Grays Harbor PUD
PO Box 480
2720 Sumner Ave
Aberdeen, WA 98520

360-532-4220
800-562-7726

Commercial Heat Pump Upgrade & Conversion Program

Commercial Heat Pump Upgrade & Conversion Program logo
GHPUD is offering incentives for qualified air-source heat pump upgrades or conversions in commercial buildings under 50,000 SQFT. If your heat pump is over 10 years old, you can save up to 20% on your heating and cooling costs when you install a new model that has earned the ENERGY STAR label.*

*Source: energystar.gov
  • Available for buildings up to 50,000 SQFT
  • Must replace an existing heat pump or an electric heating system

Incentive Information

Heat Pump Conversion (Replacing electric resistance heating system).
$1,000/ton

Heat Pump Upgrade (Replacing an older existing heat pump system or new construction).
$150/ton

ARI rated cooling capacity will be used to determine tonnage, rounded up or down to the nearest whole ton.

*Grays Harbor PUD reserves the right to revise program rules and guidelines, including discontinuing all or part of the available incentives at any time and without prior notice. All projects once approved, will be subject to the guidelines and incentives in place at the time of approval.
Eligibility
HEAT PUMP CONVERSION

• BPA Qualified Commercial Heat Pump Tool must be completed.
• 50,000 square feet or less conditioned building area.
• Consume less than 600,000 kWh annually.
• Heating type is electric resistance (gas is not eligible).
• New heat pump is air to air system, and meets all applicable CEE Tier 1 or Tier 2 performance specifications (e.g. both EER and IEER).

HEAT PUMP UPGRADE

• An existing building or new construction.
• 50,000 square feet or less conditioned building area.
• Electric heat (gas is not eligible)
• New heat pump is an air to air system, less than 20 tons of cooling capacity, and meets all applicable CEE Tier 1 or Tier 2 performance specifications (e.g., both EER and IEER).

Contractors must be on the District's approved contractor list or members of the Air Northwest Trade Ally Network.

*PRE-APPROVAL REQUIRED
Steps to Participate
1. Contact Energy services at Grays Harbor PUD for more information and to determine eligibility.
2. Contact a contractor or vendor on the District's approved contractor list or Air Northwest Trade Ally Network to request quotes.
3. Submit application, Heat Pump Project Information Form or Heat Pump Tool, contractor bids and technical information.
4. Pre-approval by Grays Harbor PUD for projects must be obtained prior to material purchase and installation.
5. Upon project completion the contractor or customer will notify Grays Harbor PUD, and provide all paid invoices and other documentation associated with the project.
6. Grays Harbor PUD will conduct a final inspection of the project to verify the project and compliance with the proposal. The rebate will be processed once the inspection is completed.

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