Together, we’re electrifying the Eastside
We envision a future of accessible, carbon-free living for all.
Everyone in our community deserves the benefits of a healthy, energy-efficient and comfortable home. Energy Smart Eastside connects residents with the information, incentives, and resources they need to go electric. Together we foster resilient, healthy and sustainable communities.
Heat Pump Incentives
We connect residents of the Eastside cities to thousands of dollars in stackable rebates offered through our program, Puget Sound Energy, and the Inflation Reduction Act. Learn more.
Heat Pump Assistance
Our Boost Program partners with Hopelink to cover 100% of heat pump and installation costs for low income home owners. In partnership with King County Housing Authority and Imagine Housing, we support whole building retrofits that increase comfort and reduce costs for building tenants.
Outreach and Education
Our community workshops help residents get connected to heat pump savings and benefits. And we connect residents of all incomes to qualified, highly trained contractors for quotes, installation, and heat pump maintenance.
Program Results
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Thousands of residents have visited Energy Smart Eastside to research heat pumps and incentives, and more than 850 have attended an in-person or virtual workshop.
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More than 175 homes have utilized program incentives to upgrade to a heat pump. 66% of homes upgrading to a heat pump are low income or in permanent affordable housing.
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Over the lifetime of the appliances installed, we estimate over 10,000 metric tons of CO2 will be averted.
Who We Are
Energy Smart Eastside is a climate initiative of the Cities of Bellevue, Issaquah, Kirkland, Mercer Island, and Redmond. The program is funded by city dollars matched with grants from Washington Department of Commerce Clean Energy Fund and WSU Community Energy Efficiency Programs.
Community partner Hopelink administers the Boost program, and HVAC distributor Gensco works with Energy Smart Eastside on heat pump dealer education, incentives and workforce development initiatives.