Heat pumps in Texas
Texas runs at 19.8% of homes on a heat pump, though the state is really several climates stacked together — Houston's mild, humid winters have almost nothing in common with the Panhandle. Statewide, cooling drives every equipment decision, and the heating comes along for the ride.
Heat pump adoption
EIA RECS 2020 microdata ↗19.8% of Texas 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 Texas
Homeowners and contractors in TX, in their own words.
Money and next steps
What Texas pays toward one
Texas State Energy Conservation Office
SECO sits within the Comptroller's office and coordinates state energy programmes. Texas has no statewide residential efficiency mandate, so rebates come from your utility or retail provider — offerings vary widely across the deregulated market.
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 Texas 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 Texas. Last checked September 2026.
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The numbers
What a heat pump here has to cover
46°F
Coldest month average low
Houston · NOAA 1991–2020 normals
94°F
Warmest month average high
Houston · NOAA 1991–2020 normals
Cooling is the load that sizes the system here, and heating is the easy part — a heat pump covers it without breaking a sweat. The efficiency question is mostly about how hard the unit works in August, not January.