Oregon – Solar Pool Heating
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Solar Pool Heating
The cash incentives available to you for the purchase & installation of a solar pool heating system depend on your utility provider, whether that is a gas or electric utility.
Pacific Power or Portland General Electric (c/o Energy Trust of Oregon) Cash Incentive
Energy Trust of Oregon offers $0.10 per annual kWh saved, up to a maximum $1,000 per home for Pacific Power or Portland General Electric customers with electric pool water heating. This amount is passed on to the installer (Sunlight Solar) and taken off your out-of-pocket cost. We at Sunlight Solar are responsible for conforming to the Energy Trust’s standards for system installation. To uphold their standards, an Energy Trust representative will inspect & evaluate your system following installation.
Cascade Natural or NW Natural Gas (c/o Energy Trust of Oregon) Cash Incentive
Energy Trust of Oregon offers $0.07 per annual kWh saved, up to a maximum $1,000 per home for Cascade Natural or NW Natural Gas customers with a gas hot water heater. This amount is passed on the installer (Sunlight Solar) and taken off your out-of-pocket cost. We at Sunlight Solar are responsible for conforming to the Energy Trust’s standards for system installation. To uphold their standards, an Energy Trust representative will inspect & evaluate your system following installation.
Central Electric Co-op Cash Incentive
Please contact Central Electric Co-op at (541) 548-2144 to learn whether or not CEC offers cash incentives for solar pool heating systems.
Mid-State Electric Co-op Cash Incentive
Mid-State Electric Co-op does not offer any cash incentives for solar pool heating systems at this time.
State Tax Credit (Residential Energy Tax Credit)
The state tax credit for solar pool heating systems installed in Oregon is called the Residential Energy Tax Credit, or RETC. The RETC reduces the amount of state tax you owe dollar-for-dollar. Your RETC application must be verified and signed by an Oregon Department of Energy approved Tax Credit Certified Technician. Sunlight Solar has (3) Tax Credit Certified Technicians on staff to verify your system and sign your RETC application.
With the purchase and installation of a solar pool heating system, you may be eligible for $0.15 per annual kWh savings for the first year, up to $1,500 maximum per system per home. Credit is limited to 50% of the total system cost. Equipment must be new and collector must come with a 10-year warranty. Collector area must be at least 40% of the pool surface area if there is a pool blanket. Collector area must be at least 60% of the pool surface area without pool blanket.
This is for informational purposes only and does not constitute tax advice. For more details, contact the Oregon Department of Energy at (503) 378-4040 or the Oregon Department of Revenue at (503) 378-4988.
Federal Tax Credit
Solar pool heating systems are not eligible for the federal tax credit at this time.
Towns we serve:
Below is a list of towns we serve in Oregon, although it is not comprehensive. If you live in a town that isn’t listed below, please feel free to call our Bend or Portland offices to determine if we will install a solar electric or solar hot water array in your area.
| Albany, OR | Glendale, OR | Pendleton, OR |
| Alfalfa, OR | Gold Beach, OR | Philomath, OR |
| Aloha, OR | Government Camp, OR | Phoenix, OR |
| Alsea, OR | Grand Ronde, OR | Pleasant Hill, OR |
| Amity, OR | Grants Pass, OR | Portland, OR |
| Antelope, OR | Grass Valley, OR | Port Orford, OR |
| Ashland, OR | Gresham, OR | Post, OR |
| Astoria, OR | Haines, OR | Powell Butte, OR |
| Aurora, OR | Halsey, OR | Powers, OR |
| Baker City, OR | Harrisburg, OR | Prineville, OR |
| Bandon, OR | Hebo, OR | Redmond, OR |
| Bandon, OR | Heppner, OR | Reedsport, OR |
| Barlow, OR | Hermiston, OR | Rickreall, OR |
| Beaverton, OR | Hillsboro, OR | Riddle, OR |
| Bend, OR | Hood River, OR | Rockaway Beach, OR |
| Biggs Junction, OR | Hubbard, OR | Rogue River, OR |
| Boardman, OR | Idanha, OR | Roseburg, OR |
| Boring, OR | Independence, OR | Salem, OR |
| Brookings, OR | Jacksonville, OR | Sandy, OR |
| Brothers, OR | John Day, OR | Scappoose, OR |
| Burns, OR | Joseph, OR | Scio, OR |
| Camp Sherman, OR | Junction City, OR | Scotts Mills, OR |
| Canby, OR | Keizer, OR | Seaside, OR |
| Cannon Beach, OR | Klamath City, OR | Selma, OR |
| Carlton, OR | La Pine, OR | Seneca, OR |
| Central Point, OR | Lincoln City, OR | Shady Cove, OR |
| Chemult, OR | La Grande, OR | Shaniko, OR |
| Chiloquin, OR | Lake Oswego, OR | Sheridan, OR |
| Christmas Valley, OR | Lakeside , OR | Sherwood, OR |
| Clackamas, OR | Lakeview, OR | Siletz, OR |
| Clatskanie, OR | Lebanon, OR | Silver Lake, OR |
| Cloverdale, OR | Lorane, OR | Silverton, OR |
| Condon, OR | Lowell, OR | Sisters, OR |
| Coos Bay, OR | Lyons, OR | Spray, OR |
| Coquille, OR | Madras, OR | Springfield, OR |
| Corvallis, OR | Manzanita, OR | Stayton, OR |
| Cottage Grove, OR | Marylhurst, OR | St Helens, OR |
| Crater Lake, OR | Maupin, OR | Sublimity, OR |
| Crescent, OR | McMinnville, OR | Summer Lake, OR |
| Crescent Lake, OR | Medford, OR | Sunriver, OR |
| Creswell, OR | Milwaukie, OR | Sweet Home, OR |
| Culver, OR | Mill City, OR | Swisshome, OR |
| Dallas, OR | Milton Freewater, OR | Talent, OR |
| Dayton, OR | Mitchell, OR | Tangent, OR |
| Dayville, OR | Molalla, OR | Terrebonne, OR |
| Depoe Bay, OR | Monmouth, OR | The Dalles, OR |
| Detroit, OR | Monroe, OR | Thurston, OR |
| Dexter, OR | Monument, OR | Tigard, OR |
| Diamond, OR | Moro, OR | Tillamook, OR |
| Donald, OR | Mosier, OR | Toledo, OR |
| Drain, OR | Mount Angel, OR | Troutdale, OR |
| Dufur, OR | Mount Hood, OR | Tualatin, OR |
| Dundee, OR | Myrtle Creek, OR | Turner, OR |
| Durkee, OR | Myrtle Point, OR | Umatilla, OR |
| Eagle Point, OR | Nehalem, OR | Umpqua, OR |
| Elgin, OR | Neskowin, OR | Vale, OR |
| Elmira, OR | Netarts, OR | Veneta, OR |
| Enterprise, OR | Newberg, OR | Vida, OR |
| Estacada, OR | Newport, OR | Waldport, OR |
| Eugene, OR | North Bend, OR | Wallowa, OR |
| Florence, OR | Noti, OR | Warm Springs, OR |
| Fossil, OR | Nyssa, OR | Warren, OR |
| Forest Grove, OR | Oakland, OR | Warrenton, OR |
| Fort Klamath, OR | Oakridge, OR | Wasco, OR |
| Fort Rock, OR | Odell, OR | Welches, OR |
| Garibaldi, OR | Ontario, OR | West Linn, OR |
| Gaston, OR | Oregon City, OR | Willamina, OR |
| Gates, OR | Otis, OR | Wilsonville, OR |
| Gearhart, OR | Otter Rock, OR | Woodburn, OR |
| Gervais, OR | Pacific City, OR | Yachats, OR |
| Gilchristv, OR | Paisly, OR | Yamhill, OR |
| Gladstone, OR | Paulina, OR |
