Increased incentives for income-qualified households
Energy-saving home improvements can help lower your energy bills, and you don’t need a big budget to get started. Savings Within Reach helps make home energy upgrades more affordable for income-qualified households. With increased cash incentives on qualifying projects, you’ll spend less on energy-saving projects and enjoy a more comfortable home.
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| Upgrade | Incentive | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Heat Pump Controls | $250 | Controls must be included in Energy Trust’s list of qualifying products. Controls must have an outdoor temperature sensor or be web-enabled and retrieve weather data from the internet. Must lockout electric furnace auxiliary heat at 35°F or lower. Existing or replacement heat pump must have electric furnace backup to qualify. Cannot be combined with other heat pump, heat pump controls or smart thermostat incentives. |
| Efficient Heat Pump | $3,000 | Minimum efficiency heating seasonal performance factor (HSPF2) 7.5. Incentive is only available for homes replacing electric forced-air furnace. Cannot be combined with other heat pump, heat pump controls or thermostat incentives. |
| Extended Capacity Heat Pump | $2,000 | Unit must be included in Energy Trust’s list of qualifying products. Controls must be set with an auxiliary heat lockout setting when available. Heat pump cannot have a backup gas heating system. Cannot be combined with other Energy Trust heat pump, heat pump controls or smart thermostat incentives. |
| Extended capacity heat pump replacing forced air furnace as primary heat source | $3,000 | Must replace electric forced air furnace as home’s primary heating source. Unit must be included in Energy Trust’s list of qualifying products. Controls must be set with an auxiliary heat lockout setting when available. Heat pump cannot have a backup gas heating system. Cannot be combined with other Energy Trust heat pump, heat pump controls or smart thermostat incentives. |
| Ductless heat pump* | $1,800 | Minimum efficiency HSPF2 8.10. One indoor unit must be installed in the primary living area of the home and must replace electric resistance heat** as primary heat source. |
| High-efficiency Gas Furnace | $1,600 | Furnace must be home’s primary heating source. 95% annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) or greater. Gas furnaces used as backup for heat pumps, also known as hybrid systems, are not eligible. |
*Please note: Stacked structures with five or more units are eligible for the ductless heat pump incentive only.
**Examples of electric resistance heat include baseboards, ceiling heat, wall heat and electric forced-air furnaces.
Special qualification rules and restrictions apply. Incentives are subject to funding availability and may change.
Incentives are not intended to influence consumer decisions on fuel sources.
In addition to the eligibility requirements listed in the Steps tab, to participate you must live in a single-family home, manufactured home or multifamily residence that is an attached side-by-side unit like a rowhome, or is a unit within a duplex, triplex, or fourplex property. Stacked structures with five or more units are only eligible for the ductless heat pump incentive. You must also meet Energy Trust’s income qualifications listed below.
Please note: If you live in a rental property, the homeowner or property owner must approve work before it begins.
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For qualification questions or more information regarding Savings Within Reach, visit https://www.energytrust.org/incentives/savings-within-reach.
Petra Heating & Air Conditioning will help you file for and claim these rebates. Just give us a call at 503-253-3263.