South Carolina and South Carolina customers, South Carolina · Rebate
Smart $aver Heat Pump Water Heater Rebate (Duke Energy, South Carolina)
Run by Duke Energy
Duke Energy pays South Carolina customers $500 for an ENERGY STAR heat pump water heater (UEF 3.3 or higher), through a participating contractor or retailer.
Amounts
How much you get
$500 rebate for an ENERGY STAR heat pump water heater.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 2 of these.
Duke Energy residential electric customer in South Carolina.
Single or multi-family homes, condos, mobile homes on permanent foundations, townhomes and duplexes. The page notes some Greenwood, S.C. customers aren't eligible.
Equipment
What equipment counts
The program sets these minimums for water heaters.
- Heat pump water heaters
ENERGY STAR certified, UEF of at least 3.3.
Applying
How to apply
Send it within 2 months of buying.
- Buy through a participating contractor (who applies within 60 days) or a participating retailer.
- If bought at a retailer, apply online at www.smartsaverincentives.com.
- Receive the rebate card.
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 Smart $aver Heat Pump Water Heater Rebate (Duke Energy, South Carolina) pay?
$500 back.
Do I need to be a South Carolina or South Carolina customer?
Yes. It’s only for homes in South Carolina and South Carolina customers, South 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 26, 2026.
Plain words
Words used on this page
- UEF
- A water heater’s efficiency rating. 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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