Important! Rocky Mountain Power's planned changes to the incentives and equipment qualifications associated with our energy efficiency program have been approved and are effective August 20, 2012.

Save energy and money with an efficient air source heat pump.

Heat pumps are an effective way to cool and heat your home, but inefficient standard and late-model heat pumps often use too much energy, raising your electricity bill. Program-qualified heat pumps are approximately 8 percent more efficient than standard new models. With proper model selection, sizing, installation and maintenance, you can gain big cost savings with an energy-efficient model. Though potentially more expensive to purchase upfront, the cost of a program-qualified model is paid back over time through lower electricity bills. If you're considering installing a heat pump consider buying an energy-efficient model.

For heat pump installations:

• Incentive Application (for work completed on or before August 19, 2012)
• Incentive Application (for work completed on or after August 20, 2012)



For heat pump best practice installation and proper sizing:

• Incentive Application (for work completed on or after August 20, 2012)
• Participating & Program Qualified Contractors
• Hiring a Contractor
• Eligible Customers

Energy Saving Benefits

• Use up to 20 percent less energy when you switch from your current heat pump to an energy-efficient model
• Save money by using less energy to heat and cool your home

Environmental Benefits

• Optimize the performance of your heat pump to use less energy and help avoid global warming
• Promote clean air by using less energy

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Getting Started

Prior to starting a project, find a contractor using the Idaho Participating and Program Qualified Contractors list. Note that select incentives must be completed by a Program Qualified Contractor. Review the Incentive Application with your contractor 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 days of the purchase or completed installation. Incentive checks are issued within 45 days of receipt of the completed and approved Incentive Application. Incentives are not to exceed the purchase price of the equipment or service. Equipment and service 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.

Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for questions regarding contractors or how to receive your incentive.

Available Incentives

Qualifications

Best Practices Installation and Proper Sizing

• Work must be completed by Program Qualified Contractor
• Incentive is available to all new heat pump installations with minimum 7.7 HSPF and TXV installed (or current federal standard)
• Equipment must be a new, air-source split or packaged unitary heat pump rated by AHRI
• Heat pump must be installed and sized according to program requirements
• Best Practices Installation Worksheet and Manual J or equivalent must be submitted with incentive application
• Incentive cannot be combined with the equipment incentive for Heat Pump Upgrade with Best Practices Installation and Proper Sizing
• Incentive application and required documents must be received within 90 days of work completion

Heat pump upgrade with best practices installation and proper sizing

• Work must be completed by a Program Qualified Contractor
• Equipment efficiency requirements:

1. Tier 1: Minimum 8.5 heating seasonal performance factor (HSPF) and TXV installed
2. Tier 2: Minimum 9.0 HSPF and TXV installed

• Equipment must be a new, air-source split or packaged unitary heat pump with an Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) Standard Rating Cooling Capacity of 65,000 BTU/hr (5.4 tons) or less. The AHRI directory can be found online at www.ahridirectory.org
• Previous primary heat source must be a heat pump that served at least 80 percent of the home’s conditioned floor area
• New heat pump must service at least 80 percent of the home’s conditioned floor area
• Heat pump must be installed and sized according to program requirements
• Best Practices Installation Worksheet and Manual J or equivalent load calculation must be submitted with incentive application
• Gas, oil, and propane system conversions do not qualify
• Incentive cannot be combined with the service incentive for heat pump Best Practices Installation and Proper Sizing
• Incentive application and required documents must be received within 90 days of work completion

Heat pump conversion

• Work must be completed by either a Participating or Program Qualified Contractor
• Equipment efficiency requirements:

1. Tier 1: Minimum 8.5 heating seasonal performance factor (HSPF) and TXV installed
2. Tier 2: Minimum 9.0 HSPF and TXV installed

• Equipment must be a new, air-source split or packaged unitary heat pump with an Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) Standard Rating Cooling Capacity of 65,000 BTU/hr (5.4 tons) or less. The AHRI directory can be found online at www.ahridirectory.org
• Previous primary heat source must be a permanently installed electric resistance heat system (i.e. electric baseboard, ceiling/wall heater or an electric forced air furnace) that served at least 80 percent of the home’s conditioned floor area
• New heat pump must service at least 80 percent of the home’s conditioned floor area.
• Gas, oil and propane system conversions do not qualify.
• Incentive application and required documents must be received within 90 days of work completion

Need help?

This helpful form can assist you in the process of submitting your application materials.

• Take a look at the program-accepted proof of payment options