BLAINE, Minn. - May 23, 2026 - Despite the fact that there are federal subsidies worth up to $2000 provided under the Inflation Reduction Act and a doubling in utility rebates for air source heat pumps throughout the entire state of Minnesota, the use of this technology by consumers continues to vary significantly — based far less upon incentives to encourage the use of this type of technology than on whether or not a contractor recommended it on the day that a consumer’s cooling system failed.