HVAC and Water Heating Equipment
Choosing energy-efficient HVAC and water heating equipment can lower operations and maintenance costs. Energy Trust offers cash incentives to help reduce upfront costs and make upgrades more affordable.
Choosing energy-efficient HVAC and water heating equipment can lower operations and maintenance costs. Energy Trust offers cash incentives to help reduce upfront costs and make upgrades more affordable.
By upgrading your inefficient HVAC and water heating equipment, you can increase your ROI over time. Explore incentives and start saving today.
See available incentives for HVAC and water heating equipment in the following table. Download the Oregon Existing Buildings Incentive Application to review equipment specifications and requirements before purchasing equipment.
| Equipment | Incentive |
|---|---|
| Infrared Radiant Heaters | $4.00-$5.00 per kBtu/h input |
| Advanced Rooftop Controls (ARC) – Lite Retrofit | $200 per ton |
| Advanced Rooftop Controls (ARC) – Full Retrofit | $300 per ton |
| Steam Traps | $400 per repaired steam trap (50 psig or less) |
| $500 per repaired steam trap (psig more than 50, less than 200) | |
| $500 per replaced steam trap (less than 200 psig) | |
| Steam Traps at Dry Cleaners | $350 per each replaced steam trap |
| Commercial Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) | $800 each |
| Commercial Condensing Tank Water Heater | $3.50 per kBtu/h input |
| Commercial Condensing Tankless Water Heater under 200 kBtu/h | $140 each |
| Commercial Condensing Tankless Water Heater/Boiler at least 200 kBtu/h | $1.40 per kBtu/h input |
| Gas-fired High-Efficiency Condensing HVAC Boiler | $6.50 per kBtu/h input |
| Modulating Boiler Burner | $10 per kBtu/h of burner-rated capacity |
| Hydronic Heating Circulator Pumps, Variable Speed ECM | $250-$750 per pump |
| Commercial Ductless Heat Pump – New or Replacement | $300 per ton |
| Ductless Heat Pump (lodging only) | $500 per ton of cooling capacity |
| Packaged Terminal Heat Pump (PTHP) | $800 each |
| Commercial Smart Thermostat | $400-$500 each |
| Commercial Condensing Gas Furnace | $8.25 per kBtu/h input |
| Commercial Pump VFD, New | $200-$1,100 per installed VFD |
| Commercial Irrigation Pump VFD, New or Retrofit | $750-$6,000 per installed VFD |
| Forced Circulation Generator Block Heater – New or Replacement | $320 per unit for electric resistance type |
| Forced Circulation Generator Block Heater – Retrofit (Upgrading existing, functional equipment) | $320-$1,400 per unit for electric resistance type |
| $12,000-$22,000 per unit for heat pump type | |
| Domestic Hot Water (DHW) Recirculation Pump Controls | $180 - $1,400 per system |
Incentives are subject to funding availability and may change.
| Equipment | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Infrared Radiant Heaters | • Must be natural gas-fired, low intensity, non-condensing and positive pressure system • Indoor area use only, no greater than 20,000 square feet • Site must receive gas from a participating utility |
| Advanced Rooftop Controls (ARC) - Lite Retrofit | • Business must meet minimum annual operating hours requirements • Existing system must have a nominal cooling capacity of at least 5 tons • Existing system must have a single speed supply fan or motor • Existing systems equipped with a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) do not qualify. Existing systems with economizers do not qualify • Installed equipment must have a VFD and controller for variable speed fan operation. Installed equipment controls must be listed on BPA qualifying product list |
| Advanced Rooftop Controls (ARC) - Full Retrofit | • Business has at least 500 annual operating hours • Existing system must have a nominal cooling capacity of at least 5 tons • Existing system must have a single speed supply fan • Existing systems equipped with a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) or a CO2 sensor for Demand Control Ventilation (DCV) do not qualify. Existing systems with economizers do not qualify • Installed equipment must have a controller with digital, integrated economizer with either differential dry-bulb or differential enthalpy with fixed dry-bulb high-limit shutoff • Installed equipment must have a controller with DCV with proportional control based on CO2 sensor reading • Installed equipment controls listed on BPA qualifying product list |
| Steam Traps | • Must replace or repair a failed, open existing steam trap • Must be installed on a gas-fired steam boiler system served by a participating gas utility • All steam traps in the system must be tested for failure status prior to replacement or repair • All systems must be no greater than 200 psig • For repaired traps, invoices for steam trap repair parts are required |
| Steam Traps at Dry Cleaners | • Must replace steam trap(s). Existing equipment may be operating or failed • Steam trap repairs do not qualify • Must be installed on a gas-fired steam boiler system served by participating gas utility • Dry cleaner systems must have 75 to 125 psig • Dry cleaner properties must provide details of last steam trap replacement and previous incentives received for steam trap replacement |
| Commercial Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) | • Tank size must be between 40 to 120 gallons • HPWH must meet minimum efficiency specifications outlined in the NEEA Advanced Water Heater Specification Version 7.0, or must be listed on the NEEA qualified product list • Must be installed according to manufacturer’s recommendations • Must have a back-up resistance heating element • Water heating fuel must be provided by a participating utility |
| Commercial Condensing Tank Water Heater | • Gas-condensing, storage-type water heater must have an integral tank volume at least 10 gallons • Water heater input capacity must be greater than 75 kBtu/h per water heater • Must have at least 94% Thermal Efficiency (TE) or recovery efficiency • All building types qualify except offices less than 5,500 sq ft and commercial gyms without shower facilities • Additional storage-only tanks may be present • Site must have water heating provided by a participating utility • Projects where existing water heater is functional, and not at the end of its useful life, do not qualify |
| Commercial Condensing Tankless Water Heater under 200 kBtu/h input | • Gas-condensing units must function as central source for domestic hot water (DHW) heating • Water Heater Uniform Energy Factor (UEF) must be at least 0.94 • Water heater input capacity must be less than 200 kBtu/h per water heater • Additional hot water storage tanks cannot be added • Approved models must be found here: www.ahridirectory.org • Projects where existing water heater is functional, and not at the end of its useful life, do not qualify |
| Commercial Condensing Tankless Water Heater/Boiler at least 200 kBtu/h input | • Gas-condensing domestic hot water (DHW) must not be used for space heating and must serve a central water heating system • Integral tank volume must be less than 10 gallons • Must have at least 94% Thermal Efficiency (TE) • Water heater input capacity must be at least 200 kBtu/h per water heater • All building types qualify except offices less than 5,500 sq ft and commercial gyms without shower facilities • Approved models must be found here: www.ahridirectory.org |
| Gas-fired High Efficiency Condensing HVAC Boiler | • Must have at least 94% efficiency, either Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) or Thermal Efficiency (TE) • Must have at least 5-to-1 turndown ratio • Must not be a backup, redundant or lagging boiler • Must be used for HVAC purposes: boilers used for domestic hot water (DHW), pool heating, and “heat adders” that serve water-source heat pump systems do not qualify • Cannot be combined with the Modulating Boiler Burner measure |
| Modulating Boiler Burner | • Must be installed on a natural gas-fired boiler used for hydronic heating (HVAC) • Must replace a dual stage burner or an on-off burner • Must have at least 5-to-1 turndown ratio • Boilers used for process heating, domestic hot water (DHW) or pool heat do not qualify • Cannot be combined with the Gas-fired High Efficiency Condensing HVAC Boiler measure |
| Hydronic Heating Circulator Pumps | • Pump motor must be a variable speed electronically communicated motor (ECM) • Pumps must be used for space heating • Limited to in-line circulators with horizontal motors • Site must receive electricity from a participating utility • Applicable to multiple pump motors configured in parallel • Projects where a pump is functional and not at the end of its useful life do not qualify for an incentive • ECMs without speed controls do not qualify |
| Commercial Ductless Heat Pump – New or Replacement | • May replace any existing heating equipment that is non-functional or near the end of its useful life (typically 15 years or older). In these cases, existing equipment may use any fuel (including but not limited to natural gas, electric, propane or biomass) • Projects where existing equipment is functional, and not at the end of its useful life, do not qualify for an incentive • Eligible spaces are limited to office, retail, and restaurants; total conditioned space must be less than 10,000 square feet • Spaces previously not heated or newly added spaces in an existing building qualify • Conditioned space served may be part of a larger building, but the space served must also be enclosed and not open to other conditioned spaces • Product efficiency ratings for equipment must be AHRI rated with SEER2 at least 20 and HSPF2 of at least 9.5 |
| Ductless Heat Pump (DHP) - Lodging only | • Must have a minimum efficiency of 18 SEER or SEER2 and 10 HSPF or 9.5 HSPF2 • Must be a single compressor system with up to two heads per dwelling unit • Only lodging sites qualify • Only new installation or replacement applications qualify |
| Packaged Terminal Heat Pump (PTHP) – Lodging only | • Must replace electric resistance heat or a packaged terminal air conditioner (PTAC) with existing electric resistance heating • Qualified models must be found on the PTHP list here: www.ahridirectory.org • Only lodging sites qualify • Replacing an existing packaged terminal heat pump (PTHP) unit does not qualify for an incentive |
| Commercial Smart Thermostats | • Each thermostat must control a single-zone HVAC system with dedicated supply fan • Lodging sites, spaces with 24/7 operation, and semi-conditioned spaces do not qualify • Thermostats installed on ductless heat pumps (DHPs) controlling multiple zones do not qualify • Multiple HVAC systems serving a large open space (retail, grocery, etc.) can qualify if each system has a dedicated controlling thermostat • Self-installed thermostats may be subject to a post-install verification review before payment • A list of qualifying thermostats can be found on the BPA qualifying product list The following installation requirements must also be met: • Temperature setback in heating mode must be at least 10°F below the occupied heating setpoint • Temperature setback in cooling mode must be at least 5°F above the occupied cooling setpoint • Fan schedule set to ‘auto’ mode during unoccupied hours • Manual setpoint override must be limited to two hours or less If applicable: • Heat pump with backup resistance heat must enable lock-out with appropriate temperature set-points • If two or more HVAC systems serve the same open space, temperature setpoints, schedules and dead-bands must match • If a site has existing heating systems with demand-controlled ventilation or advanced rooftop controls, thermostat installers must not disable these systems |
| Commercial Condensing Gas Furnace | • Must be primary heating source for the space • Input capacity must be less than 225 kBtu/h • Must have at least 95% Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) • Must have either multispeed or variable speed Electronically Communicated Motor (ECM) supply fan |
| Commercial Pump Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) - New Pump | • VFD must be installed on a commercial pump with nominal motor power up to 22.5 horsepower (hp) • Qualifying applications include cooling (includes cooling tower), heating and pressure boost. Replacements due to burnout qualify • Irrigation applications do not qualify (see Irrigation Pump VFD measure) |
| Irrigation Pump Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) | • Irrigation pumps must be between 2 to 25 horsepower (hp) • System must not be equipped with a pressure tank • Retrofit projects (upgrades) must not include an existing Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) • Replacements due to failed pumps or pump motors qualify as new construction |
| Forced Circulation Generator Block Heater | • Generator must be stationary and fixed • The heater must use forced circulation and be installed by manufacturer-certified installer • Site must receive electricity from a participating utility • For retrofit projects (upgrades), the heater must replace a thermosiphon block heater |
| Domestic Hot Water (DHW) Recirculation Pump Controls | • Pump control types must be temperature, combined timer and temperature or learning controls • DHW recirculation system must meet applicable codes and regulations • Site must have domestic central water heating • Both retrofitted controls or integral controls qualify • Site must have water heating fuel provided by a participating utility |
To qualify, you must:
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