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Snohomish PUD pays $1,800 and $2,500 for ducted heat pumps on the invoice; its two pages give two water heater amounts

By Ionel Glogoveanu, editor. Every figure on this page was checked against the official source on the date shown.

Published October 4, 2026. Facts read on the official source on October 4, 2026.

SnoPUD’s heating page, read October 4: $1,800 ducted, $2,500 inverter-driven, taken off a registered contractor’s invoice; electric heat required; HPWH $2,500 vs $1,000.

We read Snohomish County PUD’s residential rebate pages in full on October 4, 2026 and published a utility page for them. The heating page, last modified July 1, 2026, lists two heat pump rebates: $1,800 for a ducted conversion rated at least 7.5 HSPF2 and 13.8 SEER2, and $2,500 for a ducted inverter-driven system rated at least 8.5 HSPF2 and 13.8 SEER2. Both are instant: a PUD registered contractor includes the rebate in the customer’s bill, then files the application and is paid by the PUD after inspection. Electric heat must be the primary heating source, and the home must be a single-family or manufactured home, a townhouse, or a condo in a building of up to four units.

Two things are not on the page. There is no ductless (mini-split) rebate, although regional news coverage from earlier years described a $1,200 SnoPUD ductless rebate, and there is no program year, end date or funding cap. The only time limit the PUD publishes sits on its retail product rebates: applications and receipts within 90 days of the invoice.

The two official pages also disagree on heat pump water heaters. The heating page invites customers to “save up to $2,500 on a water heater” through a Registered Trade Ally; the dedicated water heater page, modified June 24, 2026, offers “up to $1,000” for a qualifying replacement claimed online, one per account every five years. We publish both figures with their pages and dates and do not guess at the reason.

What this means for you

If you heat with electricity in Everett, Lynnwood, Marysville or anywhere else in Snohomish County, the rebate reaches you only through a PUD registered contractor and only as a line on the invoice — check both before you sign. If you heat with gas, SnoPUD’s heat pump rebate does not apply; PSE’s program is the one to ask about. For a heat pump water heater, ask the PUD which amount applies before you buy.