Residents of King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties can receive $350 for recycling woodstoves that are not US EPA certified or were manufactured before 2000. Residents of Snohomish County can receive a $1,500 discount for replacing an uncertified or pre-2000 wood stove with an alternative heat source (i.e. heat pump, furnace, gas or pellet stove).
Homeowners and business owners within the Air Quality Control Zone of the Fairbanks North Star Borough can receive a substantial rebate for exchanging their old, inefficient wood stoves, coal stoves, or outdoors wood boilers for other heat sources. The replacement heat source must be one of the following: an appliance designed to use home heating oil (excluding waste/used oil), natural gas, propane, hot water district heat, electricity or emergency power system (i.e generator), or an EPA Certified Pellet Stove or Catalytic Wood Stove with an emission rating of 2.0 grams/hour or less. Some residents may be eligible for a repair instead of replacement.
Example Eligible IAQ Activities:
Heat Source Replacement
Funding Details:
Funding allotments dependent on the system being replaced and the funding available. To find current incentive levels, visit the program website.
Maine homeowners of any income are eligible to receive rebates for a number of energy upgrades, including the installation of an energy-efficient biomass boiler or furnace, a ductless heat pump, air sealing and energy assessments, insulation, and a room air purifier.
Example Eligible IAQ Activities:
Heat Source Replacement, Insulation, Weatherization, Energy Assessments
Funding Details:
For pellet boiler systems, 1/3 of project cost (up to $6,000)
For air sealing and energy assessments, up to $500
Residents of Plumas, Sierra, and Nevada Counties, and residents of Portola are eligible to receive vouchers for replacing inefficient wood stoves with an efficient heat source.
As of August 2019, the Multi-County Program is delaying funding decisions potentially to early 2020. Interested participants can join a waitlist that will be capped at 70 people. The Portola area only program is still running.
The Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District currently has 2 wood stove change-out programs! One is for all of Plumas, Sierra and Nevada County except the Portola area. The other is for the Portola area only. Both programs are designed to help households replace non-EPA certified wood stove or insert used as a primary source of heat with a cleaner burning and more efficient device. Open hearth fireplaces may be eligible for each Program if the fireplace is used as a primary source of heat (documentation required). Each Program will offer Vouchers towards the purchase and installation of a new EPA-certified woodstove, fireplace wood insert, gas (natural gas or propane), or electric device. Participants have four weeks to purchase a new device after receiving a voucher.
Example Eligible IAQ Activities:
Heat source replacement
Funding Details:
For the Multi-County Woodsmoke Reduction Program
$3,500 for residents of low-income communities as defined by this map.
Low-income residents outside of these areas can qualify via proof of enrollment in a low-income assistance program.
$1,000 for all other residents.
For the Greater Portola Wood Stove Change-Out Program
Residents INSIDE the City of Portola Sphere of Influence
Up to $3,500 to replace a qualified wood heating device with an EPA certified wood-burning device.
Up to $4,500 to replace a qualified wood heating device with an EPA certified Pellet, Propane or Kerosene heating devices
Residents OUTSIDE the City of Portola Sphere of Influence and Within the Nonattainment Area
Up to $1,500 to replace a qualified wood heating device with an EPA certified wood-burning device.
Up to $3,000 to replace a qualified wood heating device with a Pellet, Propane or Kerosene
Up to $3,500 for low-income residents to replace a qualified wood heating device with an EPA certified wood-burning device.
Up to $4,500 for low-income residents to replace a qualified wood heating device with a Pellet, Propane or Kerosene heater.
Typical Application Period: Rolling. Applications accepted until August 2020 (or until funds run out)
Notes:
Non-EPA certified wood stoves and inserts are defined for the multi-county program as pre-1987 and for the Portola program as appliances older than 20 years. For the Portola program, in some cases, repairs may be funded rather than replacements.
Contact:
sam@myairdistrict.com for multi-county program; julie@myairdistrict.com for Portola program
This program is meant to encourage homeowners in El Dorado, Placer, and Amador Counties to permanently remove or replace older non-EPA certified wood stoves or eligible fireplaces with cleaner-burning devices to improve winter air quality through reduction of particulate matter (PM) emissions caused by inefficient residential wood combustion. Participants must first acquire Pre-Approval from AQMD. Rentals are eligible with some restrictions. Requirements are slightly different for Amador County residents.
Example Eligible IAQ Activities:
Heat source replacement
Funding Details:
$500 for removal of old wood-burning device and replacement with a new EPA Phase II certified wood stove, fireplace insert, or pellet stove.
$600 for removal of old wood-burning device and use of existing or installation of a new electric, natural gas or propane furnace or appliance.
The Program is designed to help households in Calaveras County replace an uncertified wood stove or insert used as the primary source of heat with a cleaner burning and more efficient certified device. To be eligible for the Program, a homeowner or renter (Applicant) must be using an uncertified wood stove or wood insert as a primary heat source. The Program is available to both homeowners and renters. Participants can use this voucher to purchase one of the following heating appliances:
a U.S. EPA certified wood stove or wood fireplace insert with emission rates not to exceed 2.0 grams/hour for non-catalytic and catalytic stoves;
Natural gas home heating device;
Pellet stoves/inserts
Ductless mini-split heat pumps
Propane gas home heating device or;
Electric home heating device.
Example Eligible IAQ Activities:
Heat source replacement
Funding Details:
$3,500 for residents of Low-income communities as designated by this map.
Low-income households outside of these communities are eligible if they provide evidence of enrollment in a low-income assistance program or household income at or below 80 percent of the statewide median household income.
$1,000 for all other residents of Calaveras County.
Eligible Applicants:
Individual Renter or Homeowner
Eligible Applicants:
Individual Renter or Homeowner