The Trump admin’s new rules bar Americans from accessing rebates for electric heat pumps if they previously had oil, natural gas, or propane systems.

New rules for the $8.8 billion in program funding no longer promote electric home heating.

The Department of Energy will instead allow rebates for “upgrading HVAC and appliances only from existing electric equipment to more efficient electric equipment.”

Switching from fossil fuels to electricity for heating is no longer covered.

The Trump admin’s new rules bar Americans from accessing rebates for electric heat pumps if they previously had oil, natural gas, or propane systems.