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Insulation

Insulation

Get up to $0.40/sq. ft. cash back

​Don’t hesitate. Insulate.

Upgrade your insulation and earn cash back for every square foot. There’s no easier way to prepare your home for the chill of winter and the dog days of summer. By installing qualified insulation, you can save hundreds of dollars a year on heating and cooling, which makes this simple upgrade the very definition of wattsmart.

Qualifications & Incentives

Insulation

Electrically Heated
Homes Customer Incentive

Electrically Cooled
Homes Customer Incentive

Attic Insulation

$0.35 / sq. ft.

$0.10/ sq. ft.

Wall Insulation

$0.40/ sq. ft.

No incentive available

Floor Insulation

$0.30/ sq. ft.

No incentive available

Ensure the home qualifies:

  • Must be existing home, not new construction

Requirements for all insulation projects:

  • Work must be completed by a Program-Eligible Weatherization Contractor listed on the Program-Eligible Weatherization Contractor List or may be self-installed by the homeowner. Please review our tips for hiring a contractor.
  • Insulation must be installed according to the specifications outlined in the Washington Technical Specifications Manual
  • Insulation must be installed between unconditioned and conditioned living spaces
  • Work completed must comply with all building codes and standards
  • Work performed as part of building code requirements do not qualify
  • Unfinished areas or areas that aren't conditioned living spaces, such as a garage, do not qualify
  • Home built in or after 2013 do not qualify

Additional requirements for attic insulation:

  • Existing R-value must be no more than R-19*
  • Final R-value depth must be equal to or greater than R-49*
  • An electric heating or cooling system must serve at least 80 percent of the home's conditioned living space

Additional requirements for wall insulation:

  • Existing R-value must be no more than R-4*
  • Final R-value depth must be equal to or greater than R-11 or fill cavity*
  • An electric heating must serve at least 80 percent of the home's conditioned living space
  • 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 do not qualify

Additional requirements for floor insulation:

  • Existing R-value must be no more than R-11*
  • Final R-value depth must be equal to or greater than R-30*
  • An electric heating system must serve at least 80 percent of the home's conditioned living space
  • 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 do not qualify

Additional program rules:

  • Mail all documents so they are postmarked within 90 days of the qualifying service completion date
  • Insulation must be installed within 90 days of purchase
  • Incentive cannot exceed project costs, self-installed insulation are eligible for incentives on materials only
  • For each area of the home, limit one incentive per insulation type, for the lifetime of the home
  • Incentive is paid by square footage of installed insulation
  • For customers applying for multifamily properties, please contact the program at hesmultifamily@pacificpower.net for details on how to apply

Required documents:

*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 peak in your attic and do it yourself!

**Applicable only to businesses and non-individual customers, including landlords, applying for incentives

Definitions:

Electric heating is defined as a permanently installed system consisting of an electric furnace, heat pump, or electric zonal heating system (baseboard or ceiling/wall heaters) serving as the home's current primary heat source. Space heaters do not qualify.

Electric cooling is defined as a permanently installed electric heat pump, or ducted electric central air conditioner serving as the home's current primary cooling source. Room air conditioners and evaporative coolers do not qualify.

Non-electric heating or cooling is defined as a heating or cooling system with gas, oil, wood heating, pellet stoves, or propane serving as the home's current primary heat or cooling source.


Please see the Incentive Application for a list of required documentation and additional terms and conditions. Incentives are subject to Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission approval and may change with 45 days notice. Additional terms and conditions may apply.

Customer Eligibility

Residential electric customers residing in the state of Washington who purchase their electricity from Pacific Power on rate schedules 16, 17 or 18 qualify. Landlords who own rental properties served by the company in the state of Washington where the tenant is billed on rate schedules 16, 17 or 18 also qualify for this program. You can locate your rate schedule on your bill or by calling 1-888-221-7070. Incentive checks are only issued in the name of the Pacific Power accountholder.

How to Apply

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 Washington 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 postmarked within 90 days of the work completed date. Incentive checks are issued within six weeks of receipt of the completed and approved incentive application. Please allow for mail delivery time. 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 Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission approval and may change with 45 days notice. Additional terms and conditions may apply.

You will need these items to apply online for your incentive:

  • Pacific Power account number
  • Electronic image of your receipt that shows the manufacturer name and model number of your new product

Important details:

  • Complete and submit your online application within 90 days of purchasing your new energy-efficient product.
  • Please allow six weeks plus mail service time for delivery of your incentive check after we receive your approved application and receipt.
  • You can locate your account number on your statement as shown below.

Have you already applied? Track your incentive status. Please allow 48 hours for your application to load in our system.