Montgomery County, Maryland · Instant discount

Electrify MC (Montgomery County)

Run by Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

County incentives on top of EmPOWER rebates for replacing gas, oil or propane equipment: $1,000-$2,500 heat pumps, $500 heat pump water heaters, $500 electric ranges, $250 dryers, plus oil tank removal and gas capping, all through the county's contractor.

Open Checked Oct 27, 2026
Apply before you buy or install anything.Purchases made first don't qualify.

Amounts

How much you get

Applied at the point of sale by Elysian Energy. The amount depends on which of these fits your install.

What you installYou get
Ducted or air-to-water heat pump$1,000
Mini-split heat pump$2,000
Cold-climate heat pump$2,500
Geothermal heat pump$2,000
Heat pump water heater$500
Two flue-sharing appliances electrified together (add-on)$1,000
Electric range/cooktop$500
Electric clothes dryer$250
Whole-house surge protector (add-on with an appliance above)$200
Hardwired single-appliance surge protector (add-on with an appliance above)$100
Gas line capping permit (add-on with an appliance above)$165
Oil tank removal$500

Eligibility

Do I qualify?

You need to meet all 3 of these.

  • Must replace a fossil-fueled (gas, oil or propane) appliance.

  • Work must be coordinated and completed by Elysian Energy, the county's contractor. No retroactive incentives.

    What to doSign up with Electrify MC (301-830-5767) before buying equipment.

  • Residence in Montgomery County with individually metered utilities.

Equipment

What equipment counts

The program sets these minimums for heat pumps.

  • Heat pumps

    CEE Tier 1 or ENERGY STAR; mini-splits must cover 50%+ of heating load; fossil heating can't be kept.

Applying

How to apply

Your contractor applies for you. Get approved before you buy anything.

  1. Contact the Electrify MC Help Desk.

    301-830-5767 or electrifymc@elysianenergy.com

  2. Schedule the $100 EmPOWER energy audit.

    Home Performance with ENERGY STAR (Pepco) and Home Performance with ENERGY STAR (BGE) (under Use it with) start with this kind of home energy audit; ask the program which one to book.

  3. Pick upgrades; Elysian Energy does the work.
  4. County incentive applied at purchase; utility rebates follow in 6-8 weeks.

Stacking

Use it with

Stacks with utility EmPOWER rebates (e.g. $1,600 heat pump water heater, midstream heat pump incentives). Utility programs are for that utility’s customers, so use the one for your utility.

  • Pepco customers, Maryland

    Home Performance with ENERGY STAR (Pepco)

    Up to $15,000 back

    $100 home energy assessment, then rebates up to $10,000 for insulation, air sealing and other upgrades, or up to $15,000 when you switch gas, oil or propane heating or water heating to electric.

    Checked Oct 27, 2026

  • BGE customers, Maryland

    Home Performance with ENERGY STAR (BGE)

    Up to $15,000 back

    $100 home energy audit, then rebates up to $10,000 (75% of cost) for air sealing, insulation and equipment, or up to $15,000 if you switch a gas, oil or propane system to an electric heat pump.

    Checked Oct 27, 2026

  • Pepco customers, Maryland

    Heat Pump Water Heater Rebate (Pepco)

    $1,600 back

    $1,600 rebate on an ENERGY STAR certified heat pump (hybrid) water heater. Instant in-store coupons end October 31, 2026; for the post-purchase rebate, buy by November 30 and apply by December 7, 2026.

    Checked Oct 27, 2026

Your address

Next steps

Check that it covers your address. This program has to approve you before you buy anything, so start with the program, not a contractor quote.

FAQ

Questions

How much does Electrify MC (Montgomery County) pay?

$100 to $2,500, depending on what you install. The table under How much you get lists each amount.

Does it matter where I live?

Yes. It’s only for homes in Montgomery County, Maryland. See Do I qualify for the details.

Do I have to use a contractor?

Yes. Work must be coordinated and completed by Elysian Energy, the county's contractor.

Do I need approval before I buy?

Yes. Apply before you buy or install anything; purchases made first don’t qualify.

Can I combine it with other rebates?

Yes, with Home Performance with ENERGY STAR (Pepco), Home Performance with ENERGY STAR (BGE) and Heat Pump Water Heater Rebate (Pepco). See Use it with.

Is it still available?

Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 27, 2026.

Plain words

Words used on this page

CEE Tier
Efficiency levels published by the Consortium for Energy Efficiency, a group of utilities. Higher tiers are more efficient.
EmPOWER
EmPOWER Maryland, the state’s energy-saving program, run through your electric and gas utility.
Individually metered
Your home has its own utility meter, not one shared with other homes in the building.
Midstream incentive
A discount paid to the distributor or store, so the price you’re quoted is already lower.
Flue-sharing appliances
Two appliances that vent through the same chimney pipe, such as a gas furnace and a gas water heater.
Heating load
How much heat your home needs to stay warm in winter.
No retroactive incentives
Anything you bought before signing up doesn’t qualify.
Fossil-fuel heating
Heating that burns gas, oil or propane.

References

Sources

This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.

  1. Electrify MCmontgomerycountymd.gov · Read Oct 27, 2026 · Re-checked weekly

When one of these pages changes, we re-check this page against it.

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