Financial Incentives
Green Building Incentive
- Costa Mesa – Fee Waiver for Green Building
- Marin County – Green Building Incentive Program
- San Bernardino County – Green Building Incentive
- San Diego County – Green Building Program
- Santa Monica – Building Permit Fee Waiver for Solar Projects
- Santa Monica – Expedited Permitting for Green Buildings
Leasing/Lease Purchase
Local Loan Program
- Berkeley – Financing Initiative for Renewable and Solar Technology (FIRST)
- Palm Desert – Energy Independence Program
- Santa Monica – Solar Santa Monica
- Sonoma County – Energy Independence Program
Local Rebate Program
- Marin County – Solar Rebate Program
- Marin County – Wood Stove Replacement Rebate Program
- San Francisco – Solar Energy Incentive Program
Production Incentive
- California Feed-In Tariff
- City of Palo Alto Utilities – Solar Renewable Energy Credit Purchase Program
Property Tax Exemption
State Grant Program
State Loan Program
State Rebate Program
- California Solar Initiative
- California Solar Initiative – Multi-Family Affordable Solar Housing (MASH) Program
- California Solar Initiative – Pilot Solar Water Heating Program
- CEC – New Solar Homes Partnership
- Emerging Renewables Program
- Self-Generation Incentive Program
Utility Grant Program
- Alameda Municipal Power – Energy Efficiency Grant Program
- Alameda Municipal Power – Residential Energy Efficiency Program
- Burbank Water & Power – Business Bucks Energy Efficiency Grant Program
- LADWP – Small Business Direct Install Lighting Program
- Riverside Public Utilities – Energy Efficiency Technology Grant Program
Utility Loan Program
- Alameda Municipal Power – Commercial Energy Efficiency Loan Program
- Anaheim Public Utilities – Low-Interest Energy Efficiency Loan Program
- Anaheim Public Utilities – Residential Rehabilitation Loan and Grant Program
- Modesto Irrigation District – Residential High Efficiency Air Conditioning Loan Program
- Roseville Electric – Residential HVAC Financing Program
- SDG&E – Non-Residential On-Bill Financing Program
- SMUD – Commercial Energy Efficiency Loan Program
- SMUD – Residential Energy Efficiency Loan Program
- SMUD – Residential Solar Loan Program
- SoCalGas – Non-Residential On-Bill Financing Program
- SoCalGas – Residential Energy Efficiency Loan Program
Utility Rebate Program
- Alameda Municipal Power – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Alameda Municipal Power – Residential Refrigerator Efficiency Program
- Alameda Municipal Power – Solar Photovoltaics Rebate Program
- Anaheim Public Utilities – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs
- Anaheim Public Utilities – Green Building and New Construction Rebate Program
- Anaheim Public Utilities – Greener Cleaners Energy Efficiency Incentive Program
- Anaheim Public Utilities – PV Buydown Program
- Anaheim Public Utilities – Residential Home Efficiency Rebate Program
- Anaheim Public Utilities – Small Business Energy Management Assistance Program
- Azusa Light & Water – Solar Partnership Program
- Banning Electric Department – Solar Support Program
- Burbank Water & Power – Energy Solutions Business Rebate Program
- Burbank Water & Power – Green Building Incentive Program
- Burbank Water & Power – Residential & Commercial Solar Support Program
- Burbank Water & Power – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- City of Healdsburg – PV Incentive Program
- City of Lompoc Utilities – Commercial Lighting Program
- City of Lompoc Utilities – PV Rebate Program
- City of Lompoc Utilities – Residential Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program
- City of Palo Alto Utilities – Commercial Advantage Energy Efficiency Program
- City of Palo Alto Utilities – PV Partners
- City of Palo Alto Utilities – Smart Energy Rebate Program
- City of Palo Alto Utilities – Solar Water Heating Program
- Colton Public Utilities – PV Rebate Program
- Glendale Water and Power – AC Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Glendale Water and Power – Energy Efficiency Appliance Rebate Program
- Glendale Water and Power – Large Business Energy Efficiency Program
- Glendale Water and Power – Small Business Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Glendale Water and Power – Solar Solutions Program
- Hercules Municipal Utility – PV Rebate Program
- Hercules Municipal Utility – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- IID Energy – Agricultural Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- IID Energy – Commercial Rebate Program (Commercial Check Me)
- IID Energy – New Construction Energy Efficiency Program
- IID Energy – PV Solutions Rebate Program
- IID Energy – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- LADWP – Non-Residential Custom Performance Program
- LADWP – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- LADWP – Solar Incentive Program
- Lassen Municipal Utility District – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Lodi Electric Utility – PV Rebate Program
- Lodi Electric Utility – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Merced Irrigation District – PV Buydown Program
- Modesto Irrigation District – Commercial Energy Efficient Equipment Rebate Program
- Modesto Irrigation District – Commercial New Construction Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Modesto Irrigation District – Custom Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Modesto Irrigation District – New Home Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Modesto Irrigation District – Photovoltaic Rebate Program
- Modesto Irrigation District – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Pacific Power – Energy FinAnswer
- Pacific Power – Energy FinAnswer Commercial Efficiency Rebate
- Pacific Power – Irrigation Initiative
- Pacific Power – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs
- Pasadena Water and Power – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Pasadena Water and Power – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Pasadena Water and Power – Solar Power Installation Rebate
- PG&E – Non-Residential Energy Efficiency Rebates
- PG&E – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs
- PG&E – Residential New Construction Program
- Plumas-Sierra REC – PV Rebate Program
- Plumas-Sierra REC – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Redding Electric – Earth Advantage Rebate Program
- Redding Electric – Residential and Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Riverside Public Utilities – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Riverside Public Utilities – Energy Efficiency Construction Incentive
- Riverside Public Utilities – Non-Residential PV Incentive Program
- Riverside Public Utilities – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Riverside Public Utilities – Residential PV Incentive Program
- Roseville Electric – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Roseville Electric – New Commercial Construction Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Roseville Electric – PV Buy Down Program
- Roseville Electric – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Roseville Electric – Residential New Construction Rebate Program
- Savings by Design (Offered by five Utilities)
- SCE – Non-Residential Energy Efficiency Programs
- SCE – Residential Energy Efficiency Programs
- SDG&E – Business Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs
- SDG&E – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- SDG&E – Residential New Construction Energy Efficiency Incentive Program
- Silicon Valley Power – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Silicon Valley Power – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Silicon Valley Power – Solar Electric Buy Down Program
- SMUD – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- SMUD – Non-Residential PV Buydown
- SMUD – PV Residential Retrofit Buy-Down
- SMUD – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- SMUD – Solar Water Heater Rebate Program
- SoCalGas – Multi-Family Residential Rebate Program
- SoCalGas – Non-Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs
- SoCalGas – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs
- Truckee Donner Public Utility District – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Truckee Donner PUD – Photovoltaic Buy Down Program
- Turlock Irrigation District – PV Rebate
- Turlock Irrigation District – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Ukiah Utilities – PV Buy-down Program
Rules, Regulations & Policies
Appliance/Equipment Efficiency Standards
Building Energy Code
- California State Energy Code
- Berkeley – Energy Conservation Ordinance
- Marin County – Single Family Dwelling Energy Efficiency Ordinance
- San Francisco – Green Building Code
Contractor Licensing
Energy Standards for Public Buildings
- Green Building Action Plan for State Facilities
- Berkeley – Green Building Standards for City Owned and Operated Projects
- San Diego – Sustainable Building Policy
- San Francisco – Green Building Requirement for City Buildings
- San Jose – Green Building Program
Generation Disclosure
Green Power Purchasing/Aggregation
- Davis – Green Power Purchasing
- San Diego – Green Power Purchasing
- San Francisco – Renewable Energy Purchasing
- Santa Monica – Green Power Purchasing
Interconnection
Net Metering
Public Benefits Fund
Renewables Portfolio Standard
Solar Access Law/Guideline
- Los Angeles – Zoning Code
- Marin County – Solar Access Code
- Sacramento – Zoning and Subdivision Regulations
- San Diego County – Solar Access Regulations
- San Jose – Solar Access Design Guidelines
- Santa Cruz – Solar Access Ordinance
- Santa Cruz County – Solar Access Protection
- Sebastopol – Solar Access
- Solar Easement and the Solar Shade Control Act
- Solar Rights Act
Solar/Wind Permitting Standards
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