Rebates for Residents

City of Irvine Webinar Recording for Irvine Residents, and Beyond

• Sustainable Rebates & Incentives: What's New for 2025 - Recorded (Open in new window)on April 8, 2025
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Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) Programs and Incentives

Home Energy Audit Training (HEAT) Program - Apply Now (Open in new window)!

• Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) (Open in new window) is now accepting applications for the Home Energy Audit Training (HEAT) Program. The HEAT Program is designed to help build a local network of Home Energy Score (HES) Assessors (Open in new window), which is a state program developed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The HEAT program will support 10 individuals in Orange County in receiving training to meet entry-level DOE requirements to become an HES assessor and support future residential energy audits. 
  • Program Details
    • Orange County participants will receive a $250 reimbursement for one (1) entry-level certification needed to enter the assessor pathway. Credential examples include:
      • American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) Inspector 
      • California Real Estate Inspection Association Home Inspector 
      • Building Performance Institute (BPI) certificates
         

Federally Funded Residential Energy & Electrification Rebates

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has announced that applications are now open for the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEEHRA) program - consisting of energy rebates for residential upgrades. The program is now accepting applications for multifamily building owners to make their properties more energy efficient by installing heat pumps and other electric appliances. Single-family homeowners will be able to apply within the next few weeks, for rebates to upgrade their homes with clean energy technologies.

These programs will help make California homes more comfortable, energy-efficient, cost-efficient, and climate-friendly while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Single Family Income Verified Homes Heat Pump HVAC Rebate:

• Swap out your gas powered HVAC system for an efficient, electric system, now! 
• Beginning November 25, 2025, HEEHRA rebate income verifications are open for new single family heat pump HVAC projects. All HEEHRA projects must be installed and invoiced by December 31, 2025 to take advantage of 25C tax credit that expires at the end of the year, and is only available for heat pumps placed into service by December 31, 2025. This Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit tax credit could provide additional financial benefits to homeowners.
• All HEEHRA projects must be completed and invoiced by February 28, 2026.
  • To learn more and apply, visit: HEEHRA Rebate Program (Open in new window).

Southern California Edison

Southern California Edison (SCE) offers rebates to residents who participate in the following programs:

• Go Electric, At No Cost: (Open in new window) Southern California Edison’s Building Electrification Program
• California Alternative Rates for Energy (Open in new window): Program helps reduce energy bills for eligible customers.
• Energy Savings Assistance Program (Open in new window): The Energy Savings Assistance Program helps income-qualified households conserve energy and reduce their electricity costs.
• Family Electric Rate Assistance (Open in new window): Program helps reduce electric bills for qualified households.
• Single-Family Home Energy Efficiency Rebate Program (Open in new window): Rebates and Savings for your Home.
• Multifamily Energy Efficiency Rebate Program (Open in new window): The Residential Multifamily Energy Efficiency Rebate Program offers property owners and managers incentives on a broad list of energy efficiency improvements in lighting, HVAC, insulation and window categories.
• Energy Upgrade California (Open in new window): Energy Upgrade California is your one-stop-shop for home improvement projects that lower your energy use, conserve water and natural resources, and make your home healthier and more comfortable.

Southern California Gas Company

Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) provides rebates to residents who participate in the following programs:

• Rebates for Your Home (Open in new window): This Program offers residential customers of Southern California Gas Company cash rebates on qualifying energy-efficiency upgrades or improvements made to single family homes, multi-family apartments, or attached residential units (maximum of four).
• Rebates for Property Managers and Owners (Open in new window): Rebates for property managers and owners are available through mail-in rebates. Before purchasing energy efficient equipment and/or appliances, make sure they meet rebate specifications listed on application.
• Energy Upgrade California (Open in new window): Energy Upgrade California is your one-stop-shop for home improvement projects that lower your energy use, conserve water and natural resources, and make your home healthier and more comfortable.

Go Solar, California

Go Solar, California provides rebates to residents who participate in the following programs:

• Solar Installers (Open in new window): Database of Solar Installers, Contractors, and Retailers in California
• Single Family Affordable Solar Housing (SASH) (Open in new window): The SASH Program provides fully subsidized 1 kW systems to very low-income households, and highly subsidized systems to other low-income households.
• Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing (MASH) (Open in new window): Affordable housing customers in California now have clean solar energy with the California Solar Initiative’s Multi-family Affordable Housing Program (MASH).

The California Energy Commission