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Weatherization & Heating Efficiency

For customers with electrically heated homes, you have a choice of how to pay for eligible energy-saving home improvements.

PUD customers who have electric heat and want to install 1) insulation in their floor, ceiling, or walls, 2) insulated windows, 3) a heat pump, 4) duct sealing & insulation, and/or 5) electronic thermostats. Work must be completed by a PUD-registered installer or by the homeowner to PUD specifications. All work must be authorized by the PUD before any work is started. 

New State Rebates for Ductless Heat Pumps!

Get up to $1,550 in rebates for installing a ductless heat pump ($800 from the PUD and $750 from Washington State)! Click for details!

Loans

With no administrative fee and no appraisal, the loan term is up to 10 years with no prepayment penalty. The interest rate is a low 2.9 percent. The minimum loan is $1,000, and the minimum monthly payment is $50. Loans are subject to approval of credit.

Eligible Measures PUD Maximum Loan
Attic insulation 100% of job cost
Floor insulation 100% of job cost
Wall insulation 100% of job cost
Duct sealing & insulation 100% of job cost
Glass metal frame to double-pane vinyl $25.00 / sq. ft.
Heat pumps, ductless 100% of job cost up to $6,000
Heat pumps, ducted – air source 100% of job cost up to $12,000
Heat pumps - geothermal 100% of job cost up to $20,000
Heat pumps - geothermal with dedicated hot water line 100% of job cost up to $25,000


Cash Incentives

Each incentive payment is a one-time-per-measure offer, and the amount depends on the measure installed (see below). Multi-unit buildings that are three stories or less and contain four or less residential living units are also eligible to apply.

Eligible Measures PUD Maximum Incentive
Attic insulation 50% of job cost up to $1,200
Floor insulation 50% of job cost up to $1,800
Wall insulation 50% of job cost up to $1,000
Duct sealing & insulation 50% of job cost up to $400
Glass metal frame to double-pane vinyl $3.00 / sq. ft. up to $1,000
Thermostats:
Licensed electrician installer 100% of job cost up to $50
Owner installed 100% of job cost up to $25
Heat pumps, ductless 50% of job cost up to $800
Heat pumps, ducted – air source 50% of job cost up to $1,200
Heat pumps - geothermal 50% of job cost up to $2,000
Heat pumps - geothermal with dedicated hot water line 50% of job cost up to $2,500

How Ductless Heat Pumps Help You Save

Listen to this radio interview from KPLU (5/26/10) about a Lynnwood couple who installed a ductless heat pump.

Learn more about PUD incentives/loans for installation of ductless heat pumps in electrically heated homes.