To be considered a whole-home heat pump solution, the system must be designed to condition 100% of the home's living space by volume and supply between 90-120% of the heating load at the correct design temperature for the home's location. A Manual J calculation is the best practice for determining the heating load. The correct design temperature and accurate building attributes must be included in the Manual J for an accurate heating and cooling load determination.
Systems that condition 100% of the home's living space, but supply less than 90% of the home's heating load at the design temperature are partial heat pump solutions. Systems that supply more than 120% of the home's heating load at the design temperature may be oversized. Oversizing can potentially cause performance issues and decreased operating efficiency (higher operating cost).
Please ensure you are submitting the correct pre-approval (whole-home vs partial-home) based on the above criteria.
Effective January 1st, 2024, the CMLP team will be reviewing all pre-approval and Install QA submissions and will be the primary point of contact for programmatic questions. Abode will no longer be reviewing these submissions. All CMLP-related forms that had been hosted by Abode have been shut down. For your convenience, the new Pre-Approval and Install QA forms are linked below.
Please note, Abode’s other MLP programs are not affected by this update. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Projects installing heat pumps in areas currently heated by a natural gas system must apply for incentives through the Mass Save Program. CMLP does not provide incentives for natural gas-heated homes and Abode is unable to provide a pre-approval for these projects.