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Insulation and air sealing rebates in Michigan
1 program pays toward insulation and air sealing in Michigan right now, with 2 separate offers between them. The largest stated amount is $200 (a maximum), from Consumers Energy insulation rebates (Attic, natural gas or combination customers). This is a utility program, not a Michigan state program: it pays only Consumers Energy customers, and the other Michigan utilities' own programs have not been read yet. The federal 25C credit for this upgrade ended on December 31, 2025, so the state and utility money below is what is left.
What Michigan pays for insulation and air sealing
Consumers Energy insulation rebates Open
Run by Consumers Energy · for customers of 1 utility · ends December 31, 2026
- Attic, natural gas or combination customers: $125 (R-48 or less), $175 (R-49 to R-59) or $200 (R-60 or higher) for at least 500 sq ft of attic
- Attic, electric-only customers: $50 (R-48 or less), $60 (R-49 to R-59) or $70 (R-60 or higher) for at least 500 sq ft of attic
Conditions on the program page: Active Consumers Energy residential account at the time of installation; Natural gas customers: heated by a natural gas furnace or boiler (propane heat does not qualify). Electric customers: central air conditioning or electric heat, including heat pumps; Individually owned and metered single-family home, condo or townhouse; not new construction, additions, garages or enclosed porches; Contractor-installed or self-installed; proof of purchase and account number required, products installed within the last 12 months, installed R-value at least 6; One rebate per insulation measure per address, never more than the project cost; applications must be received by December 31, 2026.
Also on the page: Also on the chart, each a separate rebate: above-grade walls $125 for gas or combination customers and $50 for electric-only (at least 500 sq ft), basement walls $50 (at least 500 sq ft), crawlspace walls $50 for gas or combination customers and $10 for electric-only (at least 200 sq ft), rim joists $50 and $20 (all accessible areas). The page states “up to $475” for insulation. The estimate here counts the attic only.; Windows $15 each (U-factor 0.27 or less, or ENERGY STAR Northern) and patio doors $40 each (U-factor 0.30 or less, or ENERGY STAR Northern) are on the same application; this site does not count windows.; The page does not list an air-sealing rebate. Reflective attic barriers and siding are not eligible.; Funds are first-come, first-served; the form recommends applying within 30 days of finishing the work so that funding is still available and says amounts may change without notice..
Source: Consumers Energy: Windows and insulation rebates; Consumers Energy: 2026 Home Solutions insulation and windows rebate application. Last checked October 26, 2026. Official program page.
Worked example: one Michigan home
Take 1,000 square feet of attic insulation across 2 large zones, on a project that costs $5,000, in a home heated with natural gas. These are example inputs, not typical prices. Each program's own rule gives the amounts below; where one program has several tiers only the largest one counts, separate programs add up, and a percentage offer with no cost entered is shown at its ceiling.
| Utility | Not income-qualified | Moderate income | Low income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumers Energy | $200 max | $200 max | $200 max |
For a household that is not income-qualified, the example comes to $200 at most, made of $200 from Consumers Energy insulation (Attic, natural gas or combination customers). None of the open offers has a separate income-qualified amount, so every household gets the same figure.
Who can use these Michigan offers
Eligibility follows your electric or gas utility. Consumers Energy insulation is open to Consumers Energy customers. The earliest end date among these offers is December 31, 2026.
Federal credit and state IRA rebates
The Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit (IRC §25C) paid 30% of insulation and air-sealing materials, within the $1,200 annual limit (labor not included). The IRS page says: “can claim the credit for improvements made through December 31, 2025.” Not allowed for property placed in service after December 31, 2025. Source: IRS: Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit, 26 U.S.C. §25C, as amended by Public Law 119-21 (July 4, 2025). See what the credit covered and when it ended.
Michigan Home Energy Rebates (MiHER): Limited. Open for low- and moderate-income households, but new income-qualified applications in the Detroit, Warren, Grand Rapids, Lansing and Kalamazoo districts are “temporarily unavailable while MiHER reviews current applications and funding capacity.” HEAR is for households at or below 150% of area median income; the pages publish no per-upgrade amounts. Source: Michigan EGLE: Home Energy Rebate Programs.
How Michigan compares
10 of the other 14 covered states list a larger top amount for insulation and air sealing. Open elsewhere: Connecticut $10,000; Maine $8,600; Vermont $7,000; New Hampshire $6,000; Massachusetts $5,000; North Carolina $1,600; Oregon $1,500; Wisconsin $1,475; Arizona $600; Pennsylvania $575. No open, sourced offer is listed in 4 other covered states (California, Florida, Rhode Island, Texas). Compare them on the insulation and air sealing rebates by state page.
Other upgrades in Michigan: air-source heat pump, home EV charger. Background: how rebates stack and the federal credit status.
Rebates are set by each program and can change or close without notice; the program's own page and application decide what is paid. This page is information, not tax, legal or financial advice. Amounts last checked October 26, 2026.