Window Rebates in Portland and Vancouver for 2026: We Checked 29 Programs

In 2026 there is no window rebate for a typical Portland homeowner. We checked 29 federal, state, utility, county and city programs on their official pages on October 29, 2026, and none of them pays cash for replacement windows in the Portland metro unless the household is low-income or heats with oil. The federal tax credit ended for windows installed after December 31, 2025, and Energy Trust of Oregon dropped its Oregon window incentive on January 1, 2026. In Clark County, Washington, two programs still pay, and which one fits depends on how your house is heated: 10 dollars per square foot from Energy Trust for NW Natural gas-heated homes, or 6 to 10 dollars per square foot from Clark Public Utilities for electrically heated homes.

The short answer by where you live

Check your home in 30 seconds

Answer three questions and we will show which program, if any, can pay for your new windows. If you are not sure about your heat or your frames, the guide right below the checker shows how to tell.

How to tell your heat type and window frames

Your heat

• Gas heat: you get a NW Natural bill, and it climbs in winter. You will usually see a gas furnace with a vent pipe, and a gas meter outside.
• Electric heat: you only get an electric bill, from Clark Public Utilities in Clark County or PGE or Pacific Power in Oregon, and you heat with baseboard or wall heaters, an electric furnace, or a heat pump.
• Oil heat: a fuel oil company fills a tank, usually outside or in the basement, and you pay them for deliveries.
• If you have more than one, the program goes by the main heat source for the house.

Your old window frames

• Aluminum (metal): thin, hard frames, usually silver or bronze, cold to the touch on a winter morning and often wet with condensation along the bottom.
• Vinyl: thicker, plastic frames, almost always white, tan or almond, and hollow-sounding when you tap them.
• Wood: you can see wood grain, or layers of paint on wood. Older wood windows often have a separate storm window on the outside.

Single pane or double pane

At night, hold your phone flashlight close to the glass and look at the reflections. Two reflections means one pane of glass. Four means two panes. You can also look along the edge of the glass: double-pane windows have a metal or foam spacer strip between the panes, and often a stamped date in one corner.

Your window area

Rebates pay per square foot. Measure the width and height of each window in inches, multiply them, and divide by 144. A 36 by 60 inch window is 15 square feet. The packing slip from your installer lists the exact sizes the program uses.

How we checked

Rebate pages go stale fast, and a lot of what ranks in search still describes 2025. So we went to the source. On October 29, 2026 we opened the official page of every program we could find that might pay for windows in the Portland metro or Clark County: the IRS, Energy Trust of Oregon, PGE, Pacific Power, NW Natural, Cascade Natural Gas, Clark Public Utilities, the Oregon Department of Energy, Oregon Housing and Community Services, the Washington Department of Commerce, the City of Portland, Multnomah County, Clark County, the City of Vancouver, and the main loan programs. 29 programs in total. For each one we wrote down whether it covers windows, the amount, the rules and whether it is open today. Where an official page said nothing, we say so instead of guessing.

Is there a window tax credit in 2026?

No. The federal Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit (25C) paid up to 600 dollars a year for windows and up to 500 dollars for exterior doors, but the IRS says it is not allowed for any property placed in service after December 31, 2025. For windows that generally means the day they are installed. If you paid in 2025 and the windows went in during 2026, ask a tax professional before you count on the credit.

What ended, and when

• Federal window tax credit (25C): ended for anything placed in service after December 31, 2025.
• Energy Trust of Oregon windows: 1.00 to 1.50 dollars per square foot in 2025, listed as "Discontinued" from January 1, 2026. Energy Trust's current Oregon incentive sheet has no window line at all, including the income-qualified Savings Within Reach offer.
• Craft3 home energy loans: paused. Craft3 says it has temporarily stopped offering them.
• Oregon Rental Home Heat Pump Program and the Portland-area Community Heat Pump funding: fully reserved, not taking applications.

One trap to know about: Energy Trust still hosts an older fact sheet marked "Effective January 1, 2025" that lists Oregon window incentives. If you land on it, it looks current. It is not.

What still pays in Clark County

Energy Trust, for NW Natural gas-heated homes

10 dollars per square foot of window, for SW Washington homes heated by NW Natural gas. The new window must be rated U-0.30 or lower, and it has to replace a single-pane window of any frame material, or a metal-frame double-pane window. Glass doors and skylights count too. You apply within 60 days of the install, with the packing slip showing sizes, proof of the U-value and a paid-in-full invoice, and the installing contractor signs the application. Processing takes six to eight weeks.

The catch: if your old windows are already vinyl double-pane, they do not qualify. That rules out a lot of Clark County homes built in the 1980s and later. This offer mainly helps older houses that still have single-pane or aluminum windows.

Clark Public Utilities, for electrically heated homes

For existing and manufactured homes heated by electricity. The amount depends on the new window and on the frame of the window you take out:

Windows must go into a heated part of the house, and the work must be done by a contractor in Clark Public Utilities' Contractor Network. Ask any installer whether they are on that list before you sign.

How much is that, in real numbers?

Rebates are paid on window area, not per window. A common 3 by 5 foot window is 15 square feet, so ten of them come to 150 square feet. At 10 dollars per square foot that is 1,500 dollars back. At Clark Public Utilities' 6 dollar tier it is 900 dollars. Measure your own windows, multiply width by height in feet, and add them up for a quick estimate.

Low-income and special cases in Oregon

• State Home Oil Weatherization (SHOW): only for homes whose main heat comes from a fuel oil dealer. Up to 5,900 dollars for windows and doors for households at or below 200% of the poverty level, up to 3,000 dollars for others, lifetime. Apply within one year of the install.
• Multnomah County Weatherization: free upgrades for households at or below 200% of the poverty level, and the county has said this can include replacing windows and patio doors. The county's program page did not load when we checked, so call before you count on it.
• Oregon Weatherization Assistance Program: free insulation, air sealing and heating work through county agencies, with waitlists. Windows are not listed on the state page.
• Portland Clean Energy Fund, Energy Friendly Homes: large amounts for income-qualified homes, but the City says it is not open to homeowners yet.

The big federal rebate programs do not cover windows yet

You may have heard about the Home Energy Rebates from the Inflation Reduction Act, called HEAR and HOMES. In Oregon they have not launched. The Oregon Department of Energy says no rebates are available and there is no date for homeowner applications, although contractor enrollment opened on October 12, 2026. In Washington, the HEAR list covers heat pumps, induction stoves, heat pump water heaters and dryers, and electrical panels. Windows are not on it, and Clark County is not one of the listed areas.

If no rebate fits your home

Most Portland homeowners replacing windows in 2026 will pay the full price, so the choices that matter are the window and the install. Pick glass for the climate, not for a rebate: Oregon code already requires a U-factor of 0.27 or lower on replacement windows, and Washington requires 0.30. Ask for the U-factor of each window in writing, and ask whether the job is a full-frame tear-out or an insert, because about 8 in 10 of our Portland window jobs are full-frame tear-outs. Gorilla Works also offers financing through Service Finance Company, including a 12 months same-as-cash plan, subject to credit approval.

For what actually lowers a power bill, see our guide to energy efficient windows in Portland.

Ready to price it out? Start with our Portland window installation page.

In Clark County? See our page on window replacement in Vancouver, WA.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to show the U-factor to get a rebate?

Yes. Both Clark County programs set a U-factor limit, U-0.30 or lower, or U-0.22 or lower for the top Clark Public Utilities tier, and Energy Trust asks for proof of the U-value with the application. The number is on the NFRC label stuck to each new window and on the paperwork from the manufacturer.

Does Energy Trust of Oregon still give rebates for windows?

Not in Oregon. Energy Trust discontinued its Oregon window incentive on January 1, 2026. It still pays 10 dollars per square foot in Southwest Washington for homes heated by NW Natural gas, when single-pane or metal-frame windows are replaced with windows rated U-0.30 or lower.

Does PGE have a window rebate?

No. PGE and Pacific Power send their Oregon customers to Energy Trust for efficiency offers, and Energy Trust has no Oregon window incentive in 2026.

Do I need a certain contractor to get a window rebate in Clark County?

For Clark Public Utilities, yes: the work must be done by a contractor in its Contractor Network. For the Energy Trust offer, the installing contractor signs the application and must hold an active Washington contractor license.

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