Rebates & Incentives
4 guides for Greater Austin homeowners, written and fact-checked by the Austin Home Projects Editorial Team.
Rebates & IncentivesAustin Energy Rebates for Homeowners (2026 Guide)If Austin Energy delivers your electricity, you have access to one of the more generous utility rebate menus in Texas. If you don't (Cedar Park, Lakeway, Georgetown and many other suburbs are served by other utilities), these programs dRebates & IncentivesAustin Water Landscape Rebates: Turf to Native BedsSt. Augustine lawns drink a lot of water in an Austin summer and still turn brown in drought. Austin Water pays customers to replace some of that turf with native and adapted plant beds, and offers smaller rebates for related work. If you&#Rebates & IncentivesFederal Energy Tax Credits Ended in 2025: What Now?From 2023 through 2025, two federal tax credits made home energy upgrades cheaper. Both have now ended for new work. If a salesperson in 2026 promises "30% back from the IRS" on a heat pump, windows or solar, be skeptical and ask Rebates & IncentivesEnergy Programs Outside Austin Energy's TerritoryA common mistake in the Austin suburbs is planning an HVAC or insulation project around Austin Energy's rebates, then discovering the house isn't served by Austin Energy. The metro is a patchwork of electric providers, each with dif
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