HeatPumpScoreSearch
About

Why HeatPumpScore exists

The Inflation Reduction Act put $14,000 per household on the table for home electrification, including up to $8,000 for a heat pump. Whether that actually pays back depends on five variables — your climate, your electricity rate, your gas rate, the rebates you qualify for, and the equipment life. No single site mixes all five cleanly at zip-code granularity.

HeatPumpScore does. The formula is public. The math is shown. If a zip earns a NOT YET from the data, we say NOT YET — even when it would be easy to hand-wave into a SOLID YES for conversion.

the five sources

Only federal data, cited

  • EIA Open Data
    Retail electricity and natural gas prices by state and utility, refreshed monthly.
    eia.gov/opendata
  • NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals
    HDD, CDD, and 99% winter design temperatures for 40,000+ U.S. stations.
    ncei.noaa.gov
  • DOE Building America Solution Center
    Residential heat pump performance by IECC zone, cold-climate sizing guidance.
    basc.pnnl.gov
  • DSIRE
    Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency. Weekly refresh of federal + state + utility rebate programs.
    dsireusa.org
  • ENERGY STAR Qualified Products
    Certified heat pump models with HSPF2, SEER2, and NEEP cold-climate listing.
    energystar.gov/productfinder
editorial principles

What we won't do

  • No manufacturer sponsorships.We don't take money from Mitsubishi, Carrier, Bosch, Daikin, or any heat pump maker.
  • No contractor referral fees.We don't sell leads to HomeAdvisor, Angi, or installer networks.
  • NOT YET exists.A site that converts every zip into a “yes” is selling something. We're not.
  • Show the math. Every zip page shows the exact weighted sum that produced its tier. See /methodology.
the team

Who writes this

HeatPumpScore Editorial

Editorial team

The HeatPumpScore editorial team grades heat pump viability using EIA electricity rates, NOAA climate normals, DOE performance curves, and DSIRE rebate stacks. No contractor sponsorships, no affiliate deals with heat pump manufacturers. When we say “skip it”, we mean skip it.

Ewan Holcomb

Lead methodology writer

Ewan writes the long-form methodology pages and audits the math behind each zipcode grade. Background in mechanical engineering and residential energy consulting. Focuses on making federal datasets readable to homeowners who just want a straight answer — no jargon, no euphemism.