Bundle up your home to save money and significantly increase comfort.
Designed to keep your home warm in the winter and cool in the summer, properly installed insulation can significantly lower your electricity bill. There are several common types of insulation – fiberglass, cellulose, rigid foam board and spray foam – all of which can help you save electricity and money. When adding insulation, make sure you know the R-value of the product you are considering. Used to measure the insulation's thermal performance, a higher R-value will deliver more insulating power.
- 2011 Incentive Application
- Participating Weatherization Contractors
- Insulation Calculator
- Hiring a Contractor
- Eligible Customers
Energy Saving Benefits
- Use less electricity for heating and cooling by reducing heat transfer in and out of your house
- Save money by using less electricity to maintain a comfortable temperature in your home
Environmental Benefits
Avoid greenhouse gas emissions by using less electricity to maintain the temperature of your home
Getting Started
Insulation may be self-installed by homeowners or installed by a contractor. Customers interested in using a contractor can find a participating contractor using the Utah Participating Weatherization Contractors list. When choosing to use a contractor, review the Incentive Application with them to determine eligibility requirements, incentive qualifications and review the list of required documents to submit for an incentive.
Incentive Application and required documents must be received within 90 daysof the completed service (the date the work is completed). Insulation must be fully installed prior to submitting an Incentive Application. Incentive checks are issued within 45 days of receipt of the completed and approved Incentive Application. Checks are only payable to the account holder or property. Incentives are not to exceed the project cost and are limited to the square footage of the qualified area of the home (wall, floor or attic). Work may be inspected for compliance. Incentives are subject to tariff approval and may change with 45 days notice. Additional terms and conditions may apply.
Self-installers are eligible for incentives on materials only and documentation of R-values and square footage must be provided. This information will be listed on the register receipt or insulation packaging.
To ensure your home is eligible for an incentive and below the maximum insulation depth requirements, please use the insulation depth calculator. Prior to your contractor recording measurements, take a peek in your attic and do it yourself!
Available Incentives
Installed Insulation |
Electrically Heated |
Electrically Cooled |
| Attic Insulation (Option 1—see below) | $0.30 sq/ft | $0.08 sq/ft |
| Attic Insulation (Option 2—see below) | $0.40 sq/ft | $0.15 sq/ft |
| Wall Insulation | $0.45 sq/ft | $0.30 sq/ft |
| Floor Insulation | $0.25 sq/ft | N/A |
| Bonus Incentive (see below) | $200 | $200 |
Qualifications
For all insulation projects- Attic and wall insulation: Home must have an electric heating system or electric cooling systemserving at least 80 percent of the floor area
- Floor insulation: Home must have an electric heating system serving at least 80 percent of the floor area. Electric cooling is not sufficient to meet the requirement for a floor insulation incentive
- Electric heating is defined as permanently installed ducted electric furnaces, heat pumps or electric zonal heating systems (baseboard or cadet wall heaters)
- Electric cooling is defined as permanently installed ducted electric central air conditioning or heat pump systems
- Work performed as part of building code requirements is not eligible for an incentive. Additionally, areas that are not finished or conditioned living spaces (permanently installed heating or ducted cooling), such as a garage or basement, do not qualify.
- Homes built in the year 2000 or later should already be meeting building code requirements and will most likely not qualify for incentives.
- Incentives are limited to one insulation incentive per type (attic, floor, and/or wall insulation) for the lifetime of the home
- Incentive application and required documents must be received within 90 days of the completed service
- Pre-existing insulation levels must be equal to or less than R-20
- New insulation added must be a minimum of R-19 and up to R-29 (installing R-30 or more qualifies for Option 2 insulation)
- Final insulation level must be R-38 or greater
- Completed diagram of the home and project area must be received with the incentive application (diagram is included with the application)
- Pre-existing insulation levels must be equal to or less than R-20
- New insulation added must be a minimum of R-30
- Final insulation level must be R-38 or greater
- Completed diagram of the home and project area must be received with the incentive application (diagram is included with the application)
- Home must have an electric heating system serving at least 80 percent of the floor area. Electric cooling is not sufficient to meet the requirement for a floor insulation incentive
- Pre-existing insulation levels must be equal to or less than R-18
- New insulation added must be equal to or greater than R-19
- Floor insulation must be installed between conditioned and unconditioned space in order to qualify for incentives (if your basement is ducted for heating/cooling, you do not qualify for floor incentives)
- Pre-existing insulation levels must be equal to or less than R-10
- New insulation added must be equal to R-11or must fill cavity
- Only exterior-facing walls qualify
- Basements must be finished or conditioned living space (permanently installed heating or ducted for cooling) in order to qualify for wall insulation
- An additional one-time $200 incentive per home will be paid if two qualified areas in the same residence are insulated in accordance with program specifications at the same time and are submitted on the same incentive application.
- Available to both self installers and customers who use a contractor
- Customer may use multiple contractors to perform the qualified work
- Any qualified combination of areas is acceptable:
- Electrically heated homes: attic & wall, attic & floor, wall & floor
- Electrically cooled homes: attic & wall
- Both areas must be independently qualified for incentive
- The bonus incentive is in addition to the standard incentives offered by the program
- For the bonus incentive it is recommended to install insulation in 100 percent of project areas that qualify for incentives
Greater energy efficiency can be gained by insulating to higher R-values. Recommended Levels for your geographic area (Utah) are: Walls to R-21, Floors to R-30 and Attics to R-49.
Need help?
These helpful forms can assist you in the process of submitting your application materials.- Review the list of Weatherization required documents to submit with an incentive application
- Take a look at the program-accepted proof of payment options
