Heat pumps in Mississippi
Mississippi is sixth nationally at 29.6% of homes, and it also carries one of the heaviest energy burdens in the country — households here spend a larger share of income on power than almost anywhere. That combination makes an efficient replacement unit matter more here than the adoption figure suggests.
Heat pump adoption
EIA RECS 2020 microdata ↗29.6% of Mississippi 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.
Episodes
Recorded in Mississippi
Homeowners and contractors in MS, in their own words.
Money and next steps
What Mississippi pays toward one
Entergy Solutions
Entergy Mississippi's efficiency programme, with rebates on high-efficiency heat pumps and free assessments. Mississippi Power serves the southeast of the state and runs its own offerings.
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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi. Last checked September 2026.
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The numbers
What a heat pump here has to cover
38°F
Coldest month average low
Jackson · NOAA 1991–2020 normals
92°F
Warmest month average high
Jackson · 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.