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Heat pumps, solar, battery storage, insulation, windows, water heaters, thermostats, and appliances — every category explained plainly, sourced from the official Home Renovation Savings Program.
Updated August 2026 · Independent guide — we don't sell your info.
Planning a heat pump installation in Hamilton, or just trying to make your home more energy efficient? This page covers every energy rebate in Hamilton in one place.
Take our quick 30-second assessment to see exactly what rebates your Hamilton home qualifies for.
Start your assessment →In 2026, a Hamilton homeowner can claim up to $12,000 for a heat pump, $10,000 for solar + battery combined, up to $1,250 for attic insulation, $125 for a smart thermostat, and up to $200 per appliance — on top of a separate assessment-required insulation/windows tier.
Hamilton runs on Alectra Utilities electricity and Enbridge Gas. The province's Home Renovation Savings Program (HRSP) is identical here to the rest of Ontario — the same categories and tiers as Toronto and Ottawa.
Enbridge Gas customers switching from gas: up to $2,000 (air-source) or $3,000 (ground-source). Switching from electric, oil, propane, or wood: up to $7,500 (air-source) or up to $12,000 (ground-source).
$1,000/kW, capped at 50% of total cost. Choose this rebate or net metering with Alectra Utilities — not both.
$300/kWh, capped at 50% of cost. Stacks with the solar rebate for up to $10,000 combined.
Amount scales with your starting R-value: up to $1,250 from ≤R-12, $1,000 from R-12–25, $800 from R-25–35.
Instant rebate before you buy, or mail-in after. Eligible brands: ecobee, Google Nest, Honeywell Home, Copeland Sensi, Mysa, and Sinopé.
Heat pump dryer $200, induction cooktop/range $150, washer $75, fridge $50, freezer $50, dishwasher $25.
A typical household stacking a heat pump with solar or battery nets $4,000–$17,000 in direct rebates — identical to Toronto and Ottawa, since this is a provincial program.
We could not confirm a hard expiry date for these programs on the official site as of this writing — check homerenovationsavings.ca directly before relying on any deadline you see elsewhere (several third-party HVAC sites repeat a Nov 30, 2026 date that we could not verify on the official program page).
Same structure as the rest of Ontario: a home energy assessment (about $600, refunded as a rebate), at least two qualifying upgrades, and an extra $500 bonus for completing three or more.
To at least R-20 across 100% of exterior wall area.
Plus Basement Slab (up to $500) and Foundation Header (up to $300) as separate, smaller sub-categories.
Crawlspace wall up to $1,200, plus crawlspace ceiling up to $1,200 — two separate measures.
Per rough opening replaced with an eligible ENERGY STAR window or door.
Replaces a gas, electric, or oil tank.
Draftproofing your home's envelope, verified by the before/after assessment.
Attic and cathedral-ceiling insulation are available on the no-assessment path above (up to $1,250 / $750), but the same work pays more if bundled into this assessment-required tier instead: up to $1,500 for attic and $780 for cathedral ceiling/flat roof.
A Local Improvement Charge (LIC) loan attached to the property, not the homeowner — 0% introductory interest rate, repaid over 10–15 years through your property tax bill. Covers energy assessments and permits, building envelope work (insulation, air sealing), mechanical systems (heat pumps), and supporting infrastructure (ductwork, electrical panel upgrades for heat pumps and EV charging).
Alectra Utilities (electricity) + Enbridge Gas (natural gas)
Mostly natural gas
Most Hamilton homes heat with gas furnaces, putting a heat pump switch in the lower HRSP tier.
6–10 weeks quote to installation for solar, faster for a heat pump swap. City building permit + ESA electrical inspection where required.
Everything above assumes you own your home outright and control the whole building. Here's what changes if you rent or live in a condo in Hamilton:
The structural rebates above — heat pump, insulation, windows, solar, battery — attach to the property, so they go to whoever owns it, not to you. If you want one of these upgrades, the ask has to go to your landlord; point them to this page and the official homerenovationsavings.ca program details. Some smaller rebates, like the smart thermostat rebate, may not require proof of ownership at purchase — but confirm eligibility for your specific situation with the program directly before assuming.
In-unit upgrades you control yourself — a heat pump water heater, in-suite windows — may qualify for the rebates above, but usually need your condo board's written approval first, especially for anything touching shared systems or exterior walls. Get that approval documented before applying; the HRSP program requires proof the work was authorized.
A heat pump, insulation, or solar project for the whole building is a group decision that goes through your condo board or property manager, not individual owners, and the per-unit rebate math is likely different from the single-family figures on this page. This page doesn't have confirmed multi-unit numbers for Hamilton — your board should contact the HRSP program directly at homerenovationsavings.ca to confirm what applies to a multi-unit building.
These are the real, published rebate amounts from this page, organized by category so you can jump straight to what you're planning. Filter below.
Depends what fuel you're switching from: gas customers get up to $2,000 (air-source) or $3,000 (ground-source); switching from electric, oil, propane, or wood gets up to $7,500 (air-source) or $12,000 (ground-source). Province-wide, same in every Ontario city.
$1,000/kW, capped at 50% of cost. Combined with battery, a typical Hamilton household can net up to $10,000 for solar + battery together. You choose this or net metering, not both.
$300/kWh, capped at 50% of cost. Stacks with the solar rebate above.
Scales with starting R-value: up to $1,250 from ≤R-12, $1,000 from R-12–25, $800 from R-25–35. Cathedral ceiling/flat roof up to $750.
Exterior wall to at least R-20, up to $3,600. Plus foundation/basement wall up to $1,500, crawlspace up to $2,400, and exposed floor $300 as separate measures — needs a before/after energy assessment ($600, refunded as a rebate) plus 2+ qualifying upgrades.
Replaces a gas, electric, or oil tank. Part of the assessment-required tier.
Per rough opening replaced with an eligible ENERGY STAR window or door. Part of the assessment-required tier.
The province's Home Renovation Savings Program doesn't include a cash rebate for home EV charger installs in Hamilton. Check with your electric utility for a separate off-peak charging incentive.
Instant or mail-in. Eligible brands include ecobee, Nest, Honeywell, Mysa, and Sinopé.
It depends on the heat pump type and your current fuel. Enbridge Gas customers switching from gas get up to $2,000 for an air-source unit or $3,000 for ground-source. Households switching from electricity, oil, propane, or wood get up to $7,500 for air-source or up to $12,000 for ground-source. This is the same provincial HRSP structure as the rest of Ontario.
Better Homes Hamilton offers up to $20,000 at a 0% introductory rate, repaid over 10-15 years through your property tax bill. It launched as a pilot targeting about 50 homes citywide, and we could not confirm from official sources whether it's still accepting applications — contact the City of Hamilton directly to check current status before planning around it.
Most Hamilton homes are on Alectra Utilities for electricity and Enbridge Gas for natural gas.
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Guide • Foundations
The strategic order to claim rebates and maximize your total savings.
Guide • Stacking
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Guide • Decision
The optimal order to stack Ontario rebates and maximize your savings.
Guide • Heat Pumps
Why your rebate depends on your heating fuel and heat pump type.
Guide • Solar
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Guide • Troubleshooting
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