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Medicine Hat home energy rebates and loans

The city’s HAT Smart EnerGuide rebate offers rebates of up to $500. The federal National Heat Pump Rebate will add $2,000, or up to $10,000 below the median income, once it opens.

Medicine Hat owns its own electricity and natural gas utilities, so the City both sells residents their energy and runs the HAT Smart rebates. It is one of the warmest, sunniest cities on the Prairies, which makes rooftop solar worth a look.

Programs last verified

A Medicine Hat bungalow with rooftop solar panels under a wide clear sky, dry grass and a heat pump by the side wall.

Medicine Hat at a glance

Medicine Hat’s own programs
3 current · 1 closed
Air-source heat pump, open today
None listed
Heat pump financing
Available
Current programs that apply here
8 local, Alta. and federal

Medicine Hat’s own programs

Only for homes inside Medicine Hat.

  • OpenMunicipal

    HAT Smart EnerGuide Home Evaluation Incentive

    Medicine Hat homeowners can get up to $250 back on a pre-renovation EnerGuide evaluation and up to $250 on a post-renovation evaluation, credited to their City utility account.

    $500

    max rebate per request

    Rebate
    Last verified October 12, 2026
  • OpenMunicipal

    HAT Smart Scratch & Win

    Medicine Hat utility customers can claim up to $100 per receipt, and up to $200 a year, on small energy- and water-saving purchases such as smart thermostats, weatherstripping and ENERGY STAR appliances.

    $200

    max rebate

    Rebate
    Last verified October 12, 2026
  • OpenMunicipal

    Clean Energy Improvement Program (Alberta)

    Property-tax-based financing that can cover up to the full cost of energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades in participating Alberta municipalities.

    Varies

    Loan
    Last verified October 12, 2026
Closed Medicine Hat programs1 program no longer taking applications, with what replaced them
  • ClosedMunicipalMedicine Hat

    HAT Smart Existing Homes Incentive Program

    Medicine Hat's 2026 rebate of up to $5,000 for insulation, windows, doors, tankless water heaters, HRV/ERV and solar is fully subscribed and no longer taking new requests.

    $5,000

    max rebate

    Rebate
    Last verified October 19, 2026

How HAT Smart EnerGuide rebate works

Open

HAT Smart, the City of Medicine Hat's conservation program, refunds part of the cost of an EnerGuide home evaluation on an existing home. The pre-renovation evaluation tells you which upgrades are worth doing, and the post-renovation evaluation confirms the savings. For 2026, each one can earn a rebate of up to $250, and the post-renovation rebate is new this year.

What it pays
Up to $500 · Rebate
  • Pre-renovation EnerGuide home evaluationUp to $250
  • Post-renovation EnerGuide home evaluationUp to $250
Who qualifies
  • The home is an existing home in Medicine Hat and you receive a City of Medicine Hat utility statement for it (electricity, natural gas and/or water).
  • The evaluation is completed between January 1 and December 15, 2026, under EnerGuide Rating System v.15.
  • The energy advisor is NRCan-registered and holds a current City of Medicine Hat business licence.
  • The evaluation carries the HATSmart or CEIP program identifier, and the advisor's paid receipt shows that code and their City business licence number.
Steps, in order
  1. Book an EnerGuide evaluation with a licensed advisor from the NRCan service organization list and ask for the HATSmart or CEIP identifier.
  2. Pay the advisor directly and keep the paid receipt.
  3. Submit the 2026 EnerGuide Evaluations rebate form online with your evaluation documents by December 15, 2026.
  4. Allow about four weeks for the credit to appear on your utility account.
Energy assessment
Yes, before work starts
Deadline
Run by
City of Medicine Hat (HAT Smart)
Official HAT Smart EnerGuide rebate page(opens in a new tab)Full details and sourcesVerified

How Scratch & Win works

Open

Scratch & Win is HAT Smart's rebate for small conservation purchases. You submit a 2026 receipt for an eligible item and City staff scratch a ticket on your behalf to set the rebate, which can be up to $100 per request. Each home can claim up to two requests, or one request worth up to $200, for a maximum of $200 in 2026.

What it pays
Up to $200 · Rebate
Who qualifies
  • You have a City of Medicine Hat residential electric and/or natural gas utility statement in your name for the address.
  • Items were bought in Canada (in store or from a Canadian online seller) between January 1 and December 31, 2026.
  • Items save water, electricity or natural gas and appear on the HAT Smart eligible list.
  • Condominium associations are not eligible.
Steps, in order
  1. Check that your item is on the eligible list on the Scratch & Win page.
  2. Submit the 2026 Scratch and Win form online, or visit Customer Service at City Hall (580 1 St SE), with a dated receipt and proof of payment.
  3. For ENERGY STAR items, include the brand, model number and the ENERGY STAR product finder sheet.
  4. Staff scratch the ticket with a witness and credit the result to your utility account.
Energy assessment
No
Deadline
Run by
City of Medicine Hat (HAT Smart)
Official Scratch & Win page(opens in a new tab)Full details and sourcesVerified

What an air-source heat pump can get in Medicine Hat

Every rebate you could combine for an air-source heat pump in Medicine Hat, with the city’s programs counted, if you qualify for each. Each program has its own rules about equipment, contractors and pre-approval, so treat this as the most you could get, not a quote.

Heat pump rebates in Alberta

Heat pump · Medicine Hat

As of October 19, 2026

Heat pump rebates available in Medicine Hat, stacked
ProgramUp to
No rebates or grants that every household can claim are listed for this yet.
Open today, up toProgram maximums for an air-source heat pump if you qualify for each. Loans are listed separately and never added.$0
When the National Heat Pump Rebate opens (not open yet)+ $2,000

Financing

Repayable, never added to the total

Alberta and federal programs that also apply

These cover homes across Alberta or Canada, so they stack on top of the city’s own programs.

Federal programs

Run by the Government of Canada. These apply everywhere.

5 programs

  • OpenFederal

    Multigenerational Home Renovation Tax Credit

    A refundable federal tax credit worth up to $7,000 for 2026 ($7,250 for 2025) for building a self-contained secondary unit so a senior or an adult with a disability can live with a relative.

    $7,000

    max credit

    Tax credit
    Last verified October 12, 2026
  • OpenFederal

    Electric Vehicle Affordability Program

    A point-of-sale discount of up to $5,000 on a new battery-electric or fuel-cell vehicle (up to $2,500 for plug-in hybrids), applied by the dealer. Amounts drop starting in 2027.

    $5,000

    max discount

    Instant discount
    Last verified October 12, 2026
  • OpenFederal

    Home Accessibility Tax Credit

    A non-refundable federal tax credit on up to $20,000 a year of renovations that make a home safer or more accessible for a senior or a person with a disability, worth up to $2,800 for 2026 ($2,900 for 2025).

    $2,800

    max credit

    Tax credit
    Last verified October 12, 2026
  • OpenFederal

    Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program

    Federally funded, no-cost home energy upgrades for low- and median-income homeowners and tenants. You apply through your province's or utility's partner program, not through Ottawa.

    Free

    Free upgrade
    Last verified October 12, 2026
  • UpcomingFederal

    National Heat Pump Rebate

    A new federal rebate announced on October 8, 2026 that will pay $2,000 toward an eligible cold-climate air-source heat pump, or up to $10,000 for households below the median income. Applications are not open yet.

    $2,000

    max rebate

    Up to $10,000 if income-qualified

    Rebate
    Last verified October 12, 2026

Good to know in Medicine Hat

Who supplies energy here

  • City of Medicine HatElectricity and natural gas

Utility rebates only go to that utility’s customers. Check the name on your bill.

The evaluation rebate is still open
HAT Smart’s 2026 renovation rebate is fully subscribed, but you can still get up to $250 back on each EnerGuide evaluation, credited to your City utility account.
Watch for the January reset
A new HAT Smart program year usually opens in January, so check the 2027 terms before you start renovation work.
Hire a licensed local installer
HAT Smart requires installers and energy advisors with a City of Medicine Hat business licence. Condominiums aren’t eligible for its residential rebates.

Rebates by upgrade in Medicine Hat

Totals include the city’s programs where they pay for that upgrade. Each link opens the full Alberta breakdown.

Medicine Hat rebate questions

Answers are generated from the programs above, so they change when the programs do.

Yes. As of October 19, 2026, the city’s HAT Smart EnerGuide rebate offers rebates of up to $500; HAT Smart Scratch & Win offers rebates of up to $200; Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP) offers low-interest financing. HAT Smart Existing Homes Incentive Program has closed.

No air-source heat pump rebate open to every homeowner is listed for Medicine Hat right now. The National Heat Pump Rebate will add $2,000 (up to $10,000 below the median income) once it opens; it isn’t open yet. Financing is separate and never counted: CEIP.

The program lists Clean Energy Improvement Program (Alberta) as programs it can be combined with. Each program sets its own rules for the same upgrade, so check them before you count on both.

The home is an existing home in Medicine Hat and you receive a City of Medicine Hat utility statement for it (electricity, natural gas and/or water). The evaluation is completed between January 1 and December 15, 2026, under EnerGuide Rating System v.15. The energy advisor is NRCan-registered and holds a current City of Medicine Hat business licence. Full rules are on the official program page.

Book an EnerGuide evaluation with a licensed advisor from the NRCan service organization list and ask for the HATSmart or CEIP identifier. Pay the advisor directly and keep the paid receipt. Submit the 2026 EnerGuide Evaluations rebate form online with your evaluation documents by December 15, 2026. The program page lists the remaining steps.

Yes. Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program offers free or enhanced support to income-qualified households. Income limits depend on household size.

City of Medicine Hat: electricity and natural gas. Utility programs only apply to that utility’s own customers, so check whose name is on your bill.

Other Alberta places with their own programs

See Alberta rebates

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