your old stove?
Old wood stoves are inefficient and produce a lot of smoke—both indoors and outdoors. New devices heat much cleaner and more efficiently. Other benefits of upgrading include:
– Save money on heating
– Protect your family’s health
– Reduce dust and soot in your home
in your home and outside!
The wood stove changeout program: Fall 2025-Spring 2027
Welcome to the wood stove changeout program webpage! This program is funded by a grant from the Washington Department of Ecology to help local homeowners upgrade their old wood burning devices, which improves air quality for us all.
In 2025 alone, this program removed 91 “old smokers” which resulted in an annual estimated reduction of 6,000 pounds of PM2.5. This PM2.5 reduction is equivalent to removing roughly 136,000 diesel trucks in Spokane County for one day, each year.
How the program works:
If you’re a homeowner in Spokane County (incorporated or unincorporated) and you have an installed and operational wood stove (free-standing or inserted into the firebox) that is non-EPA certified or at least 20 years old, you might qualify to save on an upgrade. Discounts are provided by a participating business of your choice and the amount of the discount is based on the device you choose:
- Wood to electric = $500
- Wood to wood = $1,000
- Wood to pellet = $1,400
- Wood to gas = $1,800
- Wood to ductless, mini-split heat pump = $2,500
Your existing wood stove/insert must be non-EPA certified (e.g. homemade or built prior to mid-1980s when certification began), or an EPA-certified device that is at least 20 years old. The device must be installed and operational. Open hearth fireplaces do not qualify as an insert for this program.
Photo examples of allowed devices:
Manufactured Fireplaces (newly-allowed this grant cycle)
Manufactured Wood Inserts
Manufactured Wood Stoves
To qualify, you must:
- Be the owner of a home located in Spokane County (incorporated or unincorporated).
- Have an installed, operational wood-burning stove or wood-burning fireplace insert (photos above of examples of allowed devices). The device must be either non-EPA certified or at least 20 years old.
- Use your wood-burning device on a regular basis and burn at least one cord of wood during a typical heating season. Due to limited funds, occasional use (e.g., weekends only, for aesthetics, etc.) does not qualify.
- Agree to relinquish your installed device upon the installation of your new device.
If you qualify, a discount will be provided by the participating business:
If you qualify, you’ll receive a voucher and a list of businesses that are participating. You present the voucher to the business of your choice from the list, and they will discount your replacement (purchase and installation must both be provided by the business) by the following amount:
Wood to electric = $500
Wood to wood = $1,000
Wood to pellet = $1,400
*Wood to gas = $1,800
Wood to ductless heat pump = $2,500
*If an applicant wants to replace their old wood stove/insert with a gas stove/insert, the applicant must attest on the application form that gas is the most cost-effective option for them.
If you are on a limited income, we may be able to provide additional resources. Call (509) 477-4727 extension #114 for information and to receive our income-based application form.
How can I tell if my wood heating stove/insert is “non-EPA certified” or when it was manufactured?
Homemade devices are not certified. Manufactured stoves and inserts started being tested for certification by the EPA in the late 1980s.
Look for a plate/tag on the device and a manufactured date. Refer to the original paperwork if you have it. If still unsure, contact the manufacturer or call us, and we may be able to help.
I just bought a new woodstove and recycled my old one. Can I get a rebate?
Unfortunately, no. This program is not retroactive.
How do I apply?
After reviewing this webpage and determining that you meet the minimum criteria, apply by selecting the “Apply Here” blue button on left side of this webpage.
Once approved, a voucher will be sent to you with a list of approved participating businesses. The business you choose from the list will subtract the value of the voucher from the purchase and installation of a new device at the time of purchase. Applicants have six weeks to present the voucher to a participating dealer/retailer, make a deposit, and schedule the installation. Please note: This program is not retroactive. If you’ve already removed your device and/or purchased a new device, you will not qualify.
Funds are limited and therefore not guaranteed unless a voucher has been issued and has not expired.
Allow up to two weeks to process your application.
How this wood stove change-out program works
- An application must be submitted along with a current photo of the installed and operational wood stove or stove insert you wish to change out.
- Spokane Clean Air staff reviews applications to determine if qualification requirements have been met. Applicants may be called to provide additional information, so be sure to include your phone number on the application form.
- Applicants receive a letter of qualification or rejection, with an explanation. If qualified, a dated voucher along with a list of participating retailers will be included. Voucher recipients must purchase their device from, and have it installed by, one of the participating businesses. New businesses can join the program by contacting Spokane Clean Air (509-477-4727 ext. #114) and submitting the necessary paperwork.
- Voucher recipients present their original voucher (no copies) to a participating business at the time of purchase. The value of the voucher will be subtracted from the customer’s bill.
- The business is responsible for taking a photo of the existing device prior to removing it, and a photo of the new device once it’s installed. If the existing device is already removed, the voucher is VOID.
- The business is responsible for removing and documenting the destruction of the old device. The cost for removal is borne by either the customer or the business. The business will obtain the proper permit and perform the installation. The program recipient is responsible for calling the permit department for a final inspection, where applicable.
- The business will submit an invoice and all required paperwork to Spokane Clean Air for reimbursement.
Important! Read these program terms. By applying, you agree to the following:
- I am the owner of a home located within Spokane County.
- I have an installed, operational, non-EPA certified or EPA certified device that is at least 20 years old. I use it regularly during the heating season. I burn a minimum of one cord of wood during a typical heating season.
- I understand this incentive program is not retroactive. If I have already removed and/or replaced my woodstove, then I do not qualify for this program.
- I will relinquish my old wood stove or insert to the business that will remove it when they install my new device. If my device is already removed, the voucher is void. If I’ve already purchased a new device, the voucher is void.
- If I have a freestanding wood stove, it can be replaced with an electric, wood, pellet, or gas stove or insert, or a heat pump.
- If I am replacing a fireplace insert, it can be replaced with an electric, wood, pellet, or gas fireplace insert.
- If I am replacing a manufactured fireplace (looks similar to a fireplace insert), the fireplace can be retrofitted with a pellet or gas insert. If manufactured fireplace retrofits for electric or wood inserts become available, they will be allowed.
- If I select gas, I agree that gas is the most affordable option for me over wood, pellet, or ductless heat pump.
- I agree to complete a follow-up written or phone survey I may receive from Spokane Clean Air.
- I understand that participants are limited to one voucher per household.
- I understand that complete applications are processed in the order received. Vouchers will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Funding is limited, therefore not guaranteed.
- I understand that if I qualify, I will receive a voucher and a list of participating businesses. These businesses have signed up for the program by agreeing to the program terms, including honoring the voucher. If I fail to present the voucher to the business at the time of purchase, the business does not have to honor the voucher.
- I understand that I am responsible for paying the business for the purchase price and professional installation costs, including all applicable taxes, less the discount voucher amount.
- Spokane Clean Air does not guarantee any devices purchased under this program or the installation of such devices, regarding the quality, functionality, or satisfaction of the device and/or installation.