Burlington Electric Department customers, Vermont · Rebate
Burlington Electric Department Ground-Source Heat Pump Rebates
Run by Burlington Electric Department
Burlington Electric offers rebates and technical help for ground-source (geothermal) heat pump systems of any size in Burlington. The amount is worked out for each project; call BED before you design the system.
Amounts
How much you get
BED calculates the rebate for each customer's project. Call BED Energy Services to discuss the project and estimate the rebate. Paid after installation and a BED field inspection.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 4 of these.
Project must be located in Burlington, Vermont (Burlington Electric Department service).
The designer must complete a preliminary technical analysis before applying, and a qualified designer must complete the design with BED involved in design review.
What to doContact BED Energy Services before designing the system; BED can provide its list of qualified designers.
Qualified contractors must do the drilling, loop field and final installation.
What to doUse the qualified drillers and installers BED can list for you.
The project must be designed and installed to the Vermont Commercial Building Energy Code requirements, and BED inspects it before paying.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
You apply by phone. Get approved before you buy anything.
- Call BED Energy Services.
Discuss the project and get an estimate of the rebate before design starts.
- Hire a qualified designer and contractors.
The designer completes a preliminary technical analysis and the design, with BED design review.
- Install.
Qualified contractors complete drilling, loop field and final installation.
- BED field inspection.
- Receive the rebate.
Paid on completion, after inspection.
Forms and instructionsBurlington Electric Department - Rebate Form
Questions about applying802-865-7300
Stacking
Use it with
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.
Is it available at your address?
Before anything else
Contact BED Energy Services before designing the system; BED can provide its list of qualified designers.
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 Burlington Electric Department Ground-Source Heat Pump Rebates pay?
BED calculates the rebate for each customer's project. Call BED Energy Services to discuss the project and estimate the rebate. Paid after installation and a BED field inspection.
Do I need to be a Burlington Electric Department customer?
Yes. It’s only for homes in Burlington Electric Department customers, Vermont. See Do I qualify for the details.
Do I have to use a contractor?
Yes. Qualified contractors must do the drilling, loop field and final installation.
Do I need approval before I buy?
Yes. Apply before you buy or install anything; purchases made first don’t qualify. The designer must complete a preliminary technical analysis before applying, and a qualified designer must complete the design with BED involved in design review. Contact BED Energy Services before designing the system; BED can provide its list of qualified designers.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 26, 2026.
Plain words
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References
Sources
This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.
- Burlington Electric Department - Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems
- Burlington Electric Department - Rebate Form
When one of these pages changes, we re-check this page against it.
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