Residential Ground Source Heat Pump Rebate

 

The following form must be completed by the project’s contractor. Please contact our energy efficiency department at (888) 883-9879 or rebates@esgroupllc.com with any questions.

Rebate pre-approval is required prior to the installation. After pre-approval, rebate funds will be reserved for your project for six (6) months. If the work is not completed within six months, the customer or contractor must reapply for the rebate. There is no guarantee that funds will be available after the six-month approval or that the incentive rebate amounts will remain the same.

Current Rebate Amounts

Eligible Residence Types

  • Existing Site Built Homes* with:
    • Electric Forced-Air Furnace with or without Air Conditioning
    • Electric Boiler used for Forced-Air or Zonal Hydronic Radiant Heat

Minimum Installation Requirements and Conditions

  • The new equipment must be ENERGY STAR® Certified. Please refer to energystar.gov to learn more about ENERGY STAR® products.
  • A Desuperheater is NOT required to receive this rebate.
  • The New Heat Pump must be installed according to the current Performance Tested Comfort Systems (PTCS) standards by a PTCS and International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) Certified Installer.
  • Newly commissioned and installed according to the IGSHPA specifications as well as the Bonneville Power Administration’s (BPA) ground source heat pump specifications available here for closed-loop systems and here for open-loop systems.
  • Eligible installations must be entered and accepted into the PTCS online site registry, found here.
  • All system components must be new and recently installed.  The replacement of an existing ground source heat pump thermal exchange loop does not qualify for a rebate.
  • Only one Ground Source Heat Pump rebate per home.
  • Ground Source Heat Pumps are subject to quality assurance inspection by a BPA qualified inspector.

Rebate Amount

$3,000

Eligible Residence Types

  • New Construction Site Built Homes*
  • Existing Site Built Homes* with:
    • Existing Air/Ground Source Ducted Heat Pump
    • Ductless Heat Pump
    • Electric Zonal
    • Gas, Oil, Propane, Wood, No Heat
    • Replacement of existing Ground Source Compressor Components (must include replacement of compressor, heat exchanger, expansion and reversing valves, piping connections, and control connections)

Minimum Installation Requirements and Conditions

  • The new equipment must be ENERGY STAR® Certified. Please refer to energystar.gov to learn more about ENERGY STAR® products.
  • A Desuperheater is NOT required to receive this rebate.
  • The New Heat Pump must be installed according to the current Performance Tested Comfort Systems (PTCS) standards by a PTCS and International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) Certified Installer.
  • Newly commissioned and installed according to the IGSHPA specifications as well as the Bonneville Power Administration’s (BPA) ground source heat pump specifications available here for closed-loop systems and here for open-loop systems.
  • Eligible installations must be entered and accepted into the PTCS online site registry, found here.
  • All system components must be new and recently installed. The replacement of an existing ground source heat pump thermal exchange loop does not qualify for a rebate.
  • Only one Ground Source Heat Pump rebate per home.
  • Ground Source Heat Pumps are subject to quality assurance inspection by a BPA qualified inspector.

Rebate Amount

$500

*Site Built Homes include homes with four (4) units or less

 

Allow 8 to 10 weeks after final inspection approval and receipt of all required documentation for rebate checks to be issued and mailed.