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Installed price · verified 2026-09-04
$2,793–$10,058 Installed air-source heat pump, Bellingham, aggregated from local job data. The same source reports the typical band as $5,301–$6,973. A local contractor blog independently publishes $4,000–$8,000 for a ducted air-source heat pump here, with a second local figure of $4,900–$11,700, which brackets the same middle., before rebates. Here is what decides where in that range your house lands.
Installed air-source heat pump, Bellingham, aggregated from local job data. The same source reports the typical band as $5,301–$6,973. A local contractor blog independently publishes $4,000–$8,000 for a ducted air-source heat pump here, with a second local figure of $4,900–$11,700, which brackets the same middle.
Installed price before rebates — equipment, labour, materials, permit and startup. The federal §25C tax credit contributes $0 in 2026: it terminated for anything placed in service after December 31, 2025.
Range benchmarked 2026-09-04 against published local pricing. Your quote is fixed before work starts — no hourly surprises.
Most impactful first. These are the questions we ask on the phone, and they are the reason a range exists at all.
Line by line, the way we scope it. If a quote you are holding is a single lump sum, this is the list to ask them to break out.
| Line item | Typical range | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Outdoor condenser and matched indoor coil or air handler | the largest single line on the quote | — |
| Refrigerant line set and insulation | included; length and routing set the material cost | — |
| Electrical rough-in and disconnect by a licensed electrical contractor | $250–$900 for a dedicated circuit | HomeGuide. We coordinate the trade; we do not perform electrical work. |
| Service panel upgrade when required | $1,300–$2,500 for 200 amps; $2,000–$4,000 for 400 amps | HomeGuide. |
| Equipment pad, isolation and clearance work | included in an installed quote | — |
| Duct modifications at the plenum and returns | quoted after inspection; not assumed | — |
| Condensate drain or pump | included; a pump is added where gravity drainage is impossible | — |
| Mechanical permit and inspection | per the governing fee schedule, passed through at cost | — |
| Startup, airflow setting and control commissioning | included | — |
| Haul-away of the replaced equipment | included | — |
| Diagnostic trip charge | $89.99, refunded as company credit if you accept the bid | — |
Line items are quoted against your house, not averaged. Your written quote is fixed before work starts.
Same work, three different houses. The arithmetic runs from the installed price, through the programs that apply, to what you write a cheque for.
The PSE rebate is filed by the installing contractor, who must be in PSE’s network.
CEC also reports weatherization incentives averaging about 45% of project cost when insulation and air sealing are bundled, which is worth doing before sizing the heat pump rather than after.
This is the case local advertising hides. A gas-heated Bellingham home currently has no PSE gas-to-heat-pump rebate, because both the hybrid rebate and the moderate-income fuel-switching rebate require the customer to be a PSE gas customer.
No example includes a federal tax credit, because there is none to include for a 2026 install. The largest single line in most of these is Puget Sound Energy's $1,500 electric-resistance conversion rebate, which is contractor-gated — PSE requires the installer to be inside its network, so ask us to confirm status for your project before you count on it.
Puget Sound Energy
$1,500
Available now$2,400 with PSE Efficiency Boost for income-qualified households.
Puget Sound Energy
Raises other PSE rebates
Income-qualifiedHeat pump $1,500 → $2,400 · heat pump water heater $1,000 → $1,100 · smart thermostat $75 → $175.
Puget Sound Energy
$1,500
Available now$2,400 with Efficiency Boost. Ducted systems only — ductless is not eligible.
Puget Sound Energy (with ICF)
$300–$600
Available nowTier 1 $300 (SEER2 ≥15.2 / HSPF2 ≥8.1, retrofit only) · Tier 2 $400 (SEER2 ≥15.2 / HSPF2 ≥8.5) · Tier 3 $600 (SEER2 ≥16 / HSPF2 ≥9.5).
Bellingham note: Whether this discount can be combined with the $1,500 conversion rebate is unconfirmed: PSE’s conversion page says its rebate "cannot be combined with any other rebates except where noted", while PSE’s heating hub tells customers to ask their contractor. We quote it separately and confirm with a PSE Energy Advisor before counting it toward your total.
Internal Revenue Service
$0 — terminated
EndedHistorically 30% of cost, up to $2,000/year for heat pumps and heat pump water heaters. Gone. The One Big Beautiful Bill (P.L. 119-21, enacted July 4, 2025) accelerated its termination.
Every Bellingham rebate, with the source and the date we checked it →
A range, not a quote — and the arithmetic is shown so you can check it. Every band below is a published installed price, linked at the bottom.
Sources, all checked 2026-09-04: ductless by zone, ducted in Bellingham, local aggregator range, panel upgrade, dedicated circuit, heat pump water heater. Electrical work is performed and permitted by a licensed electrical contractor — we hold a general contractor registration, not an electrical one.
The work itself
One system that heats through a Bellingham winter and cools through a smoke-season August, sized to your house rather than to a chart.
See how we do it — process, permits, equipment and timeline →
Talk it through — (360) 592-3824A range tells you whether to keep reading. Tell us about the house and we will tell you which end of it you are at, what the rebates take off, and what the written quote will say.
Range benchmarked 2026-09-04 against published local pricing · All published cost ranges
Tell us what you have now and what you want it to do. We will tell you what fits, what it costs, and which rebates you actually qualify for — before anyone comes out.
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