DIYers should get a PUD’s heat-pump break, too

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May 21, 2025

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DIYers should get a PUD’s heat-pump break, too





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I have just completed a do-it-yourself installation of a central heat pump system to replace an electric furnace. I understand the Snohomish PUD energy saving rebate is only offered if I paid an overpriced contractor to do the work. This seems highly unfair!

I am guessing that the contractors participate in covering some of the cost of the rebate but why can’t I receive a proportional rebate representing what the PUD would actually pay out? I have still done my part to reduce my energy usage, which is the point of the whole thing? I feel this is something that should be changed.

Rob Relf

Bothell




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