Oncor Take A Load Off, Texas is the energy-efficiency program of Oncor Electric Delivery, the wires utility for most of Dallas–Fort Worth. Like the other deregulated Texas delivery utilities, Oncor runs a Public Utility Commission–mandated program that pays incentives to enrolled contractors rather than mailing a rebate to the homeowner. For a qualifying high-efficiency heat pump, the incentive is calculated from the project's verified energy savings and shows up as a credit on the contractor's install invoice, lowering what you pay rather than arriving later as a check.
Because the money flows through the contractor channel, Oncor does not publish a single fixed homeowner dollar amount, and the figures circulated on third-party installer sites are not official. The honest way to find your number is to ask two or three Oncor-approved Take A Load Off, Texas contractors what incentive they can apply to your specific system and have it itemized on the quote. That also confirms the contractor is actually enrolled — the only way the incentive can be claimed.
Eligibility follows the Oncor meter. Oncor is the delivery utility, so a DFW home can be on Oncor while buying electricity from any retail provider; the program follows the Oncor wires, not the retailer. Coverage spans the metroplex plus Waco, Tyler, and parts of West Texas. Suburban pockets served by a municipal utility or co-op (for example parts of Garland or Denton) fall outside Oncor and have their own programs — check the delivery utility on the bill.
For a 2026 install, treat the Oncor incentive as a contractor-applied discount and layer it with what else applies: the income-qualified state HEAR rebate (up to $8,000) once Texas launches it, and any manufacturer or contractor promotion. The federal Section 25C tax credit that once added up to $2,000 for a heat pump ended for equipment placed in service after December 31, 2025, so the utility-and-state layer is what remains. Confirm current program availability with an approved contractor before scheduling, since annual incentive budgets can fill.