Duke Energy expands rebate program

Eligible customers can earn up to $3,850 in home-improvement rebates – more than double last year’s $1,700 savings potential.

By Michael Eng
| 11:19 a.m. June 10, 2025

West Orange Times & Observer
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Summer means higher electric use and often higher energy bills. Duke Energy is encouraging customers to take advantage of the expanded Home Energy Improvement rebate program to enhance your home’s energy efficiency and lower your bill.

Through the program, eligible customers can complete a free Home Energy Check online, by phone or in person, where they will receive a report detailing their home’s past and current energy usage, as well as expert recommendations for improvements that will increase their home’s efficiency.

After the customer completes a free Home Energy Check and makes the recommended home improvements, they have 24 months to complete an eligible recommended measure.

For single-family homes:
• HVAC replacement: up to $1,000 back

• Energy-efficient windows: up to $800 back

• Attic insulation upgrades: up to $800 back (instant rebate)

• Duct test and repair: up to $450 back (instant rebate)

• Heat pump (hybrid) water heater: up to $800 back (new rebate)

For manufactured homes and multifamily properties:
• HVAC replacement‌: up to $600 back

• Manufactured homes get up to $450 back with duct test and repair (new, instant rebate)

• Multifamily properties can get up to $350 back on upgrading attic insulation (new, instant rebate)

“Our expanded home energy improvement rebate program is designed to help our customers make their homes more comfortable and energy efficient,” Duke Energy Florida State President Melissa Seixas said. “Through our free energy assessments and expanded rebate programs, customers can make lasting impacts that will save energy, add value to their home and lower their bill.”

The Home Energy Check program is open to all residential customers who have not had a Home Energy Check within the past two years, including those who rent their home or live in an apartment.

To complete a free, self-directed Home Energy Check assessment online, visit duke-energy.com/OnlineHEC.

For more information about the Home Energy Improvement program, visit duke-energy.com/Rebates.

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Michael Eng

As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.