City of Gastonia customers, North Carolina · Rebate
High-Efficiency Heat Pump and Electric Water Heater Rebates (City of Gastonia)
Run by City of Gastonia Electric Division
Gastonia electric customers get $300 to $500 for a high-efficiency or geothermal heat pump and $150 for a new 30+ gallon electric water heater.
Amounts
How much you get
Existing homes: $300 for an air-source heat pump at 15.2-17.1 SEER2, $400 at 17.2+ SEER2, $500 for geothermal; $150 for an electric water heater of 30+ gallons. The amount depends on which of these fits your install.
| What you install | You get |
|---|---|
| Air-source heat pump 15.2-17.1 SEER2 (existing home) | $300 |
| Air-source heat pump 17.2+ SEER2 (existing home) | $400 |
| Geothermal heat pump | $500 |
| 30+ gallonsElectric water heater | $150 |
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 2 of these.
City of Gastonia Electric customer.
Heat pumps at least 15.2 SEER2 with an AHRI certificate; water heaters electric and 30+ gallons.
Equipment
What equipment counts
The program sets these minimums for heat pumps.
- Heat pumps
Minimum 15.2 SEER2, AHRI certificate required.
Applying
How to apply
Within six months of installation (or completion of a new home).
- Provide the heat pump's AHRI certificate when the permit is applied for, and email it to the Electric Division.
- Install the equipment.
- Submit the rebate application and receipts within six months of installation.
Incomplete applications must be corrected within 30 days.
AHRI certificate (with the permit and emailed with the project address in the subject line)
Rebate application
Receipts
Stacking
Use it with
Your address
Next steps
Check that it covers your address. Then, if you want, ask for a contractor quote.
Is it available at your address?
Before anything else
Your quote request is in If a contractor we work with serves your ZIP, they can contact you. We take one request per person; contact us to change it.
Get an email if this program changes
We'll write if its amount, status or deadline changes. Nothing else.
FAQ
Questions
How much does High-Efficiency Heat Pump and Electric Water Heater Rebates (City of Gastonia) pay?
$150 to $500, depending on what you install. The table under How much you get lists each amount.
Do I need to be a City of Gastonia customer?
Yes. It’s only for homes in City of Gastonia customers, North Carolina. See Do I qualify for the details.
What’s the deadline?
No fixed deadline. Apply any time while it’s open.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 25, 2026.
Plain words
Words used on this page
- SEER2 and EER2
- Cooling efficiency ratings on the model’s spec sheet. Higher is better.
References
Sources
This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.
When one of these pages changes, we re-check this page against it.
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