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Premium-efficiency dishwashers, clothes washers, and refrigerators are eligible for a tax credit ranging from $60 to $180. The specific model must be included on the Oregon Department of Energy list of qualifying premium-efficiency appliances. (See qualifying appliance lists in right-hand column.) We update these lists as qualifying appliances come on the market.
Please note that the appliance must be new and not previously used to qualify for a tax credit.
The tax credit is based on estimated savings above standard models. Important: The tax credit is the amount noted on the list of qualifying appliances or 25 percent of the net purchase price of the appliance, whichever is less. Please refer to qualifying appliance lists in the right-hand column to ensure your appliance is eligible for a tax credit.
Please note: Energy Star® appliances do not necessarily qualify for an Oregon tax credit. Energy Star® is a federal program. Oregon requires that appliances exceed federal standards by specific levels to qualify for an Oregon tax credit.
To qualify for a tax credit, you must have an Oregon income tax liability. If you are an Oregon resident and do not have an Oregon income tax liability, you may choose to transfer your tax credit to an Oregon resident who does. This is done by checking the Pass-through Option section on the application form. More information is on the application form.
The appliance must be located in an Oregon dwelling that is your primary or secondary residence to qualify for a tax credit. Motor homes or recreational vehicles do not qualify as dwellings.
Applications for tax credits must be received by the Oregon Department of Energy no later than April 1 of the year following the purchase, even if the tax credit is carried forward. Unused tax credit amounts may be carried forward up to five years.
Please read the instructions before completing the appliance application form.
Many Oregon utilities also offer their own incentives for residents who purchase premium efficiency appliances. Click here for a list of utility incentives for purchases.
Refrigerator/freezers
Refrigerators-freezers qualifying for an Oregon Residential Energy Tax Credit must have at least 20 percent lower energy consumption than allowed by the July 1, 2001 US DOE standards for refrigerators.Oregon tax credits are available only for refrigerator-freezers with fully automatic defrost cycles, and with net refrigerated volumes between 12 and 30 cubic feet.
It is expected that the federal Energy Star program will be adjusting its efficiency specification upward to a level matching Oregon´s minimum requirements so that all refrigerator-freezers that qualify for Oregon´s tax credit will also be Energy Star refrigerator-freezers. However, it is important to note that the Energy Star program continues to include more classes of refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers that are not included in Oregon´s tax credit program. The bottom line: While all Oregon tax credit-eligible refrigerator-freezers will be Energy Star, not every Energy Star product will qualify for an Oregon tax credit.
Clothes washers
The Oregon tax credit minimum qualifying Modified Energy Factor (MEF) is 2.0. Oregon´s maximum Water Factor (WF) requirement is 6.5 gal/cu ft/cycle. The federal Energy Star program has no Water Factor maximums. Therefore, it remains possible that some Energy Star models may not qualify for tax credits in Oregon.
Dishwashers
As of January 1, 2008, dishwashers qualifying for an Oregon Residential Energy Tax Credit must have an energy factor of 0.70 cycles/kWh or higher and will no longer have a maximum water use per cycle (Water Factor) requirement.
Special note for dishwashers and clothes washers
In the past, manufacturers have occasionally lowered the energy performance of a unit without changing the model number. When we identify this situation, we will declare the model ineligible for the tax credit for one year, at which time the maufacturer may request reinstatement by demonstrating that non-qualifying models are no longer available.
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 Residential Energy Tax Credit Program Administrative Rules (effective Dec. 1, 2007)
Application Form (pdf)
Online application (appliances only)
Electrodomésticos de óptima eficiencia (pdf)
Qualifying Dishwashers
Qualifying Clothes Washers
Qualifying Refrigerators
Utility incentives for purchases
Questions and Answers about Appliances
Disclosure information
Energy Suppliers in Oregon
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