Kenmore was scheduled to weigh a $200,000 contract to launch a heat pump rebate program

What the records say

In materials published ahead of the Jan. 12, 2026, meeting, the record said the city was scheduled to consider authorizing the City Manager to sign Contract No. 25-C3188, a deal worth no more than $200,000 ¹. The contract would pay a contractor to run the program and pass rebate money through to residents who buy heat pumps ¹. The agenda bill describes the program as a high-efficiency alternative to gas or oil heating that aims to drive down heating and cooling costs, noting that residential energy accounts for 43% of Kenmore's greenhouse gas emissions ¹.

• The record proposed authorizing the City Manager to execute Contract No. 25-C3188, not to exceed $200,000.
• The contract would cover contractor services to administer and pass through funds for a heat pump direct rebate program.
• The agenda bill outlines the program structure—a regional distributor administers it, passes discounts through contracted installers, and the City reimburses the distributor—but does not name the specific distributor or the exact rebate amount.

Why it matters

If approved, the program would give residents a direct rebate — a discount — on a heat pump purchase, lowering the upfront cost of switching to electric heating and cooling ¹. The dollar amount of the rebate is not in the record, but the $200,000 contract cap covers both the contractor's services and the rebate funds passed through to residents, according to the record ¹.

What changed / what's next

• The proposed change would authorize the City Manager to sign a contract of up to $200,000 to launch a heat pump direct rebate program ¹.
• The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome, so it is not known whether the authorization was granted ¹.
• The contractor selected and the exact rebate amount residents could receive are not stated in the packet ¹.