There's $1,500 for a qualifying Denver metro heat-pump retrofit.
Power Ahead Colorado pays a flat $1,500 per qualifying cold-climate heat pump, ducted or ductless, for existing retrofits inside the DRCOG area. A participating contractor must apply before installation; written pre-approval creates a 90-day reservation.
Active subscribers and Resolv staff get the complete PDF in one click. Everyone else gets the public preview. Open the preview directly.
How the money flows
A participating contractor must apply before installation. Only written pre-approval creates the 90-day reservation.
Check before quoting
Confirm the DRCOG service area, existing-building retrofit, participating contractor, and qualifying equipment.
Apply before installation
The participating contractor submits the application. Written pre-approval creates a 90-day reservation.
Install
Complete the approved scope, required permits, and field documentation during the reservation window. Eligible installations must be on or after June 15, 2026.
Submit for final approval
Send the final package. Payment may take up to 60 days after final approval, and the program may inspect for up to 12 months after installation.
You sell. You install. Resolv does the rebate work.
Use the program when the job actually qualifies. Resolv helps your team verify the rules, prepare pre-approval before installation, and keep the final submission organized.
What you do
What Resolv does
Eligibility is preliminary until the program issues its own approval; funding remains first come, first served.
Does the job qualify?
The territory
The Denver metro — Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Gilpin, and Jefferson counties, plus member towns in southwest Weld.
The home
Existing-building retrofits only. Single-family homes, mobile homes, individual multifamily units, and eligible commercial buildings may qualify. New construction does not.
The equipment
Cold-climate heat pumps meeting ENERGY STAR Cold Climate criteria — ducted or ductless — or any unit on the program's qualified product list.
The contractor
A participating contractor must apply before installation. Confirm current enrollment, insurance, certification, training, and permit requirements in the Contractor Hub.
One click. The right Denver metro guide opens.
Open Power Ahead Colorado heat-pump field guide through Resolv. Signed-in staff and active subscribers get the complete, field-ready PDF immediately. Everyone else gets the public preview with a direct path to sign in, subscribe, or book a demo.
No form and no file hunt. The Resolv app—not this public landing page—makes the access decision at click time.
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Click once
Use the orange Resolv button.
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Access gets checked
Staff and active subscriptions unlock the full guide.
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The PDF opens
Everyone else receives the useful public preview.
First come, first served — verify before you promise.
The current terms are first come, first served and run through the calendar year. Confirm funding and secure written pre-approval before installation; a likely match is not approval or guaranteed payment.
See the verification workflowStraight answers
Check the $1,500 workflow on your own jobs.
30 minutes with Sam. Bring a heat pump job you're quoting this week and walk through what to verify, when to seek written pre-approval, and what the final package needs.