Driving efficiency and affordability for customers by maximizing the value of incentives.

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Energy systems are straining under unprecedented load growth and customers are struggling to keep up with rising bills. To meet these challenges, energy providers need to make the most out of the assets they already have.

Incentives are key to bringing down the upfront cost of building upgrades that use energy more efficiently, but the current landscape is a patchwork of disconnected and overlapping programs with varying requirements. When customers and installers face confusion, they often walk away.

That means incentive providers are leaving efficiency gains on the table and customers are letting available savings go to waste. 

The Affordability Gap

Consider a residential heat pump upgrade. Heat pumps can result in hundreds of dollars in bill savings for customers, but the upfront cost is a major barrier. In many cases, a customer could be able to combine state, utility, and manufacturer rebates to bring down their installation cost.

These incentives exist at a meaningful scale. Even after the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, we estimate there are over $8B in incentives available nationwide on an annual basis. But each program has distinct eligibility rules, timelines and application processes.

If a contractor misquotes a rebate or a homeowner misses a document, the final cost changes instantly. This uncertainty delays decisions and increases risk. For utilities and program implementers, this friction results in underutilized budgets and missed savings goals.

The Solution: The Universal Application

Incentive stacking shouldn't be a research project for the installer and end customer. The data exists, and purpose-built AI tools can streamline the process.

Rock Rabbit addresses this by collating different program requirements from stacked incentives into one Universal Application. Instead of navigating multiple different portals, contractors and customers use a single, streamlined workflow that:

• Standardizes Data: Captures the necessary data for federal, state, and utility programs all at once, including stacking constraints.
• Reduces Complexity: Hides the regulatory complexity behind a user-friendly interface.
• Accelerates Submission: Enables contractors to submit clean applications in under 15 minutes.

Automating Trust with AI Validation

Stacking incentives increases financial value, but it also increases compliance complexity. This is where AI becomes a critical partner.

Rock Rabbit employs AI-powered claim validation to verify eligibility, documentation, and installation details before a submission reaches a program manager's desk. By automatically flagging errors, such as a missing photo or incorrect model number, we reduce rejection rates and duplicative work.

For incentive providers, this means reducing administrative burden and saving processing time. For contractors, it means quoting with confidence and getting paid faster.

Turning Intelligence into Infrastructure

Delivering affordable upgrades at scale requires accurate, continuously updated visibility into the shifting landscape of incentives across the country. By combining nationwide incentive data, coordinated stacking, and AI-driven validation, Rock Rabbit helps utilities and governments convert incentive budgets into verified upgrades.

The result?

• 1,200+ energy upgrade projects supported
• $7M+ rebates processed
• 95% fewer errors
• Faster adoption of efficiency measures

As grid pressures intensify, incentives must drive efficiency upgrades in order for them to function as reliable demand-side infrastructure. Their effectiveness depends on trust, accuracy, and scale for everyone throughout the efficiency ecosystem. 

Get in touch with our team to book a demo or learn more about driving efficiency upgrades with Rock Rabbit.