Austin Utilities (Gas and Electric) - Residential Conserve and Save Rebate Program

Austin Utilities offers cash rebates when you install eligible energy-efficient equipment like ENERGY STAR appliances, heat pumps, water heaters, insulation, LED lighting, solar photovoltaics, and solar water heating systems. You can also receive recycling rebates if you properly dispose of old refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, or room air conditioners and replace them with ENERGY STAR models—Austin Utilities will reimburse your documented recycling costs. Rebates are available while program funding lasts each calendar year, so it's best to apply early.

This program helps you offer customers attractive incentives for a wide range of residential efficiency upgrades—appliances, HVAC systems, water heaters, insulation, solar, and EV charging equipment are all eligible. Recycling rebates create additional revenue opportunities when customers upgrade old working appliances to ENERGY STAR models, provided they have proof of proper recycling and replacement. Program funding is distributed on a first-come, first-served basis each year, so timely application and customer paperwork (recycling proof, equipment documentation) are essential.

Austin Utilities administers rebates for residential customers in its service territory across electric and natural gas equipment categories, including appliances, HVAC, water heating, insulation, solar, and EV charging. The program operates on annual funding cycles and exhausts available rebate budgets throughout the calendar year. Recycling incentives require customers to provide proof of proper disposal and ENERGY STAR replacement to qualify for reimbursement of specified recycling costs.