HVAC

Get cash incentives and technical expertise for upgrading your heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC) and other equipment at your Washington business.

You can choose a Wattsmart® Business Vendor or an independent energy consultant for technical expertise.

Apply now or check your application status with your Pacific Power My Account

Are you a vendor, landlord, or don’t have a Pacific Power My Account set up? Or do you want to proceed as a guest (limited website functionality)?

Heating and cooling incentives in Washington

  1. Get more information and obtain a heating and cooling incentive application package from us or a Wattsmart Business Vendor or apply online. 
    Advanced rooftop unit controls incentive application
    Air conditioning and heat pump incentive application
    Chiller incentive application
    Evaporative cooling incentive application
    Heating and cooling misc. incentive application
    New construction/major renovation application
  2. Purchase and install a qualifying unit at an eligible location.
  3. Submit your incentive application package with IRS Form W-9.
  4. Receive incentive check within 45 days of completion of step 3.

Apply now or check your application status with your Pacific Power My Account

Are you a vendor, landlord, or don’t have a Pacific Power My Account set up? Or do you want to proceed as a guest (limited website functionality)?

Advanced rooftop unit controls

  1. Obtain an advanced rooftop unit controls incentive application package from us or a Wattsmart Business Vendor or apply online.  Pre-approval is recommended but not required for advanced rooftop unit control applications.
  2. Purchase and install qualifying controls at an eligible location.
  3. Submit your incentive application package with IRS Form W-9.
  4. Receive incentive check within 45 days of completion of step 3.

Benefits of advanced rooftop unit controls

  • Lower utility costs – you can see on average 25 to 60 percent in energy savings.
  • Lower maintenance costs
  • Optimize system performance through remote monitoring
  • Enhance indoor air quality
  • Improve comfort

Advanced Rooftop Unit Controls brochure

 

Apply now or check your application status with your Pacific Power My Account

Are you a vendor, landlord, or don’t have a Pacific Power My Account set up? Or do you want to proceed as a guest (limited website functionality)?

HVAC variable frequency drives

  1. Obtain an HVAC VFD incentive application package from us or a Wattsmart Business Vendor or apply online.
  2. Purchase and install a qualifying unit at an eligible location.
  3. Submit your incentive application package with IRS Form W-9.
  4. Receive incentive check within 45 days of completion of step 3.

Apply now or check your application status with your Pacific Power My Account

Are you a vendor, landlord, or don’t have a Pacific Power My Account set up? Or do you want to proceed as a guest (limited website functionality)?

HVAC check up

HVAC Check‐up incentives are available to customers implementing qualifying measures to their rooftop units (RTUs) through approved HVAC Check-up vendors. The initial assessment is free and details steps for participation.

  1. Schedule a free facility assessment with a Wattsmart HVAC Check-up Approved Vendor. To find an Approved Vendor, call us toll free at 1-855-805-7231 or use the Find A Vendor tool.
  2. Review vendor recommendations and choose whether you want to move forward with any or all the recommendations. The approved HVAC Check-up vendor will guide you through the implementation process, gather needed data for incentives, and provide the necessary documentation for incentive payment. Complete and sign the Wattsmart Business General Application. You can choose to assign your incentive to the approved HVAC Check-up vendor and he or she will pass 100 percent of the eligible incentive as a credit on their invoice to you.
  3. Approved Vendor installs your selected energy improvements. Pacific Power may request to inspect your improvements to verify energy savings and the quality of installations.
  4. Your Approved Vendor submits your incentive application package.
  5. Receive incentive check within 45 days of completion of step 4.
  6. Enjoy energy savings, improved comfort, and performance! With heating and cooling accounting for 40-50% of typical business energy use, you can rest assured that regular maintenance or improvements to your business HVAC system will positively impact your bottom line for years.

To schedule a no-cost rooftop unit HVAC system Check-up, call us toll free at 1-855-805-7231, email us, or contact one of our approved vendors.

* Provide your tax ID in a completed W-9 form so we (or our program administrator) can prepare a 1099-Misc. (if required) following the incentive payment. 

Measure

Baseline Equipment Requirements

New Equipment Eligibility Requirements

Incentive

Maintenance agreement

Must have existing RTU used for comfort cooling

3-year maintenance agreements only. Agreements must include a minimum of two system checks per year (heating and cooling seasons), one condenser coil cleaning per year, and a thermostat reprogramming and calibration.

 

 

$75/ RTU

Connected Thermostat

Must have existing RTU used for comfort cooling. Existing thermostat must be a non-connected thermostat in applicable spaces. Excludes lodging, 24/7 operations, semi-conditioned spaces

 

 

Must replace non-connected thermostat;

Qualified connected thermostat must have these capabilities:

  • Multiple temperature set-back schedules
  • Fan-mode scheduling (continuous-on versus auto mode)
  • Limited-duration over-rides (reverts to programming after 24 hours)
  • Operational, web-connected remote monitoring and programming
  • Web-connected
  • Automatic restoration after power outage
  • Support multiple cooling stages

$350/Thermostat

Economizer Repair

Must have existing RTU used for comfort cooling

Must be fully functional

$150/RTU

Economizer Replacement

Must have existing RTU used for comfort cooling

Must be fully functional

$150/RTU

Proper Refrigerant Charge

Must have existing RTU used for comfort cooling

Must meet manufacturer specifications

$35/Ton RTU Capacity

Incentives are capped at 70 percent of qualifying Energy Efficiency Measure Costs. Qualifying Energy Efficiency Measure Costs are subject to Pacific Power approval. 

 

Only certain vendors are authorized to offer HVAC Check-up incentives. Pacific Power does not warrant the performance of qualifying installed equipment or the quality of the installation provided by the approved vendor. You are solely responsible for any contract with and the performance of any vendor you have chosen to work with. One incentive is available per qualifying measure.

This offer is available to facilities receiving electric service from Pacific Power in Washington on one of the following retail general service schedules: 24, 29, 33, 36, 40, 47T, 48T, 51, 53 and 54. The eligible facility's customer, building owner, or tenant/electricity user may participate. Owner/tenant arrangements are the responsibility of the owner and tenant. Approved contractors will verify eligibility upon scheduling your HVAC Check-up.

Eligibility is subject to change.

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Custom incentives

Doing something that’s not on the list? Larger and more complex projects may qualify for a custom analysis. Note: Custom incentives require pre-approval.

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Lighting and controls

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Appliances

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