Puget Sound Energy - Multi-Family Efficiency Retrofit Program

July 26, 2023

Summary

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) offers incentives for multifamily retrofit projects. In order to participate, buildings must be be 5 or more attached units and located in the PSE electric or natural gas service territory.

PSE’s Multifamily Program incentives include a range of measures aimed at assisting existing multifamily buildings. There are prescriptive rebates for equipment such as windows, insulation, light fixtures, water heaters, furnaces, and heat pumps. Other custom and commercial prescriptive energy efficient upgrades may be available. Interested customers should contact a program representative for further information.

Certain other equipment may also be installed free of charge by a PSE representative including LED bulbs, showerheads, aerators, smart strips, water heater pipe insulation, refrigerators, and clothes washers.

 

Program Overview

Implementing Sector: Utility
Category: Financial Incentive
State: Washington
Incentive Type: Rebate Program
Web Site: https://www.pse.com/rebates/multifamily-retrofit
Administrator: Puget Sound Energy
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:
  • Clothes Washers
  • Dishwasher
  • Refrigerators/Freezers
  • Water Heaters
  • Lighting
  • Furnaces
  • Boilers
  • Heat pumps
  • Heat recovery
  • Programmable Thermostats
  • Duct/Air sealing
  • Building Insulation
  • Windows
  • Doors
  • Custom/Others pending approval
  • Insulation
  • LED Lighting
  • Tankless Water Heater
Incentive Amount: Electric Incentives
Line Voltage Thermostat: $50 per thermostat
Line Voltage Connected Smart Thermostat: $75 per Thermostat
ENERGY STAR® certified Smart Thermostat: $75 per thermostat
Common area lighting (nonresident controlled): up to 70% of project cost
In-unit TLED retrofit: $30 per lamp
In-unit occupancy sensor with TLED upgrade: $25 per sensor
In-unit fixture replacement: $80 per fixture Attic/Floor/Wall insulation: $0.50-$1.50 per sq. ft.
Attic/Crawlspace/Underfloor sealing: $1.00 per sq. ft., up to 100% of costs
Entry door weather stripping with air sealing: $75 per unit
Recessed light fixture cover: $40 per unit
ENERGY STAR® certified ventilation fan: $50 per unit
Single Pane Windows: $20-$30 per sq. ft.
Double Pane Windows: $3-$15 per sq. ft.
Ductless Heat Pump: $800 per unit
Packaged Terminal Heat Pump: $2,400 per unit
Heat Pump: $1,500 per unit
ENERGY STAR® Certified Front-loading Clothes Washer: $75 per unit
ENERGY STAR® certified clothes dryer: $50 per unit
Custom upgrades: $0.45 per kWH, up to 70% of total project cost

Natural Gas Incentives
ENERGY STAR qualified Smart Thermostat: $75 per thermostat
Entry door weather stripping with air sealing: $75 per unit
Recessed light fixture cover: $40 per unit
Attic/Crawlspace/Underfloor sealing: $1.00 per sq. ft., up to 100% of costs
Attic/Floor/Wall insulation: $0.50-$1.50 per sq. ft.
Single Pane Windows: $20-$30 per sq. ft.
Double Pane Windows: $3-$15 per sq. ft.
ENERGY STAR® or AHRI Certified Boiler: $700 per unit
ENERGY STAR® or AHRI Certified Furnace: $700 per unit
Integrated Space and Water Heater: $800 per system
ENERGY STAR® Certified Storage Tank Water Heater: $50 per unit
ENERGY STAR® Certified Storage Tankless Water Heater: $250 per unit
Custom upgrades: $7 per therm, up to 70% of project cost

FREE In-Unit Direct-Install Replacement Measures:
- TLED Replacement
- Advanced Power Strip
- Shower valve thermostatically controlled
- Bathtub spout thermostatically controlled
Equipment Requirements: See program website.

Incentives

This program has 7 incentives
Technologies: Windows, Doors
Sectors: Multifamily Residential
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of 3.00 $/square foot, The incentive has a minimum of 9.00 $/square foot
Technologies: Furnaces
Sectors: Multifamily Residential
Parameters: The incentive is 700.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Boilers
Sectors: Multifamily Residential
Parameters: The incentive is 700.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Building Insulation, Insulation
Sectors: Multifamily Residential
Parameters: The incentive has a minimum of 1.50 $/square foot
Technologies: Water Heaters
Sectors: Multifamily Residential
Parameters: The incentive is 50.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Heat pumps
Sectors: Multifamily Residential
Parameters: The incentive has a minimum of 800.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Tankless Water Heater
Sectors: Multifamily Residential
Parameters: The incentive is 250.00 $/Unit

Contact

Name: Energy Advisor
Organization: Puget Sound Energy
Address: 10885 NE 4th Street
Bellevue WA 98009-9734
Phone: (+18) 005-6214
Email: energyadvisor@pse.com

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.