For customers with electrically heated homes, you have a choice of how to pay for eligible energy-saving home improvements.
PUD customers who have electric heat and want to install 1) insulation in their floor, ceiling, or walls, 2) insulated windows, 3) a heat pump, 4) duct sealing & insulation, and/or 5) thermostats.Work must be completed by a PUD-registered installer or by the homeowner to PUD specifications. All work must be authorized by the PUD before any work is started.
Loans
With no administrative fee and no appraisal, the loan term is up to 10 years with no prepayment penalty. The interest rate is a low 2.9 percent. The minimum loan is $1,000, and the minimum monthly payment is $50. Loans are subject to approval of credit.
Cash Incentives
Each incentive payment is a one-time-per-measure offer, and the amount depends on the measure installed (see below). Multi-unit buildings that are three stories or less and contain four or less residential living units are also eligible to apply.
| Eligible Measures |
PUD Maximum Incentive |
| Attic insulation |
50% of job cost up to $1,200 |
| Floor insulation |
50% of job cost up to $1,800 |
| Wall insulation |
50% of job cost up to $1,000 |
| Duct sealing & insulation |
50% of job cost up to $400 |
| Glass metal frame to DP* vinyl |
$3.00 / sq. ft. up to $1,000 |
| Thermostats: |
| Licensed electrician installer |
100% of job cost up to $50 |
| Owner installed |
100% of job cost up to $25 |
| Heat pumps – air source |
50% of job cost up to $450 |
| Heat pumps - geothermal |
50% of job cost up to $1,500 |
*Note: "DP" means double pane.
Snohomish County Public Utility District No. 1