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Energy efficient windows tax credit: is there one now, and who pays rebates for windows?

Not for work installed after December 31, 2025. Energy efficient windows tax credit — IRS: “A combined credit limit of $600 for all exterior windows and skylights.” “You can’t claim energy efficient home improvement credits for expenditures or property placed in service after December 31, 2025.” IRS, read October 21, 2026.

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At a glance

  • December 31, 2025IRS window and skylight credit: not for property placed in service afterInternal Revenue Service (IRS), Instructions for Form 5695, read October 21, 2026
  • June 1, 2026 and December 15, 2026Focus on Energy window rebate, Wisconsin: purchase and install betweenFocus on Energy, windows (Wisconsin utilities’ program page), read October 28, 2026
  • Jan. 1, 2024SRP window rebate, Arizona: installs before this date do not qualifySalt River Project (SRP), window replacement rebate (utility’s own page), read October 28, 2026
  • $2,000 to $30,000Minnesota Energy Loan Plus: Loan amounts from $2,000 to $30,000Minnesota Housing, Improve Your Home, read October 22, 2026
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Programs, amounts and status

Window replacement rebate“$3 per square foot” Status: open (source read 28 October 2026). “Earn a rebate of $3 per square foot from SRP on professionally installed ENERGY STAR® rated replacement windows.” Pays for: “professionally installed ENERGY STAR® rated replacement windows”. Who it is for, in the agency's words: “Be a permanent SRP residential electric customer who lives in a single-family detached home, mobile home or condominium/townhouse.” How to apply: srpnet.comSalt River Project (SRP), read 28 October 2026
Windows rebates“up to $600 per window” Status: open (source read 28 October 2026). “Windows must be purchased and installed between June 1, 2026 and December 15, 2026, while rebate funds are available.” Who it is for, in the agency's words: “At least 51% of the home’s heating must come from a participating utility (electric or natural gas). Homes heated with wood, oil, LP, etc., are not eligible for a rebate.” How to apply: focusonenergy.com (individuals do not apply to this agency directly)Focus on Energy, read 28 October 2026
Energy Loan Plus“Loan amounts from $2,000 to $30,000” Status: open (source read 22 October 2026). “Funds are limited and might go quickly – contact a participating lender to see if you qualify.” Who it is for, in the agency's words: “Make energy-conservation-related improvements to your home using a home improvement loan with a low interest rate. Funds are limited and might go quickly – contact a participating lender to see if you qualify.” How to apply: mnhousing.govMinnesota Housing Finance Agency (Minnesota Housing), read 22 October 2026
Florida Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)Amount not stated by FloridaCommerce (read 2026-10-17) Status: open (source read 17 October 2026). “To apply for the weatherization assistance Program or learn more about available services, please visit www.FloridaJobs.org/WAPHelp to contact your local agency.” Pays for: “window and door replacement”. Who it is for, in the agency's words: “The total household income must be at or below 200% above the national poverty level. Preference is given to elderly (60 years-plus) or disabled residents, families with children younger than 18 and households with a high energy burden (repeated high utility bills).” How to apply: floridajobs.orgFloridaCommerce (Florida Department of Commerce), read 17 October 2026
Home Efficiency Rebates (HOMES)“rebates ranging from $2,000 to $16,000” Status: not launched (source read 17 October 2026). “While rebates are not currently available in South Carolina, program development is underway, with anticipated availability in 2026.” Pays for: “Energy-efficient windows and doors”. Who it is for, in the agency's words: “For the Home Efficiency Rebates (HOMES), rebates are available to individuals conducting energy efficiency upgrades of single-family homes and multifamily buildings. These rebates are available to households of any income. For households with a total annual income below 80% of the area median income (AMI), rebates can cover a higher percentage of the total project costs.” How to apply: energy.sc.govSouth Carolina Energy Office, read 17 October 2026

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Federal tax credit status, in the IRS's words

The federal credit that covered windows ended for windows placed in service after December 31, 2025; the IRS credit page says:

“You can claim the credit for improvements made through December 31, 2025.”

For windows, the IRS credit page required Energy Star Most Efficient windows and skylights and limited the credit to $600 total. the energy efficient home improvement credit page

Programs by state

Each row is the window program a state agency or utility lists, with the line it showed on the date we read it; three weatherization offices say plainly that they do not replace windows. States not in the table were not read for this page.
ArizonaWindow replacement rebate (SRP, a utility; its own words) (open, as of 28 October 2026) “Earn a rebate of $3 per square foot from SRP on professionally installed ENERGY STAR® rated replacement windows.”Salt River Project (SRP) — Sources read: 28 October 2026
CaliforniaLow-Income Weatherization Program (DOE WAP); the page lists window work and states no application status “Repairing or replacing windows”California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) — Sources read: 17 October 2026
FloridaFlorida Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP); My Safe Florida Home Program (MSFH): see the roof replacement grants page (open, as of 17 October 2026) “To apply for the weatherization assistance Program or learn more about available services, please visit www.FloridaJobs.org/WAPHelp to contact your local agency.”FloridaCommerce (Florida Department of Commerce) — Sources read: 17 October 2026
MarylandHealthy Homes Production Grant Program (HHPG); the page limits window work and states no application status “Windows and doors only for H&S, water intrusion, and security.” Maryland pageMaryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) — Sources read: 23 October 2026
MinnesotaEnergy Loan Plus (a loan) (open, as of 22 October 2026) “Funds are limited and might go quickly – contact a participating lender to see if you qualify.” Minnesota pageMinnesota Housing Finance Agency (Minnesota Housing) — Sources read: 22 October 2026
North CarolinaWeatherization Assistance Program (WAP): window replacement listed as not provided “What services does the Weatherization Assistance Program NOT provide? Rehabilitation of homes Replacement of doors and windows” North Carolina pageNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) — Sources read: 22 October 2026
South CarolinaHome Efficiency Rebates (HOMES); SC Safe Home Grant Program (closed) (not launched, as of 17 October 2026) “While rebates are not currently available in South Carolina, program development is underway, with anticipated availability in 2026.” South Carolina pageSouth Carolina Energy Office — Sources read: 17 October 2026
VirginiaWeatherization Assistance Program (WAP): not a window replacement program “WAP is an energy conservation program and not a housing rehabilitation program. It is not a window/door replacement program.” Virginia pageVirginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) — Sources read: 17 October 2026
WashingtonWeatherization Program: not a window replacement program “Please note: Weatherization is not a window replacement program.” Washington pageWashington State Department of Commerce — Sources read: 17 October 2026
WisconsinWindows rebates (Focus on Energy, the utilities’ statewide program; its own words) (open, as of 28 October 2026) “Windows must be purchased and installed between June 1, 2026 and December 15, 2026, while rebate funds are available.”Focus on Energy — Sources read: 28 October 2026

Energy efficient windows tax credit?

It ended: the IRS form instructions say no energy efficient home improvement credit for property placed in service after December 31, 2025, and they cap windows and skylights together at $600.

The IRS form asked for the QMID and the amount paid for the four most expensive qualifying exterior windows and skylights.

That line covers the 2025 return only, for windows put in by the end of 2025.

Source: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Instructions for Form 5695, read .

To get written bids that name each window's energy rating, you can post the window job on InstaBids.

Window replacement tax credit?

Not for replacement windows put in now. For a 2025 install the IRS form asks for two things about each window:

“For exterior doors, windows, and skylights installed in 2025, a valid QMID must be reported on the applicable line(s).”

The IRS let a taxpayer rely on the maker’s written certification that a window is an eligible building envelope component.

For windows replaced today, the money on this page comes from utilities and states, not the IRS.

Sources: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Instructions for Form 5695, read ; Salt River Project (SRP), window replacement rebate (utility’s own page), read ; My Safe Florida Home Program Support Center, Florida Department of Financial Services, read .

To compare written bids on replacement windows, you can describe the job once on InstaBids and contractors bid in writing.

New window energy tax credit?

No federal credit is open for new windows; in Wisconsin, the utilities’ Focus on Energy program pays a per-window rebate instead, on materials and by household income.

Eligible customers can save up to $600 per window with Focus on Energy rebates through a participating Trade Ally contractor, on windows purchased and installed June 1 to December 15, 2026, while rebate funds are available.

“At least 51% of the home’s heating must come from a participating utility (electric or natural gas).”

Sources: Focus on Energy, windows (Wisconsin utilities’ program page), read ; Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Instructions for Form 5695, read .

For new windows on an addition or a remodel, you can post the window job on InstaBids and read each written bid.

Window replacement rebates?

Salt River Project, an Arizona utility, pays $3 per square foot for ENERGY STAR replacement windows that meet its ratings, for homes it has served for more than a year.

“Replace your home’s existing windows with new ENERGY STAR rated windows that meet minimum efficiency ratings with a U-factor of less than or equal to .32 and a Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) of less than or equal to .23.”

“Replacement window installations before Jan. 1, 2024, do not qualify for the rebate.”

“New construction homes do not qualify for the rebate.”

Source: Salt River Project (SRP), window replacement rebate (utility’s own page), read .

To get written bids that list each window's ENERGY STAR rating and area, you can post the window job on InstaBids.

Impact windows rebate?

Florida’s My Safe Florida Home grant counts impact windows as opening protection, and its page said it was taking applications when we read it on October 17, 2026.

“Improvement 1.0 – Opening Protection: Impact-resistant windows, doors, garage doors, and skylights to protect against flying debris.”

South Carolina’s Safe Home grant also pays for impact-rated windows, but it was not taking applications on the same date. SC Safe Home on the roof replacement grants page

Sources: My Safe Florida Home Program, FAQs, read ; My Safe Florida Home Program Support Center, Florida Department of Financial Services, read ; South Carolina Department of Insurance, SC Safe Home, read .

To compare written bids on impact windows or other opening protection, you can post the job on InstaBids.

Impact windows tax credit?

The IRS window credit required Energy Star Most Efficient windows and has ended. The Florida grant is a match set in state law:

“All grants must be matched on the basis of $1 provided by the applicant for $2 provided by the state up to a maximum state contribution of $10,000 toward the actual cost of the mitigation project, except as provided in paragraph (h).”

“The department may require that improvements be made to all openings, including exterior doors, garage doors, windows, and skylights, as a condition of reimbursing an applicant approved for a grant.”

Sources: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit, read ; Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Instructions for Form 5695, read ; The Florida Senate, Florida Statutes s. 215.5586, read .

For impact window work, you can describe the openings once on InstaBids and contractors send written bids on that scope.

Rebate, tax credit, grant or weatherization: how they differ

Utility rebate: SRP in Arizona offers a rebate of $3 per square foot and Focus on Energy in Wisconsin offers up to $600 per window, each under its own rules and while its program runs.

Grant: Florida’s My Safe Florida Home pays toward impact-resistant windows as opening protection. My Safe Florida Home on the roof replacement grants page

Loan: Minnesota Housing lists windows under Energy Loan Plus.

“Loan amounts from $2,000 to $30,000 with both secured and unsecured loan options”

Weatherization: California’s program lists repairing or replacing windows, while Washington’s says this:

“Please note: Weatherization is not a window replacement program.”

Home Energy Rebates: DOE’s HOMES list names no windows, and South Carolina’s HOMES page, not yet open, does list them.

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