2026 PA HVAC Rebates: UGI & Met-Ed

UGI Save Smart Rebates (Natural Gas)

UGI's Save Smart program offers rebates when you install qualifying high-efficiency natural gas equipment. These are the residential rebates most relevant to a heating or water-heating upgrade in our service area:

If you heat with natural gas, a high-efficiency furnace installation or boiler installation is often the clearest path to a rebate. The $1,200 boiler rebate is one of the larger single incentives available locally, which matters for the many older Berks County homes that run hydronic or radiator heat. A tankless water heater upgrade can add the $400 rebate on top.

Met-Ed Residential Rebates (Electric)

Met-Ed, the electric utility across much of Berks County, runs a residential rebate program on ENERGY STAR certified cooling and heat-pump equipment:

Heat pumps carry the strongest incentives here because they run on electricity and are highly efficient. If you are weighing a heat pump installation or replacing an aging central air conditioner, the Met-Ed rebate is the incentive to plan around now that the federal tax credit has ended (see below). We service geothermal on a repair-and-maintenance basis and can advise on Met-Ed's geothermal rebate for existing systems.

Federal Tax Credit: What Changed for 2026

The federal Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit, often called 25C, covered part of the cost of qualifying heat pumps, central air conditioners, furnaces, and boilers. Congress ended it for equipment placed in service after December 31, 2025. A system installed in 2026 does not earn this credit, so do not build it into your budget.

• Installed in 2025 or earlier. You may still be able to claim the credit on the federal return for the year the equipment was placed in service. Keep your paid invoice and the manufacturer's certification statement, and confirm the details with your tax preparer.
• Installed in 2026. No federal tax credit applies under current law. The UGI and Met-Ed rebates above are the incentives to plan around.

Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection is also setting up the federally funded Home Energy Rebates program. It had not opened for applications when this guide was last updated in September 2026, and rebates of that kind are generally not paid for work finished before a program opens. Check the department's website for current status before you count on it.

How to Claim Your Rebate, Step by Step

1. Confirm the equipment qualifies. Check that the model is ENERGY STAR certified or meets the program's efficiency threshold before you buy. We can confirm this on any system we quote.
2. Keep every document. Save your paid invoice, the model and serial numbers, and the manufacturer's certification statement. Rebate applications ask for these.
3. Submit the utility rebate. UGI and Met-Ed each have a residential rebate application on their websites. Submit within the program's deadline after installation.
4. Installed in 2025? Claim the federal credit on that return. The Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit ended for equipment placed in service after December 31, 2025. If your system went in during 2025, the credit is claimed on your 2025 federal return. Equipment installed in 2026 does not qualify.
5. Ask us if you are unsure. We install this equipment every week and can point you to the right form for your upgrade.

Which Upgrade Qualifies? Talk to Art Smith And Son

The fastest way to know what you can save is to tell us what you are replacing. We serve Berks County from our Fleetwood headquarters, we install the equipment that qualifies for these programs, and we do not charge for an estimate on new equipment. If a rebate makes an upgrade affordable, we will tell you, and if financing helps bridge the rest, we work with several lending partners. Explore the paired cost guide to see what else moves the total price of a project.