What does your home need, and in what order?
Most retrofits go wrong in the sequence, not the equipment. We walk the whole project: what your home needs, what order to do it in, what it should cost, and who should do the work. The rebates ride along at every step, verified against primary sources and stamped with a verification date, and their deadlines are the reason to start now. Enter your ZIP in the terminal to see the money on the table in your state.
- We verify state licensing and insurance
- Free, no obligation
- Shared only with contractors you choose — nobody else
state energy offices × utility program pages × DOE allocations — cross-referenced against primary sources, stamped with a verified-as-of date, pulled when we can't re-confirm. See the process
Programs expire and funding caps out. Check what your state offers before you plan around it.
A retrofit is a project, not a purchase.
Here's the whole path — start wherever you are. Rebates open the door; the next four stages are why the project actually works.
What does my home actually need?
Start with what your house is owed — every federal, state, and utility program, each with its verification date. Then what it needs: real costs, sizing, and what order matters, grounded in field experience, not content farms.
Check your stateWhat order should I do this in?
A retrofit done in the wrong order wastes money — a heat pump in a leaky house is an expensive mistake. We help you sequence it: envelope first, equipment second, phased to your budget and your rebates' deadlines.
See the sequenceWho should do the work?
Licensed, insured local contractors who know your state's programs. You pick, or tell us your project and we recommend. Your info goes to contractors you choose — nobody else.
Get matchedIs this quote fair?
Most homeowners see two or three quotes in a lifetime; we see them every day. Learn what belongs on a good quote, what work like yours typically costs, and the red flags that mean keep shopping.
Read a quote rightWhat should I expect during the job?
What good work looks like at each milestone, what to check before final payment, and how to actually claim the rebates when the dust settles.
Know what's comingFour ways in. Start anywhere.
Four doors into the same project. Take whichever matches where you are.
State rebate lookup
Stage 1 · Start herePick your state and see every federal, state, and utility program in one table, with dollar amounts, eligibility, and application links.
Find your stateTools & calculators
Stage 1–2Nine free tools: equipment sizing, installed-cost estimates, fuel comparisons, and a phased plan for the whole house. Every figure cited.
Open the toolsCost guides
Stage 1–2What heat pumps and insulation actually cost, what order to do the work in, and which rebates apply. Written by people who install this stuff for a living.
Read the guidesGet free quotes
Stage 3Tell us about your project and we match you with up to 3 licensed local contractors. Free, no obligation, and every quote lists the incentives you qualify for.
Get free quotesEverything moving, in one place.
Rebate programs change constantly. This is what changed recently, where the money is deepest, and how to be told when yours shifts.
Recent changes
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active programs tracked across 51 states, checked against agency sources every week.
Deepest stack we track — up to $16,000 across 16 programs.
Programs change. Get told when yours does.
We watch federal, state, and utility programs. When amounts, deadlines, or eligibility shift in your state, you get an email — deadlines while you plan, paperwork reminders after install, no digging through agency PDFs.
Every state. Every program.
Rebate programs vary wildly by state. We track them all so you see exactly what's available where you live.
Why trust a rebate site? Check the work.
Run from Westbrook, Maine, with working roots in home performance — insulation, air sealing, energy assessments, heat pumps. The advice is the same advice the trade gives: envelope before equipment, size to the improved house, read the quote before you sign.
Every program carries a verified-as-of date. Numbers we can't re-confirm against the agency's own site get flagged or pulled — including our own past mistakes.
Matched contractors are identified to you by name. No blanket-selling your phone number to five strangers — and if a partner network is the only option in your area, we say so first.
(207) 245-9277 and hello@retrofitrelay.com land with a human in Maine, not a ticket queue. Founder bios ship when they're real — no stock-photo hard hats.
Up to $14,000 back on the right upgrade
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