ACES is your ticket to saving big on home heating costs! AHS, in partnership with the Southeast Conference, offers you the ACES program with the aim of slashing heating costs for coastal Alaska homeowners across the region. The 5-year, $39M program is helping families from Ketchikan to Kodiak surmount the often prohibitive cost of converting fuel-based home heating systems to energy-efficient heat pumps. Generous financial rebates, coupled with empowering home energy assessments, are enabling the installation of up to 6000 heat pumps in 43 + coastal communities!
Heat Pump Rebate Levels
Learn more about rebate levels and community eligibility here!
| ≤ 80% of Area Median Income | 80%< – 150% of Area Median Income | No Income Cap! |
| $8,500 | $6,000 | $4,000 |
To be eligible for ACES, your home must meet the following criteria:
- Your home is located within the ACES region – coastal communities from Metlakatla to Kodiak.
- The address for which you are applying is your primary dwelling.
- The home’s primary heating system must currently use oil, propane, gas, or wood. If you already have a functioning heat pump in a primary living space such as a kitchen or living room, you are not eligible.
- If you are a renter, you must have a signed tenant-property owner agreement in place prior to starting the project. Property owners cannot apply for a property that is not their primary residence. The tenant living at that address must apply, and will receive the incentive payment upon project completion.
- Unfortunately we cannot provide retroactive rebates for households that have recently or are currently installing heat pumps. You must fill out an application to the ACES program, complete an income verification, receive a home energy assessment that deems you eligible for the program, and receive final program approval prior to purchasing any equipment or starting your heat pump project. Projects that are started prior to approval will not be eligible. You can learn more about the step-by-step process here.
Updated February 27, 2026
This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement #84101201 to Southeast Conference (SEC). The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, nor does the EPA endorse trade names or recommend the use of commercial products mentioned in this document.