How Snohomish County PUD Heat Pump Rebates Actually Work
Snohomish County PUD pays instant rebates on high-efficiency heat pumps — the money comes off your bill rather than arriving months later. There are real eligibility rules, and the rebate has to be processed by a PUD-registered contractor. ExactAir is completing that registration now, so we can't apply this particular rebate to your job yet — we'd rather tell you here than at the end.
Ask if you qualify: (425) 232-9878What the PUD actually pays
Current as of July 2026, straight from Snohomish County PUD. Rebate programs change — if you're reading this later, call us and we'll confirm today's figures before you plan around them.
$1,800
Ducted heat pump — conversion
Minimum 7.5 HSPF2 / 13.8 SEER2
$2,500
Ducted heat pump — inverter-driven
Minimum 8.5 HSPF2 / 13.8 SEER2
The catch nobody mentions
This rebate is for homes heated primarily by electricity — electric furnaces and electric baseboard heat. If you heat with gas, you generally won't qualify for it. We'd rather tell you that on this page than after we've been out to your house.
The work also has to be done by a PUD-registered contractor, and the equipment has to hit the efficiency ratings above. Both of those are on us to get right, not you.
Four steps, and we handle three of them
We check whether you qualify
The PUD rebate is for Snohomish County PUD customers whose home is heated primarily by electricity. We'll look at your setup before you spend a dollar and tell you straight if you don't qualify.
We size the system properly
The rebate requires specific efficiency ratings (HSPF2/SEER2). We spec equipment that clears the threshold and actually suits your home — not the biggest box we can sell you.
The rebate is instant, through a registered contractor
PUD rebates come off your initial bill rather than being claimed back later — but only when the work is done by a contractor registered with the PUD.
Where we stand today
ExactAir is completing PUD contractor registration. Until that's finished we can't apply this particular rebate to your job, and we'd rather say so up front than surprise you at the end. Ask us where it stands — and check current figures with the PUD Energy Hotline on 425-783-1700.
Everett is a heating town that's starting to need cooling
A heat pump is the one system that does both — and it's why Washington is pushing homes toward them.
It heats through a Snohomish winter
Modern cold-climate heat pumps keep working well below freezing. This isn't the technology your neighbour complained about fifteen years ago.
It cools in July, too
Roughly half of Washington homes have no air conditioning at all. A heat pump solves both problems with one piece of equipment and one install.
It's where the state is heading
Washington's energy code now pushes heat pumps for most new home construction. Converting now, with a rebate, beats converting later without one.
Considering your options? See how we install and service heat pumps, or look at real jobs we've finished.
Straight answers about the PUD rebate
As of July 2026, Snohomish County PUD offers $1,800 for a ducted conversion heat pump (minimum 7.5 HSPF2 / 13.8 SEER2) and $2,500 for a ducted inverter-driven heat pump (minimum 8.5 HSPF2 / 13.8 SEER2). Amounts and efficiency requirements change, so confirm the current figures with the PUD Energy Hotline at 425-783-1700 or ask us and we'll check for you.
Probably not. The PUD heat pump rebate requires that electricity is your home's primary heating source — it's designed to convert homes off electric furnaces and electric baseboard heat. If you heat with gas, you're generally not eligible for this particular rebate. We'll tell you that honestly rather than let you find out at the end.
You need to own a single-family home, a manufactured home, or a townhouse or condo in a building with up to four attached dwellings. (Townhomes that don't vertically overlap are exempt from the unit cap.) The work must be done by a PUD-registered contractor.
No. PUD heat pump rebates are instant. A registered contractor builds the rebate into your initial bill and then claims it from the PUD afterwards, so the savings come off your price at the start.
The federal 25C credit (up to $2,000 for heat pumps) and the 25D credit expired on December 31, 2025, and there is no direct replacement in place for 2026. Other federal and state programs continue to evolve. We won't quote you a federal number we can't stand behind — check the current status with your tax professional, and we'll always tell you what we actually know.
It depends on your home's size, ductwork, and electrical panel — anyone who quotes you a firm price before seeing the house is guessing. What we can promise is a written good/better/best quote so you see the real out-the-door number before you commit to anything. We'll also tell you exactly which incentives you can claim and which you can't, including any we're not currently able to process ourselves.
Yes. Modern cold-climate heat pumps are designed for exactly this climate and keep working well below freezing. A heat pump also cools in summer, which matters more in Everett every year — many homes here have no air conditioning at all.
Rebate details above are from Snohomish County PUD and were verified in July 2026. Programs and amounts change — confirm current figures with the PUD Energy Hotline at 425-783-1700, or ask us and we'll check before you plan around the number.
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