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INCENTIVES

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Oregon Department of Energy helps Oregon individuals, businesses, nonprofits, tribes, and other organizations complete energy-saving and renewable energy projects.
​ODOE Financial and Incentive Programs

​Program
​Funds Available?
​Applications Open?
Heat Pump Purchase Program
​Oregon’s Heat Pump Purchase Program​ provides $2,000 heat pump incentives for homeowners, rental property owners, and new construction developers/builders. Funding is made available through a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Climate Pollution Reduction Grant.​
​Yes
Yes
Community Heat Pump Deployment Program 
Regional Ad​ministrators and Tribes offer rebates and grants for heat pumps to homeowners in their geographic areas.​
​Yes
​Yes

(See program page for list of specific administrators accepting applications.)
Oregon Rental Homes Heat Pump Program
Offers rebates for installing heat pumps and related upgrades in rental dwellings and manufactured homes or recreational vehicles in a rented space.
​Yes
​Yes*

*ODOE's general program funding is fully reserved, but some funding remains available for Tribes. See program page​ for more information.
Grid Resili​ence Grant Program

Provides grants to Oregon electric utilities to support projects that strengthen the resilience of the electric grid. 

​Yes
​Yes

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Community Renewable Energy Grant Program
Provides grants for planning and developing community renewable​ energy and energy resilience projects. ​​
​Yes
​No.

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Solar for All
Oregon's program will aim to serve more than 8,000 households with low incomes. The program's funding will provide financial and technical assistance to support:
  • solar installations for homes with little to no upfront cost
  • solar on multifamily buildings with benefits for low-income residents
  • development of community solar projects
  • workforce development activities
​No

On August 7, 2025 the Oregon Department of Energy received a letter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stating that the EPA is canceling all Solar for All program funding. On September 5, 2025 the Oregon Department of Energy sent a letter to the U.S. EPA  regarding the wrongful termination of the grant. In the letter, ODOE requests to formally initiate an administrative dispute with the goal that EPA return the obligated funds to Oregon.
​No

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Home Energy Rebates
  • ​​HOMES: The Home Efficiency Rebate Program (also known as HOMES) will provide performance-based rebates for energy efficiency retrofits in single-family and multifamily homes.
  • HEAR: The Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate Program (also known as HEAR) will provide point-of-sale rebates to low- and moderate-income households to install eligible high-efficiency electric appliances and associated upgrades, as well as insulation and air sealing measures.
Coming in 2026​
​Yes
​No

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​CERTA Weatherization Grant
The Oregon Department of Energy has been awarded $800,000 to support existing weatherization programs. Eligible ​​weatherization​
programs are those that serve residential customers in Oregon's consumer-owned utility (COU) service areas, which include areas served by municipal electric utilities, consumer-owner utilities, electric cooperatives, peoples' utility districts, and the Idaho Power Company (IPC).

​Yes
​No
Rural & Agricultural Energy Assistance Program
Provides funding for energy audits of rural small businesses and agricultural producers. ODOE is now accepting interest forms. 
​Yes
​Yes
County Energy Resilience Grant Program
​Provides grants of up to $50,000 per Oregon county for the development of energy resilience plans. Counties may apply individually or in a cohort.
​Yes
​​No

Orego​n Solar + Storage Rebate Program
Funds solar and​ solar with paired storage systems for homeowners and for organizations that serve people with low or moderate incomes (low-income service providers).

​No
​No
Energy Efficient Wildfire Rebuilding Incentive
Program incentivized energy efficient rebuilding of residential and commercial structures destroyed during the 2020 Labor Day wildfires. Final project documentation was due June 30, 2025. ODOE is no longer accepting applications.​
​No
​​No
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program
Provided grants to eligible local governments for energy efficiency, renewable energy, or transportation-related projects. 
​No
​No
​Energy Efficiency Technologies Information and Training Fund​

ODOE made funding available for this competitive grant and received 20 applications requesting more than $7 million in funding for programs delivering training in ​one of four categories:

  • HVAC Training
  • Home Energy Auditing and Modeling
  • Contractor Business Development
  • Home Energy Efficiency Upgrades

​No
​No

Table last updated: October 7​​, 2025​
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Federal Incentive Programs

ODOE expects to have new programs on the horizon thanks to the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. Learn ​more about the opportunities we are tracking​. ​

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Other​ Incentive Programs

Energy projects may also be eligible for other state and federal incentive programs:

ODOE​ Incentives History

Several ODOE incentive programs sunset (ended) in 2017, including tax credits for residential, conservation, transportation, and biomass projects. 

Other past ODOE programs also helped Oregonians complete energy projects, including Renewable Energy Development Grants, which served Oregonians between 2012 and 2019, as well as an Energy Loan Program (not currently lending)​.

Learn more about ODOE's history on our interactive timeline.
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If you purchase certain renewable energy or energy efficient devices, you may be eligible for rebates or incentives from other state, federal, or utility programs . ​