Cowlitz PUD
Energy Efficiency Services
961 12th Avenue
P.O. Box 3007
Longview, WA 98632
(360) 501-9514
(800) 631-1131

Centrally Ducted Air Conditioner

Centrally Ducted Air Conditioner logo
Air conditioners cool your home by transferring heat from the inside of your home to the outside environment. A centrally ducted air system cools several rooms at once, or your entire house, and uses less electricity than multiple single units.
  • Enhance the comfort of your home while saving energy.
  • More efficient than room air conditioners.
  • Out of the way, quiet, and easy to operate.

Incentive Information

To be eligible for a rebate, you must use a PUD Qualified Heat Pump Contractor.

Centrally Ducted Air Conditioner: $60
Requirements
1. You must be an active Cowlitz PUD customer served by a residential rate. To be eligible for a rebate, your account must be in good standing. Cowlitz PUD reserves the right to withhold rebate funds and apply to past-due account balance.

2. New and existing single-family homes and manufactured homes with whole-home centrally ducted systems are eligible. All centrally ducted systems qualify for a rebate, including homes where the primary heating fuel is not electricity.

3. New centrally ducted air conditioner must be rated as having at least 16 SEER or at least 15.2 SEER2.

4. The installed air conditioner must have an AHRI certificate of product ratings.

5. Work must be performed by a contractor listed on the PUD’s Qualified Contractor list (www.comfortreadyhome.com).

6. Limit of one centrally ducted air conditioner rebate, per residence, every 18 years. Homes with a heated floor area greater than 4,500 square feet or with two independent duct systems may qualify for up to two rebates, when two qualifying heat pumps are installed. Contact Cowlitz PUD for more information.

7. Program requirements and available rebates are subject to change without prior notice.
Steps to Participate
1. Get bids from one or more of the listed PUD-qualified Heat Pump Contractors.

2. Choose the bid that best meets your needs and make arrangements with the contractor to have the centrally ducted air conditioner installed. Rebates will only be provided for installations completed by a PUD-qualified heat pump contractor.

3. Following installation, the contractor will complete the PUD rebate application and provide the PUD with detailed information about the installation.

4. Cowlitz PUD will review the application, and an Energy Efficiency Specialist will contact you for feedback on your program experience.

5. Cowlitz PUD will mail the rebate in accordance with the terms of the rebate application, within eight weeks of approval.

Contact Cowlitz PUD Energy Efficiency Services at:
(360) 501-9514 • Toll-Free: (800) 631-1131 • Email: eeservices@cowlitzpud.org

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