Our programs can provide money for your heat pump purchase or home remediation needs, educate you about your home’s energy and heating needs, and help you navigate the purchase and installation process. Take a look and see which program or programs may be right for you.
If you’re unsure which program is right for you, call Alaska Heat Smart at 957-2943 or 500-5050.
Juneau – Clean Heat Incentive Program (CHIP)
With support from Alaska’s Senator Lisa Murkowski and the Department of Energy, our heat pump incentive program provides a significant financial boost to households earning between 80 and 125% of median area income looking to purchase and install a heat pump.
Incentives between $1,500 and $3,000 are available for Juneau homeowners.
Low-Interest Heat Pump Loan – Juneau
Alaska Heat Smart has partnered with the True North Federal Credit Union in Juneau to provide low-cost loans for heat pump installations. Loan amounts for qualified borrowers are up to $12,500 for up to 60 months with rates starting at 4%.
Sitka – Clean Heat Incentive Program (CHIP)
If you live in Sitka, our CHIP program offers heat pump installation incentives between $1,500 and $2,500.
Low-Interest Traditional Financing – Sitka
Alaska Heat Smart has partnered with the Tongass Federal Credit Union in Sitka and Juneau to provide low-cost loans for heat pump installations. Loan amounts for qualified borrowers are up to $15,000 for up to 60 months with rates starting at 4.5%.
Healthy Homes (HH)
Healthy Homes is Alaska Heat Smart’s ‘no-cost-to-you’ home remediation program, facilitating efficiency and cost savings in roughly 90 Juneau family homes. If you and your family qualify for our Healthy Homes program, you will save annual heating money, keep your home warmer and drier, and eliminate a variety of household hazards that may be affecting both your family’s health and your wallet’s.
Alaska Carbon Reduction Fund
The Alaska Carbon Reduction Fund, (formerly the Juneau Carbon Offset Fund), is a project of Renewable Juneau that is managed by Alaska Heat Smart. ACRF provides fully-funded air source heat pumps to fossil fuel-burning, income-qualifying households. As of October 2023, the Fund has cut home heating bills in half or better for 41 Juneau families – at no cost to them!