Heat pumps in Georgia
Georgia sits at 27.3% of homes — eighth nationally, and noticeably behind its neighbours despite a nearly identical climate. Atlanta's gas network is the difference: where the main reached, gas furnaces went in, and they are still there.
Heat pump adoption
EIA RECS 2020 microdata ↗27.3% of Georgia homes use a heat pump as their main heat
Goal: every home
Central heat pumps and ductless mini-splits combined, counted as the home's main heating equipment. A further 1% of Georgia homes run a mini-split as secondary heat alongside natural gas.
Episodes
Recorded in Georgia
Homeowners and contractors in GA, in their own words.
Money and next steps
What Georgia pays toward one
Georgia Environmental Finance Authority
GEFA runs the state's energy programmes and low-interest financing. Georgia Power handles the main residential heat pump rebates, and the EMCs each run their own.
Program details →Federal Home Energy Rebates
The IRA rebate programs (HEAR and HOMES) survived the 2025 tax changes — they were grants to states, not tax credits. Each state runs its own, and they are at different stages: some open, some already out of money, some yet to launch. Check where Georgia stands before you count on it.
Program details →
The federal 25C tax credit — 30% back, up to $2,000 on a heat pump — ended for systems placed in service after 31 December 2025. If you had one installed in 2025 or earlier you can still claim it; there is no successor credit. Incentives move fast, so check DSIRE for what is current in Georgia. Last checked September 2026.
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The numbers
What a heat pump here has to cover
34°F
Coldest month average low
Atlanta · NOAA 1991–2020 normals
90°F
Warmest month average high
Atlanta · NOAA 1991–2020 normals
Both loads matter here — cold snaps are real, and so are the summers. A system sized only for heating will short-cycle in August; one sized only for cooling will lean on backup heat in January. Getting the balance right is the job.