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Insulation Professional Install

Insulation

Many older homes may be missing a simple but essential part of the energy-efficiency formula: insulation. Properly insulating your floors, walls and attic keeps you comfortable throughout the year, reduces outside noise, saves energy and reduces your heating and cooling costs. Before beginning an insulation project, it’s recommended that you have an experienced contractor perform an air leakage test and seal any air leaks in your home to maximize the performance of your insulation.   

Energy Trust offers cash incentives for insulating your home. Read more below about applying for cash incentives and hiring a contractor. (Plan to do the work yourself? Go here.) 

Energy Trust Incentives

Each insulation incentive can only be paid one time per home, regardless of ownership.

Electric- and gas-heated homes:

  • Attic/ceiling: $0.25 per square foot
  • Floor: $0.30 per square foot
  • Rim joist: $0.30 per square foot
  • Wall: $0.30 per square foot
  • Knee wall: $0.30 per square foot
  • Duct insulation: 50 percent of cost, up to $100
  • Boiler pipe insulation: $0.50 per linear foot

Example, in a typical 1,200-square-foot house, incentive paid for ceiling insulation would be $300, and $360 for floor insulation, if all requirements are met. Even more cash back is available for insulating rim joists, walls, knee walls, ducts and boiler pipes.

Save even more in your electric- or gas-heated home with our Home Comfort Bonus Package.

To qualify for this incentive:

Area Existing Insulate to
Attic/ceiling insulation R-19 or less       R-38
Floor insulation R-11 or less R-30 or fill floor cavity
Rim joist insulation R-4 or less R-15 or fill cavity
Wall insulation R-4 or less R-11 or fill wall cavity; all heated exterior wall surfaces must be insulated
Knee wall insulation R-4 or less R-15 for 2x4 cavities; R-21 for 2x6 cavities; Cover attic side of wall with vapor permeable air barrier
Duct insulation R-2 or less R-11; must be sealed before insulation is applied. Must be installed by a PTCS-certified contractor.
Boiler pipe insulation R-2 or less R-8

Before installation, encourage your contractor to read the Weatherization Specifications Manual for full insulation guidelines.

Incentive offer is subject to availability of funding and may change.

Tax Credits

Oregon Residential Energy Tax Credit: Potential Oregon tax credit may be available. View availability and requirements. Ask your tax professional for complete details.

Federal energy tax credit: Potential federal tax credit may be available. View availability and requirements. Ask your tax professional for complete details.

Oregon customers heating their homes with electricity or natural gas from Portland General Electric, Pacific Power, NW Natural or Cascade Natural Gas can participate.

NW Natural customers in Washington who heat their homes with natural gas can receive our incentives.

Oregon homes that heat with oil, propane, kerosene, butane or wood can conduct their own energy audit and apply for cash rebates for installed weatherization upgrades through the Oregon Department of Energy's SHOW (State Home Oil Weatherization) program.

Energy Trust does not pay incentives for energy-efficient improvements that are mandated for building code compliance, such as remodeling, renovation or new additions to the home.

Follow these easy steps to get cash for installing insulation in your home:

1: Establish your eligibility.

2: Select a contractor and have the work done.
To receive an Energy Trust cash incentive, Oregon customers can contact a qualified, energy-efficiency trained Energy Trust trade ally contractor or any contractor with a current Oregon Construction Contractors Board, CCB, license.

NW Natural customers in Washington can also use an Energy Trust contractor or any other licensed contractor with a current Washington contractor’s license.

If you plan to apply for the Home Comfort Package, you must install attic, wall and floor insulation, seal air leaks, and work with a trade ally contractor to install your upgrades.

3: Sign and submit your incentive application within 90 days of installation. Often, your contractor will help you complete the application form.
Mail or fax your signed and completed incentive application form—along with your contractor's invoice marked “paid in full”—to:

Mail:
Energy Trust of Oregon
Existing Homes
P.O. Box 40508
Portland, OR 97240

Fax: 1.866.516.7592

Please allow six to eight weeks for incentive processing and payment.

Questions? Call us at 1.866.368.7878.

Oregon Customers

Please mail or fax Form 320WI (along with your contractor’s invoice marked “paid in full”).

Oregon Small Multifamily Customers (2-4 units)

Please mail or fax Form 320U (along with your contractor's invoice marked "paid in full").

NW Natural Customers in Washington

Please mail or fax Form 320WA (along with your contractor's invoice marked "paid in full").