Rebates and Tax Credits for Kitchen Remodels in Clark County

A lot of what is written online about remodeling incentives is out of date. Several federal credits ended at the close of 2025, and the Washington rebates that many articles still promise have not opened. This page states where each program stands as of October 2026, with the date of the source, so you can budget on what exists.

Status at a glance

Federal tax credits: ended

The Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit, section 25C of the tax code, has ended. The IRS states: "The credit will not be allowed for any property placed in service after December 31, 2025." The change was made by Public Law 119-21, signed July 4, 2025, and explained in IRS Fact Sheet FS-2025-05 of August 21, 2025.

For a remodel in 2026 the meaning is simple. Nothing installed in 2026 qualifies. That includes windows, exterior doors, electrical panel work and water heaters, which were the items a kitchen project sometimes touched. Work placed in service in 2025 is claimed on the 2025 return.

The Residential Clean Energy Credit, section 25D, which covered home energy generation such as geothermal systems and battery storage, has ended too. The IRS says it "will not be allowed for any expenditures made after December 31, 2025," and an expenditure counts as made when the original installation is completed. Paying in 2025 for something installed in 2026 does not qualify.

Federal rebates through Washington: not open

The Inflation Reduction Act funded two rebate programs that states administer. Washington's Department of Commerce calls them Whole Home Efficiency Rebates (HOMES) and the Home Appliance Rebate Program (HARP). They are not available.

Commerce's status tracker, on a page last updated June 15, 2026, shows the programs at step 5 of 7, "Program operation preparation." Launch approval from the U.S. Department of Energy and statewide launch are the two steps still to come, and no launch date is published. Commerce also reported that the Department of Energy released updated program guidelines on June 1 and that it was evaluating how those changes affect the program. That page still showed step 5 when this guide was checked in October 2026.

Commerce's planned coverage list includes electric wiring, electric panel upgrades, ventilation and appliances, for households earning up to 150% of area median income. Two rules on that page matter for timing:

• "Rebates are not retroactive. We can't issue rebates for any purchases or work done before you're approved for a rebate."
• You must apply and be approved before buying appliances or doing the upgrades.

So a range bought for a remodel today will not earn one of these rebates later.

Washington's state HEAR program

This is a different program with a similar name, funded by Washington's Climate Commitment Act. Commerce does not pay homeowners. It gives grants to local administrators, who run their own rebates and incentives.

According to Commerce's page, last updated September 8, 2026, eligible equipment includes:

• residential induction cooking equipment,
• heat pumps for heating and cooling, and heat pump water heaters,
• heat pump clothes dryers, and
• electric panel and wiring upgrades required to install new electric equipment.

Equipment must meet ENERGY STAR or AHRI certification. The program is aimed at low-income and moderate-income households at 150% of area median income or less, renters included. Commerce adds a caution: not all program administrators offer rebates on those criteria, and application processes vary, so you have to check with your local administrator.

What this guide could not confirm: the dollar amount of any induction, wiring or panel rebate available to a Vancouver household, which income ceiling the city applies to HEAR-funded equipment, and how to apply for the 2026 round. Ask the city's housing staff, and watch Commerce's HEAR page, where it says local administrators' contact details will be posted as contracts are finalized.

Clark Public Utilities

The utility's rebate index shows no rebate for a range, cooktop, refrigerator or dishwasher, and no induction incentive. Its programs are for heating, weatherization and water heating in electrically heated homes. The ones a kitchen project might cross are:

• Heat pump water heater: $1,500 for a qualifying Tier 3 or 4 unit that replaces an electric resistance storage water heater on a one-for-one basis in an existing home, limited to one per home.
• Windows and patio doors (Weatherization Program, electrically heated existing homes, installed by a contractor in the utility's Contractor Network): $6.00, $8.00 or $10.00 per square foot of window, depending on the new window's U-factor and the old frame type.

The utility notes that amounts can change without notice. Call its energy counselors at 360-992-3355 before you order.

NW Natural and Energy Trust

No rebate for a gas range, cooktop or oven appears on NW Natural's offers pages. Efficiency incentives for NW Natural's Washington customers are paid by Energy Trust of Oregon, whose 2026 Washington incentive sheet lists items such as a gas tankless water heater ($400) and replacement windows ($10 per square foot at a U-value of 0.30 or less, where the home is primarily heated with a gas furnace and the new window replaces single-pane or metal double-pane glass). NW Natural states that its current Washington offers are extended through January 31, 2027.

How to plan around all this

1. Budget the kitchen as if no incentive applies. Treat anything you receive as a bonus.
2. If your household may be income-qualified, contact the city before you buy anything, because approval has to come first.
3. If the remodel includes a window, a water heater or panel work, check the utility page for that item before ordering.
4. Recheck the status pages close to your start date. These programs change.

If you are weighing an induction range against gas for reasons beyond incentives, see gas, electric or induction. For the tax that does apply to every remodel, see sales tax on a kitchen remodel, and for the one tax break aimed at remodels, the three-year property tax exemption. Borrowing options are compared in financing a kitchen remodel.

No rebate should decide how a kitchen is designed. If you want a scope and an itemized plan to work from, start with JDI Construction's page on kitchen remodeling in Vancouver.