Take advantage of rebate and financial assistance programs that can help you reduce your carbon footprint at home. You’ll save energy, water — and money, too.
This rebate offers multifamily property buildings with five or more attached dwellings cash rebates and no-cost consulting for energy and water saving improvements.
This rebate goes toward a Home Energy Score assessment, which compares the energy efficiency of your home to other homes and offers customized suggestions to make your home more efficient and comfortable.
PG&E offers rebates to property owners and managers of multifamily homes to make energy-efficient upgrades.
Varies
Ongoing
Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing
Property owners can finance up to 100% of their energy- or water-efficiency project costs using loans based on their property's equity, with no up-front costs. Programs available in Sunnyvale are California FIRST and Counterpointe Energy Solutions.
Federal tax credit of up to 30% of the system cost are available for residential renewable energy projects such as solar panels or solar water heating.
PG&E provides a guide to help homeowners select, connect and monitor solar and other home renewable energy systems that can aid in lowering electricity bills.
Santa Clara County properties that connect a clothes washer to a graywater irrigation system are eligible for a rebate through the Santa Clara Valley Water District.
Offers rebates to homeowners and commercial, industrial or institutional property owners for replacing lawns and plants that require a lot of water with drought-tolerant plants or permeable hardscape.
Up to $3,000 for residential; up to $100,000 for commercial or multi-family
