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Our IncentivesIncentives are only available for work performed by a licensed contractor such as one of those listed on this site.

Home Performance Testing

Air leakage test: $35 per residence tested
Blower Door test required (measures the air leakage of your home before and after air sealing is performed).

Save even more in your electric- or gas-heated home with the deluxe Home Comfort Package.

Duct testing: $35 per duct system tested
A specially trained contractor conducts a duct leakage test in your home to determine the amount of air leaking from your ducts (measured in cubic feet of air leakage per minute or CFM50).

Save even more in your electric- or gas-heated home with the deluxe Home Comfort Package.

Air Sealing

Electric-heated homes: 50 percent of cost, up to $400; minimum 300 CFM50 reduction

Gas-heated homes: 50 percent of cost, up to $275; minimum 300 CFM50 reduction

Air leakage test: $35 per residence tested
Blower Door test required (measures the air leakage of your home before and after air sealing is performed).

Save even more in your electric- or gas-heated home with the deluxe Home Comfort Package.

Tax Credits

There are no tax credits available for this improvement.

Duct Sealing

To be eligible for cash incentives, Abacus Energy Solutions or another Oregon Department of Energy-certified or a Performance Testing Comfort Systems-certified contractor must perform duct testing and sealing. Your contractor must also provide an Oregon Department of Energy or a PTCS Duct Sealing Certificate & NW Duct Sealing Form with pre- and post-CFM50 numbers.

Duct testing: $35 per duct system tested
A specially trained contractor conducts a duct leakage test in your home to determine the amount of air leaking from your ducts (measured in cubic feet of air leakage per minute or CFM50).

Duct sealing:
Electric-heated homes: 50 percent of cost, up to $400; minimum 150 CFM50 reduction and a minimum of 50 percent reduction in duct leakage

Gas-heated homes: 50 percent of cost, up to $325; minimum 150 CFM50 reduction and a minimum of 50 percent reduction in duct leakage

If your ducts need sealing, the contractor seals the leaks and conducts a second duct leakage test to determine the CFM50 reduction.

Save even more in your electric- or gas-heated home with the Heat Pump Premium Installation Package.

Tax Credits

Oregon Residential Energy Tax Credit: up to $250
Tax credit is 25 percent of eligible job costs up to $250. Duct testing and sealing must meet Oregon tax credit criteria (see Oregon Department of Energy or your accountant for complete details).

Heating & Cooling

Gas furnace—$100
Minimum 90 percent or greater AFUE; incentive available for primary heat source only

Note: Energy Trust no longer pays incentives for gas furnaces that are used as backup for high-efficiency heat pumps, also known as hybrid systems. We do pay incentives for qualified heat pumps.

Tax Credits

Oregon Residential Energy Tax Credit: $350
Furnace must meet Oregon tax credit criteria. See Oregon Department of Energy or your accountant for complete details.

Federal energy tax credit: 30 percent of cost, up to $1,500. See rules and requirements.

Manufacturer rebates
Ask your contractor about rebates that can save you even more money.

Insulation

Duct Insulation Incentives

50 percent of cost, up to $100

Duct insulation specifications
Existing insulation must be R-2 or less; insulate to R-11.

General Insulation Incentives

Electric- and gas-heated homes:
  • Ceiling/attic: $0.25 per square foot
  • Floor: $0.45 per square foot
  • Wall: $0.30 per square foot
  • Knee wall: $0.30 per square foot

Save even more in your electric- or gas-heated home with the Home Comfort Bonus Package.

BASIC INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS TABLE
Area Existing Insulate to
Ceiling insulation R-18 or less       R-38
Floor insulation R-11 or less R-30 or fill floor cavity
Wall insulation R-4 or less R-11 or fill wall cavity
Knee wall insulation R-4 or less R-15 (for 2x4 cavities); R-21 (for 2x6 cavities)

 

Tax Credits for General Insulation

Federal energy tax credit: 30 percent of cost, up to $1,500. See rules and requirements.

Water Heaters

Energy Trust Incentives

High-efficiency gas water heater

Conventional storage type: $35
Energy Factor must be 0.62 or better

Tankless type: $200
Energy Factor must be 0.80 or better

High-efficiency electric water heater

Conventional storage type: $35
Energy Factor must be 0.93 or better

Premium-efficiency conventional storage type: $75
Energy Factor must be 0.94 or better; minimum 20-year manufacturer’s warranty.

Solar water heating system
Receive up to $1,500 toward the installation of a gas or electric solar water heating system.

Tax Credits

Oregon Residential Energy Tax Credit: up to $340 for gas water heaters (depending on model efficiency level).

Water heater must meet Oregon tax credit criteria; see Oregon Department of Energy or your accountant for complete details. (There are currently no tax credits available for electric water heaters.)

Federal energy tax credit: 30 percent of cost, up to $1,500 (depending on model efficiency level). See rules and requirements. (There are currently no tax credits available for electric water heaters.)

Windows

Windows must be installed with a second complete energy-saving improvement. One of the following additional improvements qualify as the second needed improvement: attic/ceiling insulation, wall insulation, floor insulation, gas furnace, boiler, heat pump, tankless water heater, duct sealing or air sealing. Improvement must meet all program specifications and requirements to qualify as a second improvement. Duct or air sealing must meet maximum incentive amount to qualify as second improvement.

Energy Trust Incentives

Electric- and gas-heated homes: $2.25 per square foot
U-Value 0.30 or less. Windows must be installed together with a second energy-saving improvement. Both improvements must be installed within 120 days of each other; the incentive application must also be received within this time.

Second improvement must meet all program specifications and requirements to qualify.

Tax Credits

Federal energy tax credit: 30 percent of cost, up to $1,500. See rules and requirements.