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Go Green & Save: Rebates for Atherton Residents
Save money and go green! There are a number of incentives, rebates, state / federal tax credits and financing options to put sustainable living within reach.
Peninsula Clean Energy
Residential rebate programs for heat pumps, panel upgrades, and more.
Search for eligible ENERGY STAR appliances.
Rebate program for energy-efficient appliances, including smart thermostats and heat pump water heaters.
BayREN
Free service for Bay Area residents to receive cash rebates for installing energy-efficient measures in their homes.
Energy Upgrade California
Statewide collaboration of governments and utilities to provide rebates and financing options.
Go Green Financing
State-sponsored website designed to help consumers find the best financing options available for their energy projects.
Energy Efficient Mortgages
Finance cost-effective, energy-saving measures as part of a single mortgage for a better, more energy-efficient home.
PACE Financing
Allows property owners to finance green infrastructure upgrades to their property by repaying the cost of the improvements through a voluntary assessment on their property tax bill.
San Mateo County Library Home Energy and Water Saving Toolkit
These toolkits help reduce energy and water use and are free to residents at local libraries.
California Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentives
Discounts on battery and electric commercial landscaping equipment that landscapers doing work in Atherton can access. Join an event on March 29, 2023 to learn more about the program and test eligible equipment for yourself. Register here: https://agza.net/atherton-workshop/.
Rebates and charging incentives for EVs, including rebates for buying used EVs.
California Clean Vehicle Rebate Project
Rebates for the purchase of new EVs.
Point-of-sale reward up to $1,500 to consumers buying or leasing eligible EVs.
Tax credit of $2,500 to $7,500 for the purchase of a new EV.
PG&E offers reduced electricity rates based on time-of-use for EV owners.
EVs qualify for Clean Air Vehicle (CAV) decals, which allows for single occupancy use of carpool lanes.
FasTrak Clean Air Vehicle (CAV)
Discounts are offered to CAVs during commute hours on all Bay Area toll bridges and toll-free travel in express lanes when using FasTrak correctly.
CA Air Resource Board EV incentive search tool.
If there is energy that was produced by the solar panels that didn’t end up being used, that amount of energy is deducted from the monthly bill or credited toward a future bill.
Peninsula Clean Energy: Power On Peninsula
San Mateo County homeowners get up to $1,250 to install a solar + battery backup system.
Federal Residential Solar Energy Credit
Claim a percentage of the cost of installing a solar charging system (including storage) from your federal taxes.
Self-Generation Incentive Program
Buy a battery system along with your rooftop panels and get a rebate for your home solar battery installation.
Solar Energy System Property Tax Exclusion
Add a new home solar installation in California or build a house with a solar panel system, and your property taxes won’t increase until the end of 2024.
CalWater Smart Landscape Tune-Up Program
Free irrigation system efficiency evaluation
CalWater Lawn-to-Garden Program
Rebate of up to $3 per square foot of lawn removed and converted to native, drought-tolerant plants.
CalWater Spray-to-Drip Program
Rebate of $0.50 per square foot of landscaping converted from a standard spray irrigation system to a drip system.
Rebates for smart irrigation, high-efficiency toilets, sprinkler systems and washers. Rebates increased significantly in 2021.
Free kits with a range of water-saving plumbing retrofit fixtures, including high-efficiency showerheads, hose nozzles and faucet aerators.
Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency
Rebates for smart irrigation devices, water-efficient landscaping and rain barrels.
San Mateo County Flows to Bay Program
Rain barrel rebate program.
Replace your lawn with a beautiful, drought-tolerant landscape and receive a rebate of up to $4 per sq. ft. Add a Rain Garden to your project and earn an additional $300 rebate!
BAWSCA Smart Controller Instant Rebate
Limited-time program helps homeowners to maximize watering efficiency with discounted pricing on the Rachio Smart Irrigation Controllers.
https://www.bayren.org/watercustomers
San Mateo County Library Home Energy and Water Saving Toolkit
These toolkits help reduce energy and water use and are free to residents at local libraries.