Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative » Residential Rebates » Air Source Heat Pump Rebate
Offered to Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative residential members who meet eligibility requirements.
Pre-approval is strongly encouraged, please apply before work is scheduled.
Eligible homes
- Existing single-family Site Built (4 units or less) or Manufactured homes.
- ONLY homes with existing Electric Forced Air Furnace qualify.
- New residential construction and multifamily buildings are not eligible.
Qualified projects
- The home has an existing Electric Forced-Air Furnace.
- The new, centrally-ducted Air Source Heat Pump is the first heat pump in the home.
- A licensed contractor performs the heat pump installation.
- The contractor provides the new heat pump’s certificate or reference number from AHRI (Air conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute).
- The AHRI certificate demonstrates the minimum efficiency requirement.
Minimum efficiency requirement
7.5 HSPF2 and 14.3 SEER2
or
8.8 HSPF and 15 SEER
Amounts
Non-Variable Speed: $1,250
Variable Speed: $1,560
Rebate will not exceed 70% of total project cost.
Required documents
- Please submit the AHRI information with the pre-approval.
- If the actual installed model differs from the one specified in the pre-approval, new AHRI information is required with the final paperwork.
- Rebates cannot be finalized without AHRI information.
- Manufacturer specifications must be provided to show whether the heat pump is variable speed or inverter driven, or non-variable speed.
- The final invoice must show the exact, complete model number of the outdoor unit installed.
Upgrades, replacements, and new construction
Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative offers an Air Source Heat Pump Upgrade/Replacement for projects that are not eligible for the Electric Forced Air Furnace Conversion requirements.
The Upgrades/Replacements rebate is open to homes with any existing heat source, including an old heat pump. New construction homes are eligible.
Last Update: 12/10/25