.
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