Mason County PUD No. 1, the Skokomish Tribe, and the Community Action Council of Lewis, Mason and Thurston Counties are among the 40 organizations to be awarded funding to bring clean energy rebates to Mason County residents.
The Washington State Department of Commerce recently awarded $39,323,876 million through the State Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) Program to the 40 third-party administrators who will offer rebates to low- and moderate-income households, small businesses, and adult family homes to install high-efficiency electric equipment. This includes funding from the 2025 biennial budget and 2026 supplemental budget.
The State Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) Program received 54 applications requesting over $131 million. Awards went to organizations in 35 counties. PUD 1 and the Tribe were first-time applicants for the Program.
Awardees have to spend their funding by June 30, 2027. Administrators must spend at least 40% of the funds in communities with the highest environmental health burdens. This includes census tracts with Environmental Health Disparities Scores of 8, 9, or 10 and communities designated as overburdened.
The following organizations have been selected for funding, provided they successfully negotiate and sign a contract with the program:
- Yakama Nation Housing Authority
- South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity
- City of Seattle
- Spark Northwest*
- Mason County PUD No. 1*
- Ready 2 Serve Ministries*
- Inland Power and Light Company*
- Skokomish Tribe*
- King County
- Clallam County PUD No. 1
- Jefferson County PUD No. 1
- HopeSource
- WOW Women Tri-cities
- Klickitat PUD 1
- Stevens County
- Metropolitan Development Council*
- Community Action Council of Lewis, Mason and Thurston Counties
- Coastal Community Action Program*
- Sustainable Connections
- Ohop Mutual Light Company*
- Sustainable Living Center
- Spokane County
- Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic*
- City of Vancouver
- Faith Foundation Northwest
- City of Richland
- Opportunity Council
- Opportunities Industrialization Center of Washington*
- Elevate Energy
- Cowlitz County PUD 1
- For The People
- Pierce County
- Triumph Teen Life Center*
- The Suquamish Indian Tribe
- City of Shoreline*
- Seattle 2030 District*
- Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
- Energy Smart Eastside
- City of Tacoma
- Lummi Nation
- Indicates first-time applicant.
For more information about the HEAR program, visit the program webpage.