LES incentiveEligible to all LES customers installing a high-efficiency heat pump (eligibility details)
$1,000
City of Lincoln incentiveHeat pump replacing an air conditioner
City of Lincoln incentiveHeat pump replacing an existing heat pump
Total (LES + City)Heat pump replacing an air conditioner
Total (LES + City)Heat pump replacing an existing heat pump
Installing a heat pump without replacing existing cooling equipment will not qualify for the City incentive. The LES incentive applies.
* See City of Lincoln incentive eligibility details below.
Income-qualified customers may instead qualify for a $3,000 City incentive for low- and moderate-income households, which replaces the City incentives listed above. The $1,000 LES incentive remains available, for a total incentive of up to $4,000 in those cases. Eligibility is based on household income at or below 80% of the Lincoln Area Median Income (AMI), and approval must be obtained before installation.For details on verifying LMI eligibility, have your customer visit theCity of Lincoln's Heat Pump Incentives pageor contacturbandev@lincoln.ne.gov.
This property is identified as multi-family and may not be eligible for City of Lincoln funding. See the City of Lincoln guidelines or contact SEP@les.com.
This property may be new construction and may not be eligible for City of Lincoln funding. See the City of Lincoln guidelines or contact SEP@les.com.
Please answer a few questions about the existing heating and cooling system.
Select an address from the suggestions to view the customer's eligible incentive amounts.
Address not appearing?
The search covers residential addresses within Lincoln city limits on the program's eligible-service list. If a customer's address does not appear, it may be outside city limits or missing from the list. For assistance, emailSEP@les.com.
City of Lincoln incentive eligibility details
Who is eligible:
Residents of the City of Lincoln who:
Live in or own and rent out a single-family detached home (rental units not eligible for the LMI incentive)
Live in and own a row home, town home, condo, or duplex
What is eligible:
The purchase and installation of air source heat pumps or mini-split heat pumps
Heat pumps must replace an existing heat pump or central air conditioner that is at least five years old. Window air conditioners are also eligible for replacement with a heat pump when the property has no central air conditioning. A heat pump may be paired with either a gas or electric furnace.
Heat pump must be inverter driven or have a minimum SEER2 (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Rating) of 15.2 and a minimum EER2 (Energy Efficiency Ratio) of 12
What is not eligible:
Any residence outside of Lincoln city limits
Commercial property, including multi-family housing
Row homes, town homes, condos, and duplexes if the unit is renter occupied
Ground source heat pumps
New residential construction
Mobile homes
More than one heat pump per household per City program year (Sept 1-Aug 31)
Installation of a new heat pump without replacement of an older system