Financial Incentives


 

State Incentives

Appliance/Equipment
Appliance Efficiency Regulations

 

Building Energy Code

Building Energy Code and Solar Requirement
Santa Clara County – County Green Building Standards Code
City of Oakland – Green Building Policies and Requirements
City of San Jose – Private Sector Green Building Policy
City of Sebastopol – Mandatory Solar Requirement for Residential and Commercial Buildings
City of Lancaster – Mandatory Solar Requirement for New Homes
City of San Francisco – Green Building Code
Homebuyer Solar Option and Solar Offset Program
Los Angeles County – Green Building Program

 

Energy Efficiency Resource Standard

Energy Efficiency Resource Standard

 

Energy Standards for Public Buildings

City of Berkeley – Green Building Standards for City Owned and Operated Projects
City of Long Beach – Green Building Policy for Municipal Buildings
City of San Francisco – Green Building Requirements for City Buildings
City of Fresno – Installation of Solar Energy Systems in Construction of New City-owned Buildings
City of San Diego – Sustainable Building Policy
Santa Clara County – Green Building Policy for County Government Buildings
City of Los Angeles – Green Building Retrofit Requirement
Riverside County – Sustainable Building Policy
San Diego County – Design Standards for County Facilities
Green Building Action Plan for State Facilities
Los Angeles County – LEED for County Buildings

 

Feed-in Tariff

Renewable Market Adjusting Tariff (ReMAT)
LADWP – Feed-in Tariff (FiT) Program

 

Generation Disclosure

Fuel Mix Disclosure

 

Grant Program

Silicon Valley Power – Emerging Technologies Grant Program
Burbank Water & Power – Business Bucks Energy Efficiency Grant Program
Pacific Power – Blue Sky Community Project Funds
School Facility Program – Modernization Grants

 

Green Building Incentive

Burbank Water & Power – Green Building Incentive Program
City of San Diego – Sustainable Building Expedited Permit Program
San Diego County – Green Building Program

 

Green Power Purchasing

City of Santa Monica – Green Power Purchasing

 

Industry Recruitment/Support

Sales and Use Tax Exclusion for Advanced Transportation and Alternative Energy Manufacturing Program

 

Interconnection

Interconnection Standards

 

Leasing Program

Santa Clara Water & Sewer – Solar Water Heating Program

 

Loan Program

SMUD – Commercial Energy Efficiency Loan Program
PG&E – Non-Residential Energy Efficiency Financing Program
SCE – Non-Residential On-Bill Financing Program
SoCalGas – Non-Residential On-Bill Financing Program
Lodi Electric Utility – Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency Loan Program
Energy Efficiency Financing for Public Sector Projects

 

Net Metering

Net Metering
LADWP – Net Metering

 

Other Incentive

Renewable Auction Mechanism (RAM)

 

PACE Financing

Western Riverside Council of Governments – Home Energy Renovation Opportunity (HERO) Financing Program
Local Option – Municipal Energy Districts
Western Riverside Council of Governments – Large Commercial PACE
CaliforniaFIRST
City of San Francisco – GreenFinanceSF
Los Angeles County – Commercial PACE
California Enterprise Development Authority (Figtree PACE) – Statewide PACE Program
Sonoma County – Energy Independence Program

 

Performance-Based Incentive

Marin Clean Energy – Feed-In Tariff

 

Property Tax Incentive

Property Tax Exclusion for Solar Energy Systems

 

Public Benefits Fund

Public Benefits Funds for Renewables and Efficiency

 

Rebate Program

Marin County Residential Rebate Program
City of San Francisco – Solar Energy Incentive Program
California Solar Initiative – Single-Family Affordable Solar Housing (SASH) Program
SDG&E – Residential Efficiency Rebate Program
SDG&E – Energy Efficiency Business Rebates
SMUD – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
PG&E – Multi-Family Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
PG&E – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs
PG&E – Non-Residential Energy Efficiency Rebates
Ukiah Utilities – PV Buydown Program
SoCalGas – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs
SoCalGas – Non-Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs
SoCalGas – California Advanced Homes Incentives
SoCalGas – Multi-Family Residential Rebate Program
SCE – Non-Residential Energy Efficiency Programs
SCE – Multi-Family Residential Energy Efficiency Programs
SCE – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
LADWP – Non-Residential Energy Efficiency Incentive Program
Modesto Irrigation District – Commercial New Construction Rebate Program
Lassen Municipal Utility District – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
City of Lompoc Utilities – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
City of Lompoc Utilities – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Glendale Water and Power – Small Business Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Anaheim Public Utilities – Small Business Energy Management Assistance Program
Alameda Municipal Power – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Alameda Municipal Power – Commercial New Construction Rebate Program
Alameda Municipal Power – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Glendale Water and Power – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Self-Generation Incentive Program
Turlock Irrigation District – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Turlock Irrigation District – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Anaheim Public Utilities – Commercial & Industrial New Construction Rebate Program
SoCalGas – Custom Non-Residential Energy Efficiency Program
Truckee Donner Public Utility District – Energy Conservation Rebate Program
Anaheim Public Utilities – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs
Riverside Public Utilities – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Riverside Public Utilities – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Redding Electric – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Redding Electric – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Pasadena Water and Power – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
LADWP – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Pasadena Water and Power – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Savings by Design (Offered by six Utilities)
Roseville Electric – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Roseville Electric – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Modesto Irrigation District – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Modesto Irrigation District – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Anaheim Public Utilities – Residential Home Efficiency Rebate Program
Silicon Valley Power – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Plumas-Sierra REC – Commercial and Irrigation Rebate Program
Plumas-Sierra REC – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Lodi Electric Utility – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Lodi Electric Utility – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Burbank Water and Power – LEED Certification Incentive Program
Burbank Water & Power – Energy Solutions Business Rebate Program
Burbank Water & Power – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
IID Energy – Commercial Rebate Program
City of Palo Alto Utilities – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
City of Palo Alto Utilities – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
SMUD – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
City of Palo Alto Utilities – Solar Water Heating Program
SMUD – PV Residential Retrofit Buy-Down
Pacific Power – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs
Pacific Power – Home Energy Savings Program For Builders
Pacific Power – wattsmart Business
Silicon Valley Power – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
IID Energy – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
City of San Francisco – Commercial Efficiency Rebates
Energy Upgrade California
California Solar Initiative – Solar Thermal Program
California Solar Initiative – Low-Income Solar Water Heating Rebate Program

 

Renewables Portfolio Standard

Renewables Portfolio Standard

 

Sales Tax Incentive

Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Electric Power Generation and Storage Equipment
Partial Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Agricultural Solar Power Facilities

 

Solar/Wind Access Policy

Solar Easement and the Solar Shade Control Act
Solar Rights Act
Santa Clara County – Solar and Wind Energy Conversion Systems
Santa Clara County – Solar Access Easements
Santa Clara County – Solar Access for Subdivision Development
Santa Cruz County – Solar Access Protection
Marin County – Solar Access Code
City of Los Angeles – Zoning Code
City of Santa Cruz – Solar Access Ordinance
Solar Contractor Licensing
Los Angeles County – WECS-N and Temp Met Towers
San Bernardino County – Solar Energy Development Standards
San Bernardino County – Accessory Wind Energy System Permit
Statewide Solar Permitting Standards
San Diego County – Solar Zoning Regulations
Santa Clara County – Zoning Ordinance
San Diego County – Wind Regulations
Orange County – Development Standards for Small Wind Energy Systems
County Wind Ordinance Standards

Federal Incentives

Appliance/Equipment Efficiency Standards

Federal Appliance Standards

 

Corporate Depreciation

Modified Accelerated Cost-Recovery System (MACRS)

 

Corporate Tax Credit

Business Energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC)

Energy-Efficient New Homes Tax Credit for Home Builders

Renewable Electricity Production Tax Credit (PTC)

 

Corporate Tax Deduction

Energy-Efficient Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction

 

Corporate Tax Exemption

Residential Energy Conservation Subsidy Exclusion (Corporate)

 

Energy Standards for Public Buildings

 

Grant Program

Energy Goals and Standards for Federal Government

USDA – Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Grants

USDA – Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance (EA/REDA) Program

Tribal Energy Program Grant

Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

USDA – High Energy Cost Grant Program

USDA – Repowering Assistance Biorefinery Program

 

Green Power Purchasing

Green Power Purchasing Goal for Federal Government

Interconnection Standards for Small Generators

 

Loan Program

Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds (QECBs)

USDA – Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Loan Guarantees

Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs)

USDA – Biorefinery Assistance Program

U.S. Department of Energy – Loan Guarantee Program

FHA PowerSaver Loan Program

Fannie Mae Green Initiative- Loan Program

Energy-Efficient Mortgages

 

Personal Tax Credit

Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit

Residential Energy Efficiency Tax Credit

 

Personal

Residential Energy Conservation Subsidy Exclusion (Personal)