Rebates & Incentives

Applicants must:

• Be an active residential customer of Alabama Power
• Purchase and install a smart thermostat on or after November 1, 2022
• Submit proof of purchase on or before December 1, 2023, containing the following information:
  • Purchase date
  • Brand and model
  • Amount paid for the thermostat
  • Proof of payment
• Reside in a single-family residence, including single-family detached homes, townhomes, condominiums, and mobile homes
• Multi-family residences, such as apartments, do not qualify
• Be the homeowner or have the homeowner’s consent to install the thermostat

The applicant’s account must not have received a smart thermostat rebate or free smart thermostat from Alabama Power in the past.

• Reimbursement amount will be based on the price the customer paid for the thermostat(s) as shown on proof of payment, not to exceed $200
• The reimbursement will be in the form of a digital gift card sent via email from Tango Card. The original link does not expire. Customers may choose cards from a variety of vendors including Amazon, Target, Chipotle and many more. The gift cards do not expire. Customers may also choose a digital Mastercard. Please note that the Mastercard option must be activated within 4 months and expires 7 months after activation.
• Limited to one reimbursement per eligible account
• More than one thermostat may be submitted for reimbursement on the same application 

Thermostats must be:

• New (used, rebuilt or refurbished equipment is not eligible)
• Installed at the Alabama Power service address listed on the application
• Listed on the Qualifying Products List at the time of purchase

Shop Smart Thermostats

• Applicants must convert from an existing gas water heater to an electric water heater
• Applicants must own property where water heater will be installed
• The location where the water heater will be installed must:
  • Have an active Alabama Power residential service account (temporary service accounts do not qualify)
  • Be an existing single-family home (multi-family homes, such as apartments, mobile/manufactured homes, and homes less than a year old do not qualify) 
  • Not have received an Alabama Power Water Heater Program incentive (free equipment or rebate) in the past eight years

• Applicants must convert from an existing gas water heater to a storage tank electric water heater (minimum 30 gallons). Tankless water heaters do not qualify.
• Applicants must own property where water heater will be installed
• Water heaters must be purchased and installed after January 1, 2023
• The location where the water heater will be installed must:
  • Have an active Alabama Power residential service account (temporary service accounts do not qualify)
  • Be an existing single-family home (multi-family homes, such as apartments, mobile/manufactured homes, and homes less than a year old do not qualify) 
  • Not have received an Alabama Power Water Heater Program incentive (free equipment or rebate) in the past eight years
• Applicants must submit proof of purchase (receipt/invoice) containing the following information:
  • Purchase date
  • Brand, model and gallon size of water heater
  • Amount paid for the water heater
  • Proof of payment

• Applicants must convert from an existing gas water heater to a hybrid (heat pump) water heater; eligible water heaters must use air transfer technology to heat water (other types of high efficiency water heaters do not qualify; tankless water heaters do not qualify).
• Qualifying water heaters must be purchased and installed within the last 90 days
• The location where the water heater will be installed must:
  • Have an active Alabama Power residential service account (temporary service accounts do not qualify)
  • Be an existing single-family home (multi-family homes, such as apartments, mobile/manufactured homes, and homes less than a year old do not qualify) 
  • Not have received an Alabama Power Water Heater Program incentive (free equipment or rebate) in the past eight years
• The owner of the home must apply for the rebate
• Applicants must submit proof of purchase (receipt/invoice) containing the following information:
  • Purchase date
  • Brand, model and gallon size of water heater
  • Amount paid for the water heater
  • Proof of payment