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Save hundreds of dollars when you weatherize your home

Weatherization is the foundation of a home’s energy efficiency. Weatherization prevents the loss of warm or cool air through unseen leaks and seams. It’s an easy, cost-effective way to increase the comfort of your home while saving money and energy.

Overview & Benefits
What is weatherization?

Weatherization involves improving your home’s energy efficiency by sealing air leaks and adding insulation. These upgrades help create a thermal barrier that keeps conditioned air inside and outdoor temperatures outside, reducing the workload on your heating or cooling system.

Why weatherize your home?

Weatherizing your home addresses energy waste at its source. Many homes lose significant energy through gaps, cracks, and insufficient insulation, forcing heating and cooling systems to work harder and consume more energy than necessary.

Energy savings and comfort benefits

Weatherization delivers dual benefits: lower energy bills and improved comfort. By reducing air leaks and improving insulation, you’ll experience fewer drafts, more consistent temperatures throughout your home, and reduced energy consumption year-round.

Environmental impact

Weatherization reduces your home’s carbon footprint by decreasing energy consumption. When your home requires less heating and cooling, you’re using fewer natural resources and contributing to environmental conservation efforts.
Project Types & Options
Insulation (attic, walls, floors)

Proper insulation acts as a thermal barrier in key areas where heat transfer occurs most. Attic, wall, and floor insulation work together to maintain comfortable indoor temperatures while reducing energy waste.

Air sealing

Air sealing eliminates gaps and cracks that allow conditioned air to escape and outdoor air to enter. This process targets unseen openings around things like plumbing pipes, electrical wires, and lighting fixtures in your attic and crawlspace.

Duct sealing

Duct sealing prevents heated or cooled air from escaping through leaks in your HVAC system’s ductwork. This ensures conditioned air reaches its intended destination rather than being lost in unconditioned spaces like garages, attics, etc.

Ventilation

Proper ventilation helps regulate the temperature and prevent the build-up of moisture in your freshly air sealed and insulated attic or crawlspace. Balanced ventilation systems ensure fresh air circulation without compromising your home’s thermal performance.
Getting started
Get a referral to PSE Recommended Energy Professionals

PSE weatherization rebates are only available when the work is done through a PSE-approved contractor. Professional installation offers significant benefits including expertise, quality assurance, and warranty protection. Learn more.

Compare estimates

Always obtain multiple quotes from different contractors to ensure competitive pricing and find the best fit for your project. Compare not just costs, but also product specifications, installation timelines, and warranty offerings. PSE can provide multiple qualified contractors for you to talk to.

Contact us (PSE Energy Advisors) for help

PSE’s Energy Advisors are ready to answer questions about our home weatherization rebate requirements, eligible products, and application process. You can reach out online here or call 1-800-562-1482.
Tips for success
Get a referral to PSE Recommended Energy Professionals

Professional installation ensures proper techniques, quality materials, and code compliance. Experienced, PSE-recommended professionals understand building science principles and can identify issues that might be missed in do-it-yourself approaches, maximizing your investment’s effectiveness. Learn more.

Compare estimates

Always obtain multiple quotes from different contractors to ensure competitive pricing and find the best fit for your project. Compare not just costs, but also product specifications, installation timelines, and warranty offerings. PSE can provide multiple qualified contractors for you to talk to.

Common mistakes to avoid

Common weatherization mistakes include inadequate air sealing, insufficient insulation coverage, and ignoring moisture management. PSE-recommend contractors help avoid these pitfalls that can compromise performance and create problems.

Low-cost steps you can do yourself

If you want to take advantage of rebates, you must have weatherization work done through PSE-recommended contractors. However, you can still perform basic weatherization tasks like caulking around windows and doors.

What you get

The total value of your weatherization rebate depends on how much insulation and sealing your home needs. In order to receive this rebate, you must use a contractor who is a PSE Recommended Energy Professional (REP) or another PSE Trade Ally. Your contractor will deduct the instant rebate amount from your invoice, reducing your out-of-pocket cost.

The total rebate, including any applicable bundle bonus, cannot exceed the pre-tax price of any rebate product.

Weatherization type	Rebate value
Attic insulation	$0.50 to $1.75 per sq ft *
Wall insulation	$2.50 per sq ft
Floor insulation	$2.50 per sq ft
ENERGY STAR^® whole house ventilation (PSE electric-heated home only)	$50 per unit
Prescriptive air sealing (attic and/or floor)	$0.20 per sq ft
Duct sealing and insulation	Up to $1,000 per home
Duct sealing only	Up to $550 per home

Take a whole-home approach and bundle 3 or more weatherization measures, and receive an additional bonus rebate:

Bundle 3+ measures in one project	Up to $350
Bundle 4+ measures in one project	Up to $500

* The attic insulation rebate amount depends on the type of home and amount of pre-existing insulation.

How you qualify

You must use a contractor who is a PSE Recommended Energy Professional (REP) or PSE Trade Ally to complete the installation. You may not use an out-of-network contractor or complete the work yourself.
Applicable rebates are determined and provided to the customer by the PSE-authorized contractor as an instant rebate at the point of sale. PSE does not pay weatherization rebates directly to the customer.
You must be a current PSE residential electric or PSE natural gas customer and use PSE electricity or PSE natural gas as the primary source of your home's space heating.

You must live in a single-family home (four units or less) or manufactured/mobile home. Single-family new construction, multifamily (five or more attached units) and commercial accounts are not eligible. For rebates for multifamily buildings, apartments or condos, click here.

Rebate qualifications

Air Sealing
$0.20 per square foot of area sealed.
Site built homes built 1989 or before.
Before: Thermal boundary at attic and/or subfloor is not sealed.
After: All accessible areas sealed by a PSE Trade Ally contractor in accordance with PSE Weatherization Specifications Manual.
Duct Sealing
Primary heating equipment uses ducts.
No mastic on entire supply duct system; partial sealing not eligible.
At least 30% of supply ducts outside of home envelope and accessible.
Combined Duct Sealing and Insulation

Full pretax cost, up to $1,000.

Site built homes built 1989 or before.

Before: No mastic on supply ducts system and 1 inch or less of any type of insulation.

After: All accessible areas sealed and insulated to R-11 by a PSE Trade Ally contractor in accordance with PSE Weatherization Specifications Manual.

Duct Sealing Only

Full pretax cost, up to $550.
Manufactured and site built homes built 2000 or before.
Before: No mastic on duct system.
After: All accessible areas sealed by a PSE Trade Ally contractor in accordance with PSE Weatherization Specifications Manual.
Attic Insulation
Eligibility based on average pre-existing insulation depth at thermal boundary; may be blown-in or batt.

Removing existing insulation to qualify is not allowed.

Cannot move the thermal boundary.

Site built homes

$0.50 or $1.75 per sq. ft. of area insulated.

Built 1989 or before.

Before: Pre-existing insulation must be 0 to 4 inches for $1.75/sq. ft. rebate or 4 to 6 inches for $0.50/sq. ft. rebate.

After: R-49 blown-in or batt insulation or 3” of spray foam insulation, installed by a PSE Trade Ally contractor in accordance with PSE Weatherization Specifications Manual.

Manufactured homes

$1.75 per sq. ft. of area insulated.

Built 2000 or before.

Before: Pre-existing insulation must be 0 to 2.5 inches for homes built 1976 or before or 0 to 4 inches for homes built 1977-2000.

After: R-22 (1976 or before) or R-30 (1977-2000) blown-in or spray foam insulation or 3” of spray foam insulation, installed by a PSE Trade Ally contractor in accordance with PSE Weatherization Specifications Manual.
Floor Insulation
$2.50 per sq. ft. of area insulated.

Eligibility based on average pre-existing insulation depth at thermal boundary; may be blown-in or batt.

Removing existing insulation to qualify is not allowed.

Cannot move the thermal boundary.

Site built homes

Built 1989 or before.

Before: Pre-existing insulation must be 0 to 4 inches.

After: R-30 or fill joist cavity, whichever comes first, installed by a PSE Trade Ally contractor in accordance with PSE Weatherization Specifications Manual.

Manufactured homes

Built 2000 or before.

Before: Pre-existing insulation must be 0 to 2.5 inches.

After: R-22 or fill cavity, whichever comes first, installed by a PSE Trade Ally contractor in accordance with PSE Weatherization Specifications Manual.
Wall Insulation
$2.50 per square foot of area sealed.

Site built homes built 1989 or before.

Before: Empty wall cavity at thermal boundary, no pre-existing insulation.

After: R-13 blown-in or batt insulation or 3” of spray foam insulation, installed by a PSE Trade Ally contractor in accordance with PSE Weatherization Specifications Manual.
Whole House Ventilation
Up to $50 per fan.

Site built home built 1989 or before or manufactured home built 2000 or before.

Must be PSE residential electric customer.

Before: No ventilation fan, standard efficiency fan, or an ENERGY STAR® rated fan operated by an AC motor.

After: ENERGY STAR® rated fan operated with DC motor installed by a PSE Trade Ally contractor in accordance with PSE Weatherization Specifications Manual.
Bundle Bonus
Up to $350 for three rebates or up to $450 for four or more rebates. Must be submitted as one project.
Air sealing (attic and/or floor) counts once towards the bundle bonus.
Total project rebate cannot exceed the pretax cost of rebated product. Bundle bonus does not apply to non-rebate costs.

In addition to your PSE rebate, you may be eligible for a federal tax credit on qualifying energy efficient equipment. For updated details and to learn more click here.

How you apply

Request a referral to a pre-screened PSE Recommended Energy Professional (REP) and schedule an appointment and pre-qualification. Your contractor will deduct the instant rebate amount from your invoice, reducing your out-of-pocket cost.

WAIVER OF LIABILITY: PSE does not guarantee any particular energy savings results by installation of the weatherization measures proposed by the independent contractor ("Authorized Contractor") authorized by PSE. PSE is providing customers ("program participant(s)") who desire certain weatherization measures with a discount off the price, when an Authorized Contractor installs such measures. Please note that PSE is not involved in evaluating the weatherization measures that may be suggested by the Authorized Contractor to a program participant.

The Authorized Contractor and its employees are not employees of PSE and PSE will not be supervising the work performed by the Authorized Contractor for program participant. As such, any issues related to the work undertaken for the program participant should be addressed directly to the Authorized Contractor because PSE shall not be responsible in any way for proper completion of the work or proper performance of any product acquired by a program participant under this weatherization program. By accepting the discount, program participants agree to these terms and assume the risk of any loss or damage(s) that they may suffer in connection with failure to achieve energy savings.

This is a tariffed service and subject to change or termination without prior notice.

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