Portland General Electric Company Water Heater Incentive Program (WHIP)

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5765101

Boleyn, D R

Portland General Electric Company, in an effort to save customers money and to slow down the growth rate in the use of electricity, announced an incentive program on June 12, 1980 to give customers a $300 rebate or a zero interest loan for the amount of the tax credits to enable the customer to purchase a solar water heater. The $300 rebate also applies to the purchase of a water heater heat pump. Both of these devices would cut water heating consumption by approximately 50%. The program was implemented on October 1, 1980 as a demonstration tariff subject to review at the end of the first year by the Public Utility Commissioner. More than 800 solar water heaters and almost 100 water heater heat pumps have been installed since the program began. A statistical sample of systems is being extensively monitored to determine actual performance and energy savings.

• Research Organization: Portland General Electric Co., OR
• OSTI ID: 5765101
• Report Number(s): CONF-810509-(Vol.2)
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 4.2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140300 -- Solar Energy-- Economic
Industrial
& Business Aspects
140907* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Water Heating
APPLIANCES
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
HEAT PUMPS
HEATING
INTEREST RATE
NORTH AMERICA
OREGON
PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION
PUBLIC UTILITIES
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR WATER HEATING
TAX CREDITS
USA
WATER HEATING