- Limited time offer effective January 1, 2026; subject to end at any time
- Applicants must convert from an existing gas water heater to a hybrid (heat pump) water heater; eligible water heaters must use air transfer technology to heat water (other types of high efficiency water heaters do not qualify; tankless water heaters do not qualify).
- Applicants must own property where the water heater will be installed
- Qualifying water heaters must be purchased and installed within the last 90 days
- The location where the water heater will be installed must:
- Have an active Alabama Power residential service account (temporary service accounts do not qualify)
- Be an existing single-family home (multi-family homes, such as apartments, mobile/manufactured homes, and homes less than a year old do not qualify)
- Not have received an Alabama Water Heater Program incentive (free equipment or rebate) in the past eight years
- Must be the primary source of water heating for the home
- Applicants must submit with their application:
- Photos of newly installed electric water heater
- W-9 Form (link to form on application)
- Brand, model, and serial number of previously installed gas water heater. *If this information is not available, you may be required to submit photos of the remaining capped gas line and/or ventilation flue from gas water heater.
- Proof of purchase (receipt/invoice) for the new electric water heater containing the following information:
- Purchase date
- Brand, model, and gallon size of water heater
- Amount paid for the water heater
- Proof of payment
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