Rebates & Incentives

Weatherization Assistance

Offering Free Home Energy Improvements to Qualifying Customers

Weatherization AssistanceThese improvements can help you save on monthly electric bills, improve indoor air quality, and make your home healthier and more comfortable.

Free home energy improvements may include:

  • Attic insulation
  • Repairing, replacing, and sealing ducts
  • Sealing cracks and gaps in the walls and ceiling
  • Sealing around doors
  • Solar screens
  • Carbon monoxide detectors and smoke detectors
  • High-efficiency LED lighting
  • Inspecting and cleaning air conditioning equipment
  • Reflective roof coating for mobile homes
  • Smart thermostat 

Interested?

See the Enroll Now section to learn how to complete and submit the Weatherization Assistance Program Form:

Ask About Our Air Conditioning Rebate and Loan Program 

If you participate in Weatherization Assistance, Austin Energy offers a rebate and 0% financing for up to 10 years on a new air conditioning system. To learn more, talk with your Austin Energy inspector and participating contractor during your home assessment. 

Other Customer Assistance Programs

The City of Austin offers the following programs to help customers facing temporary and long-term financial difficulties as well as serious medical problems:

  • Incentive

    Austin Energy provides weatherization improvements at no cost to qualifying customers.

  • Eligibility

    Prerequisites

    Weatherization Program Income Limits

    Median Income Limits 1-Person Household 2-Person Household* 3-Person Household 4-Person Household 5-Person Household 6-Person Household 7-Person Household 8-Person Household
    80% $68,500 $78,250 $88,050 $97,800 $105,650 $113,450 $121,300 $129,100


    *Includes children. For example: 2 adults over 18 years old and 1 child in a household would be defined as a 3-Person Household.

    Source: https://www.austintexas.gov/housing

    General Requirements

  • Enroll Now
    1. Complete and submit the Weatherization Assistance Form, or en español: Formulario del programa de Weatherization Assistance.

      If you rent, please also complete this Landlord Permission Form / Formulario de permiso del arrendador (pdf). If you have questions, please call 512-482-5346 or email Weatherization.
       
    2. If you cannot complete the online enrollment form, you can print and complete the Weatherization Assistance Program application (pdf).

      Once you complete and sign the Weatherization Assistance Form (with Landlord Permission Form, if needed), please mail to:

      Austin Energy
      Weatherization Assistance Program
      4815 Mueller Blvd
      Austin, TX 78723-3573
       
    3. Austin Energy will contact you to discuss the next steps for your home.
       
    4. A participating contractor will contact you to schedule a home energy assessment. This will determine which energy improvements your home needs.
       
    5. Qualifying homes will receive free home energy improvements from the participating contractor.
       
    6. Austin Energy will schedule a final inspection of the completed home energy improvements.


    Please note that potential participants could be placed on a waiting list if the program reaches currently funded capacity.

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Questions?

  Rebates and Incentives

  512-482-5346

Disclaimer

Funding is limited and available only to Austin Energy customers on a first-come, first-served basis. Offerings are subject to change without notice.

Materials and installation are under warranty for one year. For all warranty items, customers will work directly with the contractor who performs the work.

After the one-year warranty period expires, Austin Energy will not intervene in customer and participating contractor disputes.

Program guidelines include additional requirements and limitations for receiving the above rebates. Contact us for more details.

Date last reviewed or modified: 03/07/2025