The Washington State Department of Commerce on May 30 announced $39,575,225 in grants to cities, counties, municipal utilities, and federally and state-recognized tribes to support electrification of homes and businesses.
“The funding, made possible by Washington’s Climate Commitment Act, will establish and enhance local programs that provide rebates and incentives to households and small businesses to purchase and install high efficiency electric equipment,” the state agency said.
Here are details on the funding recipients:
- $5,336,909 to Snohomish County PUD
- $4,160,788 to City of Ellensburg
- $3,181,094 to City of Seattle
- $3,151,090 to Energy Smart Eastside
- $2,596,641 to King County
- $1,940,490 to City of Tacoma
- $1,833,490 to Pierce County Human Services
- $1,565,649 to Spokane County
- $1,543,466 to Cowlitz PUD
- $1,501,126 to Mason PUD 3
- $1,321,551 to City of Vancouver
- $1,317,042 to City of Bellingham and Whatcom County
- $1,100,000 to Grant County Public Utility District #2
- $1 million to Yakima County
- $1 million to City of Chewelah
- $901,350 to the Puyallup Tribe of Indians
- $750,000 to Spokane Indian Housing Authority
- $ 575,000 to City of Airway Heights
- $508,940 to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe Housing Department
- $481,483 to City of Olympia
- $477,555 to City of Lacey
- $477,540 to City of Tumwater
- $472,263 to Thurston County
- $471,482 to Clark Public Utilities
- $468,653 to Jefferson County PUD
- $426,146 to Clallam County PUD
- $334,754 to the Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation
- $269,238 to the Nisqually Indian Tribe
- $200,000 to PUD No.1 of Klickitat County
- $95,009 to City of Tenino
- $91,476 to City of Bainbridge Island
- $25,000 to Town of Steilacoom
Commerce will not provide rebates or incentives directly, but expects to launch an online portal in coming weeks that will allow anyone interested to search for these, and other rebates and incentive offers available throughout the state.
Commerce received 35 applications for this funding, requesting over $82 million. Funds were distributed with a focus on helping to meet the state’s equity and environmental justice goals, it said.
Eligible requests were scored through a formula based on data from the Washington State Environmental Health Disparities map, U.S. Department of Energy Low-Income Energy Affordability Data, and U.S. Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool.
Buildings are the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions behind transportation. To meet Washington’s greenhouse gas reduction goals for the buildings sector, the 2021 State Energy Strategy recommended creation of a high-efficiency electrification program that incentivizes adoption of heat pump technology, and converts residential and nonresidential buildings from gas to electric.
The state Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate program supports these ongoing efforts to decarbonize buildings, reduce energy burdens for priority communities, and lower market barriers for the broad adoption of all-electric buildings, the agency said.
