The State Energy Office at the Oklahoma Department of Commerce in partnership with the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment helps local governments and nonprofits increase the energy efficiency of buildings and facilities through grants, loans and other methods.
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State Energy Program
Oklahoma Energy Security
Program Period: Active
Rural Water Energy Efficiency Program
Inactive
Program Guidance
Lighting Retrofit Program (SEPL)
nactive
Due to delays in the release of federal funding, Commerce will not be able to offer the SEPL program for Program Year 2025. Please look for an announcement in early 2026 regarding the availability of the program for Program Year 2026.
Please direct all questions regarding the PY24 SEPL program to Jessica.Izquierdo@okcommerce.gov.
HOME and HERRA Rebate Programs
The Oklahoma Department of Commerce (Commerce) is pleased to announce an update on the forthcoming U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) HOME & HERRA rebate programs:
- Home Efficiency Rebates Section 50121 of the Inflation Reduction Act (HOME rebate) www.energy.gov/scep/home-energy-rebates-programs
- Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate Program Section 50122 of the Inflation Reduction Act (HERRA rebate) www.energy.gov/scep/home-electrification-and-appliance-rebates
A solicitation to procure a contractor (or team of contractors) will be available from September 27, 2024 (1 p.m. CST) through October 11, 2024 at 1 p.m. (CST).
Commerce will be working with one or more external contractors to implement both rebate programs.
Questions regarding the solicitation must be submitted to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES). Review and bid on this event.
General rebate inquiries: Jessica.Izquierdo@okcommerce.gov.
The Oklahoma Department of Commerce will be administering the forthcoming Federal rebate programs (total of $129,152,880). There are two different rebate programs:
HOME Rebates
- Home Efficiency Rebates Section 50121 of the Inflation Reduction Act
- Individual household retrofits range from $2,000 (if retrofits reduce energy by at least 20 – 35%) – $4,000 (if retrofits reduce energy by at least 35%)
- Multifamily rebates for retrofits – $400,000
- Maximum rebates double for low- and moderate-income homes
HERRA Rebates
- Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate Program Section 50122 of the Inflation Reduction Act
- Point of Sale Rebates
- Will provide 50% of cost for incomes 80-150% of area median income
- Will provide 100% of cost for incomes 80% of area median income and below
- $14,000 cap per household
- $8,000 cap per heat pump
- $1,750 for a heat pump water heater
- $4,000 for a panel/service upgrade
- Can also receive rebates for electric stoves, clothes dryers and insulation/air sealing measures.
Frequently Asked Questions
If I already purchased an appliance, can I be reimbursed later?
Since no guidance has been released, the answer is likely no. We do not yet know all the standards the equipment must meet or other requirements. Furthermore, households must be income qualified. The best way to ensure a possibility of reimbursement is to wait until guidance comes out and the Oklahoma Department of Commerce has designed the program according to federal requirements.
When will the rebate funds be available?
The Oklahoma Department of Commerce (Commerce) does not have an exact answer to this question yet. Guidance for program implementation was released by the U.S. Department of Energy in July 2023, but applications for funding are not due until January 2025. Due to the complex nature of this program, quality development will take time. It will be approximately 18 – 24 months before the rebate programs are available to the Oklahoma public (Winter 2025 – Summer 2026).
For questions about the program, contact Jessica.Izquierdo@okcommerce.gov.
Grid Resiliency Grant
Updated 02/03/2026: The Oklahoma Department of Commerce is the funding recipient of $24,023,349.00 in U.S. Department of Energy federal funds, with approximately $10 million more in additional funding potentially forthcoming, to develop a program that enables eligible entities to implement grid resilience measures. Eligible entities include electric grid operators, electricity storage operators, electricity generators, transmission owners or operators, distribution providers and fuel suppliers. Through this program, applicants may install a wide range of eligible resilience measures, including—but not limited to—utility pole management, adaptive protection technologies, replacement of aging overhead conductors and underground cables, hardening of power lines, facilities, substations and other system components, as well as fire-resistant technologies and fire prevention systems.
Updated 11/04/2025: The Oklahoma Department of Commerce is expected to release a Pre Concept Proposal Form submission process early 2026. No funding opportunities have yet to be released.
Commerce will make grant awards available to Eligible Entities through a competitive grant process to complete allowable resiliency measures in their service area. There will be two types of Eligible Entities – a general type and a small utility company (20,000 customers or fewer of a public utility). Commerce will give preference to Eligible Entities that directly provide electricity to the public and those who are considered a public utility or independent electric cooperative. Priority will also be given to Eligible Entities who serve rural Oklahoma residents. Commerce defines rural residents according to the U.S. Census parameters.
General Type Subaward Eligible Entity
- Can apply for up to $2,083,815
- Must provide a cost match of at least 100%
Small Utility Company Type Subaward Eligible Entity
- Can apply for up to $750,000
- Must provide a cost match of at least $250,000
Eligible Entities include:
- Electric Grid Operators
- Electricity Storage Operators
- Electricity Generators
- Transmission Owners or Operators
- Distribution provider, and
- Fuel suppliers
Eligible Resilience Measures include:
- weatherization technologies and equipment
- fire-resistant technologies and fire prevention systems
- monitoring and control technologies
- utility pole management
- the relocation of power lines or the reconductoring of power lines with low-sag, advanced conductors
- vegetation and fuel-load management
- the use or construction of distributed energy resources for enhancing system adaptive capacity during disruptive events, including microgrids and battery-storage subcomponents
- adaptive protection technologies
- advanced modeling technologies
- hardening of power lines, facilities, substations, of other systems
- the replacement of old overhead conductors and underground cables
- training, recruitment, retention, and reskilling of skilled and properly credentialed workers in order to perform the work required for the particular resilience measures to be funded under the Program.
Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Oklahoma $2,065,790, in Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program formula funding. Oklahoma is among over 2,700 eligible states, territories, local governments and tribes to receive EECBG funding. This vital initiative aims to reduce energy use, decrease fossil fuel emissions and enhance energy efficiency statewide.
The Oklahoma Department of Commerce (Commerce) is allocating $169,019.00 over two years to each of the state’s 11 Councils of Government (COG) to assist rural governments in developing comprehensive strategic energy plans.
Utilizing a professional energy planner, these carefully developed plans will outline a strategic vision and long-term goals for managing and optimizing energy resources within a designated community. They will serve as a roadmap for making informed decisions about the production, distribution and consumption of energy resources -whether it be a plan for reducing carbon emissions, minimizing energy waste in local government buildings or increasing the resiliency of the local building codes to withstand environmental disasters. Priority will be given to local governments serving disadvantaged rural communities in Oklahoma.
The EECBG program is a critical step toward ensuring that Oklahoma remains a leader in promoting energy efficiency, reducing emissions and securing a sustainable future for all Oklahomans. In the future, Commerce will collaborate with communities that have developed an Energy Strategic Plan to secure financing for their prioritized needs.
For more information about the program and its impact on Oklahoma communities, please contact Jessica.Izquierdo@okcommerce.gov or subscribe to receive our energy programs email updates and track the impact of these funds.