How much is the PSE heat pump rebate in 2026?

$1,500 for replacing electric resistance heating with a qualifying ducted or ductless heat pump, $2,400 with Efficiency Boost for income-qualified households, and $4,000 for income-qualified customers replacing PSE natural gas heating. Read on PSE’s rebate pages on October 4, 2026; all require a PSE Trade Ally or REP installer.

Can I get the PSE rebate if I install the heat pump myself or use my own contractor?

No. PSE’s pages say you may not use an out-of-network contractor or complete the work yourself; the rebate is available only through a PSE Trade Ally or Recommended Energy Professional, who applies it and files the paperwork.

I heat with gas. Does PSE pay for a heat pump?

Only through the income-qualified Moderate-Income Fuel-Switching program ($4,000) for single-family customers whose primary heat is PSE natural gas, or through the $1,500 hybrid heat pump rebate that keeps the gas furnace. The standard $1,500 conversion rebate is for electric resistance heating only.

Does PSE pay for a ductless mini-split?

Yes, under the same $1,500 / $2,400 conversion rebate, if your current heat is electric resistance and the new system is an AHRI-certified variable-speed inverter mini- or multi-split of at least ¾ ton with one indoor head in the main living area. Bedroom-only installations and systems using any ducting do not qualify.

What is PSE Efficiency Boost?

PSE’s income-qualified tier: the heat pump conversion rebate rises from $1,500 to $2,400 when your household meets PSE’s published income guidelines; you attest to eligibility with the installer on site. Manufactured-home customers may also qualify for a higher amount.

Is there a deadline for PSE heat pump rebates?

PSE publishes no program year. The income-qualified gas-to-heat-pump rebate requires the application within 30 days of installation; the standard conversion rebate is applied by the contractor as part of the job. We re-read PSE’s pages daily and will post any date PSE publishes.

Rebates by state / Washington / Puget Sound Energy

PSE Heat Pump Rebates 2026: $1,500, $2,400 Boost, $4,000 Income-Qualified From Gas

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

Puget Sound Energy pays $1,500 when a PSE Trade Ally or Recommended Energy Professional replaces your electric resistance heating with a qualifying ducted or ductless heat pump, $2,400 if your household qualifies for Efficiency Boost, and $4,000 for income-qualified customers who replace PSE natural gas heating with a heat pump. The rebate exists only through the contractor; out-of-network installers and do-it-yourself jobs get nothing. One rebate per single-family home, no existing heat pump, and for the gas program the application is due within 30 days of installation. Read on PSE’s pages on October 4, 2026.

Every figure on this page was read on Puget Sound Energy — Electric resistance to air-source heat pump conversion rebate on October 4, 2026. Service area: Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Renton, Kent, Tacoma-area PSE electric territory, Olympia, Bremerton, Bellingham and Whidbey Island, Washington. Program window: No program year published; the income-qualified gas-to-heat-pump rebate must be applied for within 30 days of installation.

On this page: Rebate table · The rule that decides everything · $1,500 for replacing electric resistance heat, ducted or ductless · Efficiency Boost · $4,000 to leave natural gas, for income-qualified single-family customers · Three more PSE heat pump pages we have read only in summary · How to apply · Deadlines · FAQ

PSE rebates at a glance

Measure	Home and current heating	Standard rebate	Income-qualified / note
Electric resistance to air-source heat pump (ducted or ductless)	PSE single-family electric customer; current primary heat is electric resistance (electric furnace, baseboards, wall heaters, radiant cable); no existing heat pump serving the main living area	$1,500	$2,400 with Efficiency Boost
Natural gas heating to air-source heat pump (ducted or ductless), income-qualified	PSE single-family natural gas customer; current primary heat is PSE natural gas (furnace, boiler or gas wall heater); gas equipment removed or cut-and-capped	$4,000	Income-qualified only; application within 30 days of install
Heat pump to heat pump upgrade (centrally ducted, out of warranty)	PSE single-family electric customer with an existing ducted all-electric heat pump	$1,500	$2,400 with Efficiency Boost — PSE page summary read Oct 4; full page at the next PSE cycle
Natural gas furnace to hybrid heat pump	PSE single-family natural gas or dual-fuel customer	$1,500	PSE page summary read Oct 4; full page at the next PSE cycle
Duvall Heat Pump Program: gas heating to electric heat pump	PSE customers in the Duvall program area	$8,000	PSE page summary read Oct 4 (application within 30 days); full page at the next PSE cycle

Official page: Puget Sound Energy — Electric resistance to air-source heat pump conversion rebate · Application: No customer form: the PSE Trade Ally or REP contractor applies; Efficiency Boost income is attested to the installer on site · 1-800-562-1482 (Energy Advisors, Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–5 p.m.)

The rule that decides everything: a PSE Trade Ally or REP must install it

Every PSE heat pump rebate page opens with the same sentence: you must use a contractor who is a PSE Recommended Energy Professional (REP) or PSE Trade Ally, and you may not use an out-of-network contractor or complete the work yourself. The rebate is “only available through the contractor working on your project” — there is no customer application for the standard heat pump rebates, and PSE warns that Trade Allies are independent contractors who cannot bind PSE. In practice the contractor confirms your eligibility, installs equipment that meets the national efficiency standard and is AHRI certified, applies the rebate and files the paperwork. Before you sign, call a PSE Energy Advisor at 1-800-562-1482 to confirm the company is in the network today; a contractor who was a Trade Ally last year may not be one now. Washington guides that describe a PSE rebate you can claim yourself after the fact describe a program that PSE’s pages do not offer.

$1,500 for replacing electric resistance heat, ducted or ductless

The core rebate is for homes that heat with electricity the expensive way: electric forced-air furnaces, baseboards, wall heaters or radiant cable, ceiling or floor heat, supplied by PSE. Replace that with a qualifying air-source heat pump and PSE pays $1,500, whether the new system is centrally ducted or a ductless mini-split. Three paths have their own rules. Zonal electric to ductless: the new system must be an AHRI-certified variable-speed mini- or multi-split with inverter technology, at least three-quarters of a ton in heating mode, with one indoor head in the main living area; bedroom-only and any ducted-air installations do not qualify. Electric furnace to ductless: the same equipment rules. Electric furnace to ducted: an AHRI-certified, centrally ducted, all-electric heat pump with electric-only auxiliary heat, compressor lockout disabled, and resistance backup locked out above a recommended 35°F. Homes with an existing heat pump serving the main living area are not eligible, and furnaces, boilers or wall heaters burning gas, propane or oil do not qualify here.

Efficiency Boost: $2,400 instead of $1,500, attested to the installer

PSE’s Efficiency Boost raises the heat pump conversion rebate from $1,500 to $2,400 for households that meet PSE’s income guidelines, published as an income qualification table on pse.com. All the standard requirements still apply; the difference is procedural. If you qualify, the Trade Ally or REP completing the project has you attest to your income eligibility on site, and the higher amount is applied to the same job. PSE also says customers in manufactured or mobile homes may qualify for a higher rebate through the same Efficiency Boost program. The table is organized by household size and county, so a household that misses the threshold in one county could qualify in another; check it before quotes, because the $900 difference is decided before installation, not after. We cite the table as PSE publishes it and have not reproduced its figures here; they change with federal income limits.

$4,000 to leave natural gas, for income-qualified single-family customers

The Moderate-Income Fuel-Switching Heat Pump Program is PSE’s largest residential heat pump rebate: $4,000 for an income-qualified single-family customer whose primary heating runs on PSE natural gas — a gas furnace, boiler or gas wall heater — and who replaces it with an AHRI-certified ducted or ductless heat pump. The gas equipment must be removed or decommissioned (cut and cap is allowed), the compressor lockout disabled or set at or below the balance point, backup resistance heat locked out at about 5°F above the balance point, and the resident given thermostat guidance. Homes with electric resistance or hybrid systems are not eligible, nor are homes or ADUs that already have a heat pump. PSE’s page has an eligibility checker that takes household size, gross monthly income and county. Two deadlines sit inside the rules: installation by a Trade Ally or REP, and the rebate application within 30 days of install. One rebate per residence, and it cannot exceed the pre-tax price of the equipment.

Three more PSE heat pump pages we have read only in summary

PSE publishes three further heat pump rebates that we read on October 4, 2026 only as the summaries PSE’s own pages expose to search, not in full, so we list them with their amounts and links and will read the pages at the next PSE cycle. A heat pump upgrade rebate pays $1,500, or $2,400 with Efficiency Boost, to replace an existing centrally ducted all-electric heat pump that is outside its manufacturer’s warranty; zonal resistance, ductless and dual-fuel systems do not qualify. A hybrid heat pump rebate pays $1,500 to pair a new or existing natural gas furnace with a hybrid heat pump, for single-family gas or dual-fuel customers. And a Duvall Heat Pump Program pays $8,000 to replace natural gas heating with an electric heat pump for customers in that program’s area, with the application due within 30 days of install. Treat those three figures as PSE states them, and confirm the details on PSE’s pages before quoting them to a contractor.

How to apply, step by step

Identify your current primary heating fuel and type: electric resistance, PSE natural gas, or an existing heat pump decide which rebate, if any, applies.
Find a PSE Trade Ally or REP through pse.com/en/rebates/find-a-contractor, or call 1-800-562-1482 to confirm a contractor you already have is in the network.
For Efficiency Boost or the $4,000 gas program, check PSE’s income table or eligibility checker before you get quotes; you attest to income with the installer.
Ask for the rebate on the quote with the AHRI certificate number, the lockout settings and, for ductless, the indoor head in the main living area.
For the gas-to-heat-pump rebate, make sure the contractor files within 30 days of installation and that the gas equipment is removed or cut and capped.

Deadlines for PSE

No program year published — PSE heat pump rebates: no program year published; the $4,000 gas-to-heat-pump rebate must be applied for within 30 days of installation

Sources and method

Each source below was read in full on October 4, 2026; the amounts on this page are the utility’s own unless marked reported, in which case they come from the utility’s participating contractors and are flagged for confirmation. The official page is re-read automatically every day; a change reaches this page, the Washington page, the deadlines and the news feed together, after it is read again by hand. Data for this page are in utilities.json (CC BY 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How much is the PSE heat pump rebate in 2026?: $1,500 for replacing electric resistance heating with a qualifying ducted or ductless heat pump, $2,400 with Efficiency Boost for income-qualified households, and $4,000 for income-qualified customers replacing PSE natural gas heating. Read on PSE’s rebate pages on October 4, 2026; all require a PSE Trade Ally or REP installer.
Can I get the PSE rebate if I install the heat pump myself or use my own contractor?: No. PSE’s pages say you may not use an out-of-network contractor or complete the work yourself; the rebate is available only through a PSE Trade Ally or Recommended Energy Professional, who applies it and files the paperwork.
I heat with gas. Does PSE pay for a heat pump?: Only through the income-qualified Moderate-Income Fuel-Switching program ($4,000) for single-family customers whose primary heat is PSE natural gas, or through the $1,500 hybrid heat pump rebate that keeps the gas furnace. The standard $1,500 conversion rebate is for electric resistance heating only.
Does PSE pay for a ductless mini-split?: Yes, under the same $1,500 / $2,400 conversion rebate, if your current heat is electric resistance and the new system is an AHRI-certified variable-speed inverter mini- or multi-split of at least ¾ ton with one indoor head in the main living area. Bedroom-only installations and systems using any ducting do not qualify.
What is PSE Efficiency Boost?: PSE’s income-qualified tier: the heat pump conversion rebate rises from $1,500 to $2,400 when your household meets PSE’s published income guidelines; you attest to eligibility with the installer on site. Manufactured-home customers may also qualify for a higher amount.
Is there a deadline for PSE heat pump rebates?: PSE publishes no program year. The income-qualified gas-to-heat-pump rebate requires the application within 30 days of installation; the standard conversion rebate is applied by the contractor as part of the job. We re-read PSE’s pages daily and will post any date PSE publishes.

The full picture for the state — every program, the federal status and the corrections log — is on Washington heat pump rebates. All utilities we cover: utility rebate pages.