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Heat Pump Installation in Edina, MN
For Edina homes, a cold-climate heat pump from us runs $7,500–$14,500 installed, priced in writing after a room-by-room load calculation. Most pair with a CenterPoint gas furnace as dual fuel, and on the close lots of the Country Club District and Morningside we choose the outdoor unit by its published sound rating.
Heat pumps calls in Edina homes
Edina has two kinds of heat pump jobs. In the Country Club District and Morningside, houses from the 1920s and 30s sit close together, and a heat pump's outdoor unit runs in winter as well as summer. Variable-speed models spend most of their hours at low speed, which keeps them quieter near a neighbor's window. The unit also needs a raised stand, clearance from roof drip and somewhere for defrost water to go.
In the rebuilt houses farther south, two furnaces and two air conditioners are common, so a heat pump can go on one system or both. Many owners start with the zone that runs the most. The gas side is CenterPoint Energy, whose heat pump rebate applies only when the heat pump is paired with a gas furnace. Xcel Energy, the electric utility, ties its heat pump rebates to its Trade Partner Network, so check that requirement before you pick an installer.
Updated September 23, 2026
How much does a heat pump cost in Edina?
An installed heat pump from us runs about $7,500–$14,500 in Edina, with a written flat-rate quote. Same prices in Edina as in every town we serve. See the heat pump cost guide. For what drives a quote locally, see HVAC cost in Edina.
Are there rebates for a heat pump in Edina?
Edina homes buy gas from CenterPoint Energy and electricity from Xcel Energy. CenterPoint's heating rebates cover high-efficiency boilers as well as furnaces, useful for older houses that still heat with hot water, and you can use the dealer of your choice. Xcel's heat pump rebates, including cold-climate mini-splits for upstairs rooms without ducts, work through its Trade Partner Network, so ask whether the rebate needs a registered contractor. Minnesota's HEAR and HOMES rebates haven't launched. Rebate programs change every year, so check the utility's current terms before you buy.
Our guides: Xcel and CenterPoint rebates, heat pump rebates.
When to call us about a heat pump
- Your central AC is due for replacement anyway
- You heat with propane and dread the delivery bills
- Electric baseboard or an electric furnace is your only heat
- Your heat pump blows cold air in heating mode
- The outdoor coil stays caked in ice that defrost doesn't clear
- Aux or emergency heat runs far more than it used to
- Snow buries the outdoor unit every winter
More detail on our heat pumps page.
Symptom guides: Aux vs emergency heat · Blowing cold air · Running constantly · Defrost cycle · Extreme cold
Heat pumps in Edina: questions
Is a heat pump worth adding to a rebuilt Edina house that already has high-efficiency gas furnaces?
It can be, mainly for fall and spring. Against a 96% furnace, a heat pump may not beat gas on the coldest days, but in the shoulder seasons it can cost less to run, and it replaces an air conditioner you'd be buying anyway. A sensible time to add one is when one of the ACs needs replacing. We run your gas and electric rates before recommending it.
Will a heat pump fit in a tight 1920s Country Club District basement?
The indoor side is rarely the problem, since a ducted heat pump uses a coil on the furnace the way an AC does. What we check is the ductwork, which in these houses has usually been reworked more than once, whether the electrical panel can take another two-pole breaker, and a route for the line set from the basement through an old foundation wall to the outdoor unit.
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