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Washington State Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (State HEAR) open

Administered by local administrators (cities, counties, PUDs, tribes and nonprofits) with grants from the Washington State Department of Commerce.

Washington's own appliance rebate, paid for by the state's carbon market, runs through 40 local administrators that Commerce awarded $39.3 million. Each sets its own amounts for heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, induction cooking and panel upgrades, for households up to 150% of area median income. Where nobody won a grant, there is no program.

source · verified 2 October 2026 · amounts in US dollars

What it pays

Some of the 40 administrators and their awards
AdministratorAward
WOW Women Tri-cities$4,589,587
King County$3,775,416
South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity$3,071,333
HopeSource$2,011,954
City of Seattle$1,616,516
Jefferson County PUD No. 1$1,325,704
Clallam County PUD No. 1$1,127,000
Inland Power and Light Company$1,001,482
City of Richland$971,000
City of Tacoma$637,000
City of Vancouver$500,000

No published cap — and that is the honest answer

Commerce publishes no rebate amounts. Each administrator decides what it pays and who it serves, within the state's rules, so the same heat pump can earn different money in neighboring counties.

Equipment the program can pay for

  • Heat pumps for heating and cooling: ducted, ductless, package terminal and ground-source
  • Heat pump water heaters
  • Induction cooking equipment
  • Heat pump clothes dryers, washer and dryer sets and combined washer-dryers
  • Electrical panel and wiring upgrades needed for the new electric equipment

Who is eligible

income
Up to 150% of area median income for your county, by HUD's income limits.
also
Small businesses and nonprofits with 50 employees or fewer, and licensed adult family homes.
renters
Yes, single and multifamily households including renters, where the local administrator serves them.
equipment
ENERGY STAR or AHRI certified.

Where the application goes

Apply to the local administrator for your area. Commerce says it will post each one's contact details once its contract is final; if none is listed, either a contract is pending or no one serves your area.

Where the application goes
If this is youApply here
Awardees and updatescommerce.wa.gov
King County Energizekingcounty.gov

The thing most pages get wrong

This is not the federal HEAR. Washington's federal appliance rebate is called HARP and has not launched; State HEAR is a separate program funded by the Climate Commitment Act, and it is paying now through local administrators.

Not everywhere

Snohomish County PUD applied for this round and was not awarded any money; its first round, which gave 1,429 households free washers, dryers, water heaters and ranges, closed in 2025. Check the awardee list for your county before counting on a rebate.

How much money

Commerce says it invested about $73.5 million from the Climate Commitment Act in 55 programs in 2024 and 2025, and expects to invest $30.1 million more.

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