Heat pumps in Nevada
Las Vegas has the hottest summers of any reference city on this site — a 104°F average high in the warmest month. Nevada sits at 7.6% of homes on a heat pump, and here the equipment lives or dies on how it performs in July, not January.
Heat pump adoption
EIA RECS 2020 microdata ↗7.6% of Nevada 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 Nevada
Homeowners and contractors in NV, in their own words.
Money and next steps
What Nevada pays toward one
Nevada Governor's Office of Energy
Runs state energy programmes and coordinates the federal rebates. NV Energy handles the main residential rebates for most of the state.
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 Nevada 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 Nevada. Last checked September 2026.
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The numbers
What a heat pump here has to cover
38°F
Coldest month average low
Las Vegas · NOAA 1991–2020 normals
104°F
Warmest month average high
Las Vegas · 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.