Insulation

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.

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 trade ally. Customers interested in using a trade ally can find a participating trade ally using the Wyoming Weatherization Program Trade Allies list. When choosing to use a trade ally, 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 postmarked within 90 days of the work completed date. Incentive checks are issued within 45 days of receipt of the completed and approved incentive application. Checks are only payable to the account holder. Incentives are not to exceed the project cost. 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.

To ensure your home is eligible for an incentive and meets the existing 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

Service & requirements
Qualifications
Electrically heated home incentive
Electrically cooled home incentive
Attic insulation Existing R-20 or less, add minimum R-30, final depth R-49 or greater $0.50 / sq. ft. $0.15 / sq. ft.
Wall insulation
  • Basements must be finished or conditioned living space (permanently installed heating or ducted for cooling) in order to qualify. Interior walls, such as walls between rooms, do not qualify
  • Insulation along rim joists does not qualify
 Existing R-10 or less, final depth R-13 or fully fill cavity $0.60 / sq. ft. $0.30 / sq. ft.
Floor insulation
  • Floor insulation must be installed between conditioned and unconditioned space in order to qualify for incentives (basement floors do not qualify)
 Existing R-18 or less, final depth R-30 or greater $0.50 / sq. ft. N/A
Bonus Insulation
  • Both areas must independently qualify for each individual incentive
  • Only applies to single family homes
  • Available for both self-installed or trade ally installed work
 The full extent of two qualifying areas (attic, floor or wall) in the same residence must be insulated at the same time and must be submitted on the same application $200 $200

Qualifications

For insulation incentives
  • Home must have an electric heating system or an electric cooling system serving at least 80% of the home's conditioned floor area (see Available Incentives table above)
    • Electrically heated home incentives apply to houses with a permanently installed electric furnace, heat pump or electric zonal heating systems (baseboard or ceiling/wall heaters) as the current primary heat source. Space heaters do not qualify
      • Homes with an electric heating system and a central air conditioner only qualify for the "Homes with electric heating system" incentives
    • Electrically cooled home incentives apply to houses with a permanently installed ducted electric central air conditioner as the current primary cooling source and a non-electric (gas, oil or propane) heating system
  • Incentives are available for existing homes only and may be installed by a participating trade ally or self-installed by homeowners
  • Work performed as part of building code requirements is not eligible for an incentive
  • All installations must be performed in accordance with the requirements found in the Wyoming Weatherization Trade Ally Program Manual
  • Areas that are not finished or conditioned living spaces (permanently installed heating or ducted cooling), such as a garage, do not qualify
  • Incentives are limited to one insulation incentive per type (attic, floor, and/or wall insulation) for the lifetime of the home
  • Incentive amount cannot exceed the total cost of the project. Self-installers are eligible for incentives on materials only
  • All required documentation must be postmarked within 90 days of the work completed date. Required documents include:
    • Completed and signed incentive application
    • Itemized receipt/trade ally invoice (see incentive application for invoice requirements)
    • For all businesses receiving incentives: Completed and signed W-9