Residential Home Upgrades rebates
Rebates help residential electric customers replace an electric or gas water heater with an efficient heat-pump water heater.
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The Residential Home Upgrades programme helps customers reduce emissions through home efficiency improvements. Its heat-pump water-heater option pays $750 when replacing an electric unit or $1,000 when replacing a gas unit.
The rebate cannot exceed equipment and installation charges; sales tax is excluded. The account holder normally receives a bill credit, but any credit above $700 is paid as a one-time check. If the account holder is a landlord whose account is inactive when the rebate is issued, TDPUD mails a check to the landlord address on file.
Eligibility
You must be a current electric customer with an active TDPUD account. The equipment must be installed at the service address identified in your application.
- Buy a new ENERGY STAR certified heat-pump water heater with a Uniform Energy Factor (UEF) of at least 2.5. UEF is the equipment efficiency rating required by the form.
- Have a licensed contractor install it in compliance with current Town of Truckee building code.
- When replacing a gas water heater, cap the old gas line and include a photograph of it with your application.
Equipment purchased more than 90 days before the application or the contractor invoice date is ineligible. Complete the upgrade within 90 days of receipt of the rebate application.
How to apply
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- Candidatures au fil de l’eau
- Conditions de cette période de candidature
- Equipment purchased more than 90 days before the application or contractor invoice date is ineligible.
- Complete the upgrade within 90 days of receipt of the rebate application.
- TDPUD may modify or discontinue the rebate offer at any time.
Download the 2026 heat-pump water-heater rebate application and submit it manually to a TDPUD customer-service representative. Call (530) 587-3896 or contact conservation@tdpud.org for the customer-service route.
Sign and date the application and include detailed dated receipts showing the eligible manufacturer and model, the contractor’s name, and separately itemized materials and labor. Include before photographs taken before work starts, with the existing equipment’s nameplates where applicable. Include after photographs of the installed equipment, including nameplates and dedicated marked circuits for electrification measures. Provide permit photographs or copies where applicable, plus the capped gas-line photograph for a gas replacement.
You must certify that the application and supporting information are true and correct and agree to the programme rules. TDPUD typically processes payments within 6–8 weeks after receiving the application. It may modify or discontinue the rebate offer at any time.