Heat pumps in Oregon
Oregon is the strongest heat pump state on the West Coast at 14.6% of homes — more than triple California's rate. Cheap hydro power meant a lot of Oregon housing went electric decades ago, and a mild, damp climate makes the equipment's job easy at both ends of the year.
Heat pump adoption
EIA RECS 2020 microdata ↗14.6% of Oregon homes use a heat pump as their main heat
Goal: every home
Central heat pumps and ductless mini-splits combined, counted as the home's main heating equipment. A further 1.3% of Oregon homes run a mini-split as secondary heat alongside natural gas or wood.
Episodes
Recorded in Oregon
Homeowners and contractors in OR, in their own words.
Money and next steps
What Oregon pays toward one
Energy Trust of Oregon
An independent nonprofit funded by ratepayers, serving customers of Portland General Electric, Pacific Power, NW Natural and Cascade. Heat pump cash incentives plus a vetted contractor network — one of the better-run programmes in the country.
Program details →Federal Home Energy Rebates
The IRA rebate programs (HEAR and HOMES) survived the 2025 tax changes — they were grants to states, not tax credits. Each state runs its own, and they are at different stages: some open, some already out of money, some yet to launch. Check where Oregon stands before you count on it.
Program details →
The federal 25C tax credit — 30% back, up to $2,000 on a heat pump — ended for systems placed in service after 31 December 2025. If you had one installed in 2025 or earlier you can still claim it; there is no successor credit. Incentives move fast, so check DSIRE for what is current in Oregon. Last checked September 2026.
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The numbers
What a heat pump here has to cover
36°F
Coldest month average low
Portland · NOAA 1991–2020 normals
82°F
Warmest month average high
Portland · NOAA 1991–2020 normals
Both loads matter here — cold snaps are real, and so are the summers. A system sized only for heating will short-cycle in August; one sized only for cooling will lean on backup heat in January. Getting the balance right is the job.