Air sealing rebates in Minnesota
Every figure links to its official source · verified 2026-07-06.
Air sealing is usually bundled with insulation in Minnesota utility programs — same rebate line, same contractors — and it's the highest return-per-dollar efficiency work on most older homes.
Live now — verified amounts
Rebate is a percentage of project cost — confirm current percentage and cap on the official page. Doing this FIRST earns a $600 bonus on a later Xcel heat pump rebate.
Official source · verified 2026-07-06 · all Xcel Energy rebates
Percentage of cost — confirm on the official page.
Official source · verified 2026-07-06 · all CenterPoint Energy rebates
Not with one of these utilities? Most Minnesota co-ops and munis run similar rebates that aren't centrally published — look up your utility's page for contacts.
Coming — Save Energy MN money for air sealing
Under HEAR's published caps, air sealing shares the $1,600 insulation/air-sealing/ventilation allowance for income-qualified households.
Up to $1,600, same income rules and household cap.
These amounts are provisional and the program has not launched. HEAR cannot pay retroactively, and the state cannot guarantee earlier projects will qualify for HOMES — don't sign a contract that depends on unlaunched money.
Order of operations
Air sealing belongs before mechanical upgrades for the same reason as insulation: it shrinks the load, qualifies for envelope rebates now, and feeds the whole-home savings that HOMES will pay on later. Blower-door test documentation is worth keeping for any future HOMES claim.
Get a air sealing estimate from a contractor who knows the rebates
Free to you — one licensed Minnesota contractor gets your request and quotes the project with the rebate stack applied. Participating contractors pay to receive estimate requests; that never changes your price.
Get one email the day the $14,000 rebates launch
Save Energy Minnesota has no launch date, and starting work early can forfeit the money — HEAR can't pay retroactively, and the state can't guarantee earlier HOMES projects will qualify. We watch the Commerce page so you don't have to — you'll know the day it goes live, with your tier and the official link. We never sell your email.
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