Home Energy Solutions for Existing Homes
Administered by Energy Trust of Oregon
You can receive cash rebates for installing qualifying energy-efficient equipment like heat pumps, water heaters, insulation, windows, and solar panels in your home. Start by using Energy Trust's online Home Assessment Tool to get personalized recommendations, then work with a licensed trade ally contractor to complete the installation—Energy Trust may verify the work to confirm you receive your incentive. You must live within the service territory of Portland General Electric, Pacific Power, NW Natural, Cascade Natural Gas, or Avista, and income-qualified households may receive additional incentives.
Energy Trust of Oregon partners with licensed trade ally contractors to deliver rebates on a range of residential efficiency upgrades and solar installations, with incentive amounts varying by project type and measure. You'll need to ensure all equipment meets the program's stated efficiency requirements and be prepared for potential follow-up inspections by Energy Trust to verify installations. The program serves single-family, manufactured, townhouse, duplex, triplex, and fourplex homes across five utility service territories in Oregon.
Energy Trust of Oregon administers a portfolio rebate program covering efficiency measures, heat pumps, solar, and water heating for residential customers within five utility service territories (PGE, Pacific Power, NW Natural, Cascade, Avista). The program uses verification inspections post-installation, maintains an online assessment tool and contractor network, offers income-qualified incentive enhancements, and runs limited-time promotional offers to drive participation. Eligible sectors include single-family, multifamily, and low-income residential properties.
Program details
- Program ID
- 2426
- Last updated
- 5/30/2025
Eligibility
- Sectors
- residential multifamily residential low income residential
- Technologies
- solar photovoltaics clothes washers equipment insulation water heaters furnaces heat pumps air conditioners programmable thermostats building insulation windows other ee insulation lithium-ion
Program summary
Energy Trust of Oregon offers a variety of incentives and services through their Residential incentives program. All equipment eligible for incentives needs to meet the efficiency requirements stated in the program guidelines. Incentive amounts vary by project type with eligible residences including owned or rented single family, manufactured, townhouses, duplex, triplex, or fourplex homes. Customers can see all individual product incentives and eligibility requirements here. Income-qualified households may be provided additional incentives.
Homeowners may use Energy Trust's online Home Assessment Tool to receive personalized recommendations on how to improve energy efficiency. After the new measures have been installed by a licensed trade ally contractor, Energy Trust may request a follow-up inspection to verify the installation of all measures for which an incentive has been requested. To be eligible for these incentives, the home must be located within the service territory of Portland General Electric, Pacific Power, NW Natural, Cascade Natural Gas, or Avista.
In addition to the incentives mentioned above, Energy Trust has various limited-time offers for home energy efficiency improvements. Details about these incentives can be found on Energy Trust's Promotions page.
Contact & resources
- Contact email
- info@energytrust.org
- Additional resources
Please verify current program details with the administering agency before making any financial decisions.
