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AAAH Power to the People PDX

Free home energy audits, weatherization upgrades, utility resources, and energy efficient retrofits

Power to the People PDX (P2P) is a residential energy efficiency program operating under the auspices and leadership of African American Alliance for Homeownership. By offering free home energy audits, weatherization upgrades, utility resources, and energy efficient retrofits, P2P creates a more climate resilient and equitable future for Oregonians of all backgrounds. P2P provides free inspection of panels, appliances, and home features to determine Energy Score plus a custom action plan detailing opportunities for improvement. Services include installation of water heaters and heat pumps. The program provides project management every step of the way to reduce carbon emissions, reduce energy costs, and improve resilience to extreme weather caused by climate change.

Eligibility: As an income-based program, installations can be provided at a steep discount for homeowners making 80% or less of Portland’s median area income.

Area Served: City of Portland

Phone: 503.595.3517

Email: info@aaah.org

Home Repair & Weatherization

Catalyst Northwest

Free home repair services

When a home falls into disrepair, it can feel overwhelming—especially for homeowners with no way to fix it themselves. That’s why we created the Home Restoration Program. Partnering with volunteers and local organizations, we take on major repairs that make homes safer and more stable. From installing ramps and grab bars to fixing roofs, floors, and decks, we focus on repairs that protect families, improve accessibility, and prevent bigger problems down the road.

Eligibility: Must own your home, and have household income below 60% of median income.

Area Served: Portland Metro area (see service area map for boundaries)

Phone: 971.245.6555

Email: office@catalystnw.org

Renewable Electricity & Utility Assistance

Community Energy Project

Community Solar: Get clean energy and save on your electric bill!

The Oregon Community Solar Program allows Oregonians to power their homes with solar energy, even they don’t own their own home. You can, too, by subscribing to a large off-site solar project being built here in Oregon. It’s easy to enroll, there’s no upfront cost, and you’ll save up to 15% on your electric bill once the solar farm is completed.

Community Energy Project connects income-qualified customers to the program. Get started by scheduling a quick intake appointment here.

Eligibility: Must live in Oregon and be customers of Pacific Power, PGE, or Idaho Power. See income guidelines here

Area Served: Oregon

Phone: 971.544.8718

Email: solar@communityenergyproject.org

Home Repair & Weatherization

Community Energy Project

Free Home Energy Score

Selling your home? Community Energy Project provides free home energy scores to home sellers at or below 80% median income in Hillsboro, Portland, and Milwaukee. This service is for home sellers with an active listing on the market. Similar to a Miles Per Gallon rating for your car, the Home Energy Score gives you an easy to read benchmark on efficiency and opportunities for improvement.

Eligibility: Income-qualified homeowners and home sellers at or below 80% median income. See income guidelines here

Area Served: Portland, Hillsboro and Milwaukie, Oregon

Phone: 503.284.6827

Email: frances@communityenergyproject.org

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Community Energy Project

Portland Home Retrofits

Through the Portland Home Retrofits program, qualifying households can receive a free Home Energy Score and a customized plan to increase comfort, lower utility bills, and reduce their environmental impact..

Depending on funding and eligibility, households may qualify for a full home energy retrofit, which can include upgrades to insulation, heating and cooling systems, air sealing, and more. These improvements are designed to make homes healthier, safer, and more energy-efficient—particularly for those most impacted by rising energy costs.

Support for this work comes from multiple funding sources, a voter-approved initiative that creates local green jobs and funds energy efficiency improvements for Portland residents.

Eligibility: Must income qualify. See income guidelines here. Call CEP for more information and to get started.

Area Served: City of Portland

Phone: 971.544.8710

Email: admin@communityenergyproject.org

Water Heating

Community Energy Project

Free replacement for old electric water heaters

CEP has replaced over 350 inefficient water heaters with new, heat pump water heaters that save clients over $300 per year.

If you are income-qualified and have an electric water heater at least 10 years old, CEP can help you replace it for FREE and start saving on your monthly electric bill. Switching from an electric storage tank to an electric heat pump hot water heater could save you over $300 each year.

Eligibility: Contact CEP to see if you qualify

Area Served: Portland Metro Area

Phone: 971.544.8710

Email: admin@communityenergyproject.org

Home Repair & Weatherization

Clackamas County

Free weatherization and energy education

Clackamas County Weatherization Services helps low-income individuals and families increase the energy efficiency of their homes, reduce their energy costs, and improve the comfort, health and safety of their living environment. Weatherization includes insulation, air sealing, and other measures that are designed to keep heat in the home during the winter and to keep it cool during the summer.

Eligibility: To be eligible for weatherization assistance, a household’s income must be at or below 200% of Federal Poverty Level. See guidelines here

Area Served: Clackamas County

Phone: 503.650.3338

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Community Action

Free energy audit and weatherization services

Community Action’s Energy Conservation program provides free weatherization services to make your home more energy-efficient, safer, more comfortable and durable. Eligible residents receive a free energy audit, including diagnostic tests to find the best ways to improve energy efficiency. Once approved, licensed contractors complete the upgrades, which may include insulation, air and duct sealing, ventilation, heating and cooling systems, and windows. Income-qualified Beaverton residents may also receive help with critical home repairs.

Eligibility: Homeowners or tenants in a house, mobile or manufactured home, or a building with up to four units. Must meet income guidelines

Area Served: Washington County

Phone: 503-906-6550

Email: weatherization@caowash.org

Heating & Cooling

Cooling Portland

Free air conditioning units

The PCEF Cooling Portland Program connects vulnerable low-income Portlanders with free efficient portable cooling/heating units. Please contact 311 via phone to be connected to one of the community-based organizations listed. 311 operators can help you through the process. You may also apply online through 311.

Eligibility: Must live within Portland city limits and have income that is 60% or less of Area Median Income, adjusted for household size. See income guidelines here. Additionally, priority is given to applicants who are over 60 years of age, have medical conditions that increase the risk of heat-related illness, and who live alone.

Area Served: Portland

Phone: 3-1-1

Email: 311@portlandoregon.gov

Home Repair & Weatherization

City of Portland

Home repair and home ownership retention services

Portland Housing Bureau funds community organizations to provide services to help homeowners repair and retain their homes. Find help for small to large repair projects, accessibility modifications, home retention case management, foreclosure prevention counseling, and more.

Eligibility: Must own home within the city of Portland and have income of 80% or less of Area Median Income, adjusted for household size. Fill out their short online interest form to determine your eligibility

Area Served: City of Portland

Phone: 503.823.2375

Email: 311@portlandoregon.gov

Home Repair & Weatherization

Habitat for Humanity

Home repair for low-income homeowners

The Home Repair Program helps homeowners with low incomes restore and maintain their homes. They offer various home repair services depending on the location of your home.  Repairs may include plumbing, electrical, roofing, HVAC/mechanical, siding, water intrusion, ADA ramps, fall prevention, wheelchair-friendly flooring, widening doorways for accessibility and other modifications for disabilities.

APPLICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR THIS PROGRAM.

Eligibility: Homeowners living on a low income in the city of Portland, or Multnomah or Washington counties. Home must be owner-occupied and be the primary residence of the owner. Homeowner must be current on mortgage payments and property taxes, and have $20k equity in home. Homeowner’s insurance must be current or attainable. Maximum household icome is 80% or less of median family income for Portland area. See guidelines here

Area Served: Multnomah and Washington Counties

Phone: 503-287-9529, extension 3

Email: homerepair@habitatportlandregion.org

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LatinoBuilt

Low or No-Cost Energy Upgrades for Latino Households

LatinoBuilt is committed to serving the Latino community, especially low-income households and families in need of assistance, resources, and healthier homes. We strive to create a win-win scenario for the Spanish-speaking community by connecting households with our member Latino contractors.

Our priority is enabling access to energy efficiency and resilient measures for Latino households. To achieve this goal, LatinoBuilt Green Contractors (training graduates) can begin offering home energy upgrade projects with enhanced incentive funding from Energy Trust of Oregon, sometimes representing a no-cost installation to the homeowner. These projects and services are significant, with advantages to both sides of program participants.

Home Energy Assessments: Home Energy Assessments (HEAs) are a visual and comprehensive inspection to identify recommended low-cost, medium, or higher-cost home upgrades to increase the household’s energy efficiency and resilience to extreme weather events. LatinoBuilt offers free-of-cost assessments for eligible and referred customers through our partnership with Energy Trust of Oregon.

Eligibility: Latino and/or Spanish speaking households that income-qualify

Area Served: Portland

Phone: 503.889.0511

Transportation

Metropolitan Family Service

Get an incentive towards the purchase of an EV, plug-in hybrid, or electric bike

Did you know that on average, the cost to power a vehicle by electricity is half the cost per mile to power it by gasoline? And that switching to an electric vehicle can reduce your carbon footprint by up to 50%?

In partnership with the Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF), the MFS Electric Ways to Work Program helps qualified Portland residents:

• Navigate federal and state EV rebates
• Learn about Electric Vehicles (EVs), Plug-in Electric Hybrids (PHEVs), Hybrids, and E-bikes
• For eligible participants, MFS is currently offering an incentive towards the purchase of a vehicle: $7,000 off an electric vehicle, $5,000 off a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle,$3,000-4.000 off a hybrid vehicle, $1,000 off an electric bike, and $250 towards safety gear.
• Access loans up to $12,000 through local credit unions even if you have a challenged credit history

Eligibility: Must be a Portland resident, have a household income less than 80% of the Portland median family income, be working at least 30 hours a week and have at least 6 months at your current job

Area Served: City of Portland

Phone: (503) 232-0007 x104

Email: waystowork@mfs.email

Air Heating & Cooling

Multnomah County

Wood Burning Exchange

The MultCo Wood Burning Device Exchange Program is designed to encourage residents of Multnomah County to remove their older, smoky wood stoves and fireplaces and replace them with cleaner heat pumps for a healthier home and cleaner air. Participating homeowners will receive a financial incentive for replacing their wood burning device.The incentive amounts range from $3000 to full cost replacement, dependent on eligibility and household income.

THIS PROGRAM HAS RUN OUT OF FUNDING AND IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Eligibility:

• Be located in Multnomah County
• Decommission or permanently remove a wood burning device that is indoors, is currently working, and burns wood for heating purposes
• Be approved by the legal homeowner. For rental properties, formal approval from the property owner will be required as part of the approval process
• There is not an income limit to participate in this program. However, priority and higher incentives will be given to low to moderate income homeowners within target areas of
• Multnomah County. This program is also available to rental units with homeowner approval.

Area Served: Multnomah County. The Cully, Lents, Portsmouth, and Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhoods will be prioritized. These target neighborhoods were prioritized by taking a closer look at areas in Multnomah County that have households with lower incomes, more people of color, higher risk of cancer from air toxics in wood smoke, and likelihood of heating by a bulk fuel (wood, oil, or propane tank).

Phone: 503.988.6189

Email: woodburnexchange@multco.us

Home Repair & Weatherization

Multnomah County

Free weatherization and energy efficiency upgrades

These free services can save you money on your energy bill and improve your indoor air quality, and are available to people with limited incomes. Potential free energy saving measures such as insulation, air sealing, and ventilation are based on an energy audit.

Eligibility:

• If you live an apartment building, please have the property owner contact us.
• You must live on a limited income (which can be found on the State of Oregon website.)
• You must live in Multnomah County
• Own or rent a site-built or mobile home (if you are a renter, landlord’s approval is required)

Area Served: Multnomah County

Phone: 503.988.7423

Email: weatherization.team@multco.us

Home Repair & Weatherization

NAYA Family Center

Critical home repair for East Portland homeowners

To ensure that our community members can continue to live safely and comfortably in their homes, NAYA is proud to partner with the Portland Housing Bureau, Portland Clean Energy and OHA Healthy Homes to offer essential support for critical home repairs to homeowners in Portland and the surrounding area. Fill out their interest form to see if you qualify.

Eligibility: Must own your own home, and your gross income cannot exceed 200% of the median income, adjusted by family size. See income guidelines here.

Area Served: Portland and the surrounding area

Phone: (503) 831-8017, ext 289

Email: HomeRepair@nayapdx.org

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Northwest Native Chamber (NWNC)

No-cost home energy upgrades for Native homeowners

The Northwest Native Chamber and the Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) are supporting Portland-area homeowners with critical energy-efficient upgrades to keep their homes comfortable and their utilities affordable. Since 2023, the Clean Energy Contractor Development Program (CECDP) has connected Native-owned contractors with Native homeowners to make necessary weatherization and energy efficient upgrades. Access free cooling units through the Cooling Portland program, and get no-cost home upgrades like duct sealing, air sealing, insulation, and high-efficiency heat pumps. Visit their site to fill out an intake form.

The CECDP:

• Enables clean-energy home upgrades and repairs for Native homeowners at no cost
• Provides clean-energy workforce opportunities to Native contractors and construction firms
• Supports Native economic revitalization
• Recirculates public dollars for clean energy directly into Native economies

Eligibility: Native homeowners

Area Served: Portland Metro Area

Phone: 503.894.4525

Email: SMcfarland@nwnc.org

Renewable Electricity & Utility Assistance

Oregon Energy Fund

Energy bill assistance

Oregon Energy Fund provides funds for energy assistance to 30+ partner agencies and nonprofits throughout Oregon. If you need help paying your gas or electric bill, use their website to find the organizations in your area that can provide energy assistance.

Eligibility: Households are eligible for energy assistance when their total gross income is 70 percent or less than the statewide median income as determined by the State of Oregon. See income guidelines here

Area Served: Oregon

Renewable Electricity & Utility Assistance

Pacific Power

Oregon Low-Income Discount

Eligibility: To qualify, the Pacific Power bill must be in your name. Eligibility and discount level are based on your annual household income (gross income) at or below 60% of Oregon state median income adjusted for household size (see income guidelines here).

Area Served: Oregon, Pacific Power territory

This information is also available in Spanish. Esta información también está disponible en español.

Phone: 888.221.7070

Home Repair & Weatherization

PCRI

Home repair low- and moderate-income homeowners, aged 55 or older

PCRI’s homeownership retention/home repair program objective is to foster homeownership stability for low- and moderate-income homeowners, aged 55 and older, living within the City of Portland. This program is designed to prevent community displacement and assist elders with aging in place. Financial assistance for repairs such as water heater repair or replacement, AC repair or replacement, electrical/mechanical repairs, plumbing repairs and more.

APPLICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY ON HOLD AS THEY WORK THROUGH THEIR EXISTING LIST

Eligibility: Homeowner must be 55 or older. Home must be within the City of Portland and demonstrate a need for repairs. Home must be a single-family residence and be primary dwelling. Gross household income at 80% or below Area Median Income. See guidelines here

Area Served: City of Portland

Phone: 503.288.2923

Email: hra@pcrihome.org

Renewable Electricity & Utility Assistance

Portland General Electric

Income-Qualified Bill Discount

The Portland General Electric Income-Qualified Bill Discount offers a 15% to 60% discount depending on household income.

Eligibility: PGE customers with gross annual income at or below 60% of State Median Income. The program does not require proof of income upon registration, though income verification may be needed after registration. The monthly discount lasts two years and will require re-enrollment at the end of the two years.

Area Served: PGE customers

This information is also available in these languages: Arabic, Burmese, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), English, Farsi, Japanese, Korean, Rohingya, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili and Vietnamese.

Phone: 503.228.6322

Transportation

Portland Rides

E-bike rebates for low-income Portlanders

Portland Rides aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, support healthier and more connected communities, and improve transportation access and mobility equity through lower cost electric transportation. This program will provide income-qualified Portland residents rebates up to $1,600 for standard e-bikes, up to $2,350 for cargo e-bikes, and up to $8,500 for adaptive e-bikes, as well as $300 for accessories such as helmets and bike racks for all rebate recipients. E-bike rebates can be redeemed at participating retailers.

Eligibility: Applicants must be over 18, live in the City of Portland, and meet income qualifications. Adaptive applicants must also need an adaptive e-bike due to chronic and/or permanent disability that prevents them from otherwise safely riding a standard or cargo e-bike. Applicants must also complete an online safety training. See website for full eligibility requirements and our helpful program guide.

Area Served: City of Portland

Phone: 503-563-0624

Email: PortlandEBikes@Aptim.com

Home Repair & Weatherization

REACH Community Development

Free Home Repairs

REACH’s Community Builders Program provides free home repairs, serving elderly and disabled low-income homeowners that reside in the City of Portland. Services include home maintenance, safety and accessibility upgrades, citations and violations repair, and free AC units. Our technicians are licensed, bonded and insured. Repairs are completed by REACH staff, subcontractors, and skilled volunteers. We also make referrals to other resources. Complete an application to see if you qualify.

Eligibility: Must own your own and occupy your home in the city of Portland, be 55 or older and/or have a disability, and earn 50% of median income or less (some who earn 80% or less may qualify) See guidelines here

Area Served: City of Portland

Phone: 503.501.5719

Home Repair & Weatherization

Rebuilding Together Pacific Northwest

No-cost safety and livability repairs for eligible, low-income homeowners

Rebuilding Together Pacific Northwest provides critical safety and livability home repair services, which may include carpentry, minor plumbing, painting, minor electrical work, debris removal, weatherization, energy efficiency work, grab bars and handrails. Nonprofit community facilities may also apply. The majority of homeowners they serve are below 50% of the area family income, are above 65 years old, have a disability, and have lived in their homes for many years.

Eligibility: Serves low-income households below 80% Area Median Income (AMI). Applicants must own and live in their home and be financially and/or physically unable to complete repairs on their own. Mortgage must be current or paid off. Applicants must have lived in home for at least 5 years, and intend to age in place. Repairs must be safety and/or livability repairs.

Area Served: Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties

Phone: 503.206.7993

Email: info@rtpnw.org

Renewable Electricity & Utility Assistance

Verde Builds

Subscribe to PDX Community Solar and save on your electric bill

Now anyone can get the benefits of solar, even without a sunny roof of your own. Whether you rent or own your home, subscribe to PDX Community Solar and get credits on your utility bill for the energy produced, plus support clean renewable energy. Get guaranteed savings on your electric bill.

Eligibility: Live in NE Portland, be a customer of Pacific Power, have an income that is 80% or less of the State Median Income, adjusted for household size. See income guidelines here. Additionally, people of color and people living with disabilities will be prioritized.

Area Served: NE Portland

Phone: 503.290.8570

Email: info@verdenw.org

Air Heating & Cooling

Verde Builds

Replace your old electric heating with a heat pump

Verde and Energy Trust have teamed up to help you save on heating and cooling costs. Get up to $3,600 off when you replace your old electric heating with a ductless heat pump (DHP). If the system costs any more than that, you can finance it through a community lender on your utility bill. Income-qualified candidates may be eligible for a free heat pump upgrade.

Eligibility:

1. Your household income must be:

• Below 60% SMI (see chart on this page)
• Below 80% AMI (see chart below) if you are an elderly person, a disabled person, or a BIPOC person

2. You must own your home, or have the OK from your landlord for the upgrade

3. Your previously existing heating system must be

• Electric (either functioning or not)
• Oil (non-functioning only)

4. Your home must be within Portland City Limits.

Fill out their interest form to determine eligibility.

Area Served: City of Portland

Phone: 971.272.4126 (Hablo Español) / 971.468.8431

Email: dhp@verdenw.org