Did you know that up to 50 percent of your home’s energy costs may be going directly to heating and cooling? Energy efficient heating and cooling equipment that’s sized and installed to best practices can keep your home more comfortable year–round and may save you money. Idaho Power provides cash incentives from $250 to $1,000 to residential customers who install a qualified heat pump, or a $150 incentive for qualified evaporative coolers.

The following provides information on the various incentives and qualifications available to residential customers.

Replacing an existing system with a new air source heat pump:

Air Source Heat Pump Incentives For Existing Homes

Air Source Heat Pump Incentive For New Home Construction

Qualifications

• Program guidelines for air source heat pumps.
• Work must be performed by a participating contractor.
• Your participating contractor will review additional qualifications.

Footnotes:

1	New construction and existing homes with oil or propane forced air furnaces must be in areas where natural gas is not available.
2	Supplemental heat for heat pump must be electric.
3	$800 effective in Idaho for installations on/after March 1, 2013. Prior to March 1, 2013, incentive remains $400.

 

Replacing an existing system with a new open loop water source heat pump:

Open Loop Water Source Heat Pump Incentives For Existing Homes

Open Loop Water Source Heat Pump Incentive For New Home Construction

Qualifications

• Program guidelines for open loop water source heat pumps.
• Work must be performed by a participating contractor.
• Your participating contractor will review additional qualifications.

Footnotes:

1	New construction and existing homes with oil or propane forced air furnaces must be in areas where natural gas is not available.
2	Supplemental heat for heat pump must be electric.

 

Installing An Evaporative Cooler:

Evaporative Cooler Incentive

Qualifications

• Evaporative Cooler must have a minimum of 2500 CFM airflow.
• Evaporative cooler incentive application form (PDF)