Appalachian Power heat pump rebate

West Virginia is the rare state where the cheapest way to heat a home and the most comfortable way to heat a home are two different answers, and the gap between them decides whether a heat pump is a bargain or a mistake. A standard 3-ton ducted heat pump runs $6,110-$10,380 installed, a cold-climate unit runs $8,090-$14,360, and a single-zone mini-split runs $2,850-$4,530 — but the price on the quote is only the first half of the decision, because West Virginia electricity costs about 16.31 cents a kilowatt-hour while natural gas costs about $1.47 a therm, and at those two prices a heat pump costs more to run than a gas furnace and far less to run than the electric baseboard heat that still warms nearly half the homes in the state. The second half is the rebate picture, which changed on September 28, 2026, when West Virginia launched its federal home energy rebate programs statewide with up to $8,000 for a heat pump — money that only flows to households that already heat with electricity, since federal rules now bar fuel switching. Every size gets priced here, the cities get compared, the cold-climate ratings get translated into plain English, the running-cost math gets worked out against gas and baseboard heat, and the guide finishes by naming the West Virginia households that should buy a heat pump this year — and the ones that should keep their furnace.