1. Customer must meet income threshold: Confirm you are income-qualified for HEEHRA.
2. Work must be performed by contractor that is TECH-enrolled and HEEHRA-trained.
3. Project must be a non-heat pump to heat pump installation.
4. No new construction, retrofits only.
5. Equipment must be ENERGY STAR® certified. Link to Qualified Products List (QPL). Only 2-stage or variable capacity systems are eligible.
6. No new dual fuel installations will be eligible.

Incentives

• Less than 80% Area Median Income (AMI) - $8,000 per unit (Rebate not to exceed 100% of qualified product costs).
• 80-150% AMI - $4,000 per unit (Rebate not to exceed 50% of qualified product costs).
  
  * A $200 installer incentive is added to the rebate total for low-income single-family heat pump (HVAC) installation only, once approved. One incentive per household. Please note that it will not be subject to project cost capping.
  * Limit of 1 unit per household.
  * Budget is available by county of installation. See the "Other Criteria" tab for more information. Northern and Southern Regions are now fully reserved.
  
  HEEHRA rebates are funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), are overseen by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by the California Energy Commission. TECH Clean California is administering the first phase of the HEEHRA Program.

1. Only available to multifamily properties.
2. Contractor must be TECH-enrolled and HEEHRA-trained.
3. No new construction, retrofits only.
4. ENERGY STAR® certifications do not exist for electric load service centers. Alternate product eligibility criteria will be provided.

Incentives

• Panel Upgrade = $4,000
  
  Multifamily HEEHRA rebates are available for:
   
• Owners of multifamily properties in California, which include five or more residential units and house income-qualified customers.
• Governmental, commercial, or nonprofit organizations carrying out a project for an owner of an eligible multifamily property.
• Low-income multifamily properties are categorized as households with an income that is ≤80 percent AMI and:
  • at least 66 percent of occupied living units are at or below 80 percent AMI, where clearly listed on a TECH-HEEHRA approved Federal, State, or Local Deed Restriction/Regulatory Agreement.
    OR
  • at least 66 percent of occupied living units are at or below 80 percent AMI, as verified by individual household income documentation, evidence of Section 8, and/or proxy documentation of categorical eligibility.
• Moderate-income multifamily properties are categorized as households with an income that is ≤150 percent AMI. The moderate-income multifamily properties must be in a Senate Bill 535 disadvantaged community (DAC) and either:
  • at least 50 percent of occupied living units are at or below 150 percent AMI, where clearly listed on a TECH-HEEHRA approved Federal, State, or Local Deed Restriction/Regulatory Agreement.
    OR
  • at least 50 percent of occupied living units are at or below 150 percent AMI, as verified by individual household income documentation, evidence of Section 8, and/or proxy documentation of categorical eligibility.
    
    
    HEEHRA rebates are funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), are overseen by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by the California Energy Commission. TECH Clean California is administering the first phase of the HEEHRA Program.

1. Only available to multifamily properties.
2. Contractor must be TECH-enrolled and HEEHRA-trained.
3. No new construction, retrofits only.
4. Equipment must be ENERGY STAR® certified.

Incentives

• Electric Stove, Cooktop (installed, not portable), Range, or Oven = $840.
  
  Multifamily HEEHRA rebates are available for:
   
• Owners of multifamily properties in California, which include five or more residential units and house income-qualified customers.
• Governmental, commercial, or nonprofit organizations carrying out a project for an owner of an eligible multifamily property.
• Low-income multifamily properties are categorized as households with an income that is ≤80 percent AMI and:
  • at least 66 percent of occupied living units are at or below 80 percent AMI, where clearly listed on a TECH-HEEHRA approved Federal, State, or Local Deed Restriction/Regulatory Agreement.
    OR
  • at least 66 percent of occupied living units are at or below 80 percent AMI, as verified by individual household income documentation, evidence of Section 8, and/or proxy documentation of categorical eligibility.
• Moderate-income multifamily properties are categorized as households with an income that is ≤150 percent AMI. The moderate-income multifamily properties must be in a Senate Bill 535 disadvantaged community (DAC) and either:
  • at least 50 percent of occupied living units are at or below 150 percent AMI, where clearly listed on a TECH-HEEHRA approved Federal, State, or Local Deed Restriction/Regulatory Agreement.
    OR
  • at least 50 percent of occupied living units are at or below 150 percent AMI, as verified by individual household income documentation, evidence of Section 8, and/or proxy documentation of categorical eligibility.
    
    HEEHRA rebates are funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), are overseen by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by the California Energy Commission. TECH Clean California is administering the first phase of the HEEHRA Program.

1. Only available to multifamily properties.
2. Contractor must be TECH-enrolled and HEEHRA-trained.
3. No new construction, retrofits only.
4. ENERGY STAR® certifications do not exist for electric wiring. Alternate product eligibility criteria will be provided.

Incentives

• Wiring = $2,500
  
  Multifamily HEEHRA rebates are available for:
   
• Owners of multifamily properties in California, which include five or more residential units and house income-qualified customers.
• Governmental, commercial, or nonprofit organizations carrying out a project for an owner of an eligible multifamily property.
• Low-income multifamily properties are categorized as households with an income that is ≤80 percent AMI and:
  • at least 66 percent of occupied living units are at or below 80 percent AMI, where clearly listed on a TECH-HEEHRA approved Federal, State, or Local Deed Restriction/Regulatory Agreement.
    OR
  • at least 66 percent of occupied living units are at or below 80 percent AMI, as verified by individual household income documentation, evidence of Section 8, and/or proxy documentation of categorical eligibility.
• Moderate-income multifamily properties are categorized as households with an income that is ≤150 percent AMI. The moderate-income multifamily properties must be in a Senate Bill 535 disadvantaged community (DAC) and either:
  • at least 50 percent of occupied living units are at or below 150 percent AMI, where clearly listed on a TECH-HEEHRA approved Federal, State, or Local Deed Restriction/Regulatory Agreement.
    OR
  • at least 50 percent of occupied living units are at or below 150 percent AMI, as verified by individual household income documentation, evidence of Section 8, and/or proxy documentation of categorical eligibility.
    
    
    HEEHRA rebates are funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), are overseen by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by the California Energy Commission. TECH Clean California is administering the first phase of the HEEHRA Program.

1. Only available to multifamily properties.
2. Contractor must be TECH-enrolled and HEEHRA-trained.
3. No new construction, retrofits only.
4. Equipment must be ENERGY STAR® certified. Link to Qualified Products List(QPL). Only 2-stage or variable capacity systems are eligible.
5. No new dual fuel installations will be eligible.

Incentives

• Heat Pump for Space Heating or Cooling - Two Speed (HP HVAC) - $7,500
• Heat Pump for Space Heating or Cooling - Variable Speed (HP HVAC) - $8,000
  
  
  Multifamily HEEHRA rebates are available for:
   
• Owners of multifamily properties in California, which include five or more residential units and house income-qualified customers.
• Governmental, commercial, or nonprofit organizations carrying out a project for an owner of an eligible multifamily property.
• Low-income multifamily properties are categorized as households with an income that is ≤80 percent AMI and:
  • at least 66 percent of occupied living units are at or below 80 percent AMI, where clearly listed on a TECH-HEEHRA approved Federal, State, or Local Deed Restriction/Regulatory Agreement.
    OR
  • at least 66 percent of occupied living units are at or below 80 percent AMI, as verified by individual household income documentation, evidence of Section 8, and/or proxy documentation of categorical eligibility.
• Moderate-income multifamily properties are categorized as households with an income that is ≤150 percent AMI. The moderate-income multifamily properties must be in a Senate Bill 535 disadvantaged community (DAC) and either:
  • at least 50 percent of occupied living units are at or below 150 percent AMI, where clearly listed on a TECH-HEEHRA approved Federal, State, or Local Deed Restriction/Regulatory Agreement.
    OR
  • at least 50 percent of occupied living units are at or below 150 percent AMI, as verified by individual household income documentation, evidence of Section 8, and/or proxy documentation of categorical eligibility.
    
    
    HEEHRA rebates are funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), are overseen by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by the California Energy Commission. TECH Clean California is administering the first phase of the HEEHRA Program.

1. Only available to multifamily properties.
2. Contractor must be TECH-enrolled and HEEHRA-trained.
3. No new construction, retrofits only.
4. Equipment must be ENERGY STAR® certified.^

Incentives

• Heat Pump Water Heater (Electric to Electric) = $700.
• In-Unit Heat Pump Water Heater = $1,750.
• Central Heat Pump Water Heater = $1,750 per served unit.
  
  
  Multifamily HEEHRA rebates are available for:
   
• Owners of multifamily properties in California, which include five or more residential units and house income-qualified customers.
• Governmental, commercial, or nonprofit organizations carrying out a project for an owner of an eligible multifamily property.
• Low-income multifamily properties are categorized as households with an income that is ≤80 percent AMI and:
  • at least 66 percent of occupied living units are at or below 80 percent AMI, where clearly listed on a TECH-HEEHRA approved Federal, State, or Local Deed Restriction/Regulatory Agreement.
    OR
  • at least 66 percent of occupied living units are at or below 80 percent AMI, as verified by individual household income documentation, evidence of Section 8, and/or proxy documentation of categorical eligibility.
• Moderate-income multifamily properties are categorized as households with an income that is ≤150 percent AMI. The moderate-income multifamily properties must be in a Senate Bill 535 disadvantaged community (DAC) and either:
  • at least 50 percent of occupied living units are at or below 150 percent AMI, where clearly listed on a TECH-HEEHRA approved Federal, State, or Local Deed Restriction/Regulatory Agreement.
    OR
  • at least 50 percent of occupied living units are at or below 150 percent AMI, as verified by individual household income documentation, evidence of Section 8, and/or proxy documentation of categorical eligibility.
    
    
    HEEHRA rebates are funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), are overseen by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by the California Energy Commission. TECH Clean California is administering the first phase of the HEEHRA Program.

1. Only available to multifamily properties.
2. Contractor must be TECH-enrolled and HEEHRA-trained.
3. No new construction, retrofits only.
4. Equipment must be ENERGY STAR® certified.

Incentives

• Heat Pump Clothes Dryer = $840
  
  Multifamily HEEHRA rebates are available for:
   
• Owners of multifamily properties in California, which include five or more residential units and house income-qualified customers.
• Governmental, commercial, or nonprofit organizations carrying out a project for an owner of an eligible multifamily property.
• Low-income multifamily properties are categorized as households with an income that is ≤80 percent AMI and:
  • at least 66 percent of occupied living units are at or below 80 percent AMI, where clearly listed on a TECH-HEEHRA approved Federal, State, or Local Deed Restriction/Regulatory Agreement.
    OR
  • at least 66 percent of occupied living units are at or below 80 percent AMI, as verified by individual household income documentation, evidence of Section 8, and/or proxy documentation of categorical eligibility.
• Moderate-income multifamily properties are categorized as households with an income that is ≤150 percent AMI. The moderate-income multifamily properties must be in a Senate Bill 535 disadvantaged community (DAC) and either:
  • at least 50 percent of occupied living units are at or below 150 percent AMI, where clearly listed on a TECH-HEEHRA approved Federal, State, or Local Deed Restriction/Regulatory Agreement.
    OR
  • at least 50 percent of occupied living units are at or below 150 percent AMI, as verified by individual household income documentation, evidence of Section 8, and/or proxy documentation of categorical eligibility.
    
    HEEHRA rebates are funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), are overseen by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by the California Energy Commission. TECH Clean California is administering the first phase of the HEEHRA Program.

LIHEAP is a federally funded program, that can offer a one-time payment to help you:​​​

• Pay your heating or cooling bills, even if you use wood, propane, or oil.
• In an emergency or energy crisis, such as a utility disconnection.

In addition to help with paying ​​your energy bill, LIHEAP can also provide in-home weatherization services for:

• Improved energy efficiency, and
• Health and safety.​​

For California - learn more here

For Washington - learn more here

For New York - learn more here

1. Must be a TECH-enrolled contractor
2. Project must be a non-heat pump to heat pump installation
3. No new construction, retrofits only.
4. Equipment Requirements:

• A) Package Terminal Heat Pumps
  • Meet AHRI Standard (310/380)
  • Must use a refrigerant of 750 GWP or less
• B) Variable Capacity Room Heat Pumps
  • Variable Capacity Room Heat Pumps (those that are non-split or non-rooftop systems). 
  • Given the unique nature of this measure category, there are various compliance pathways, including equipment certified by an AHRI Standard, CEE's Residential Room Heat Pumps QPL, and/or CEC's MAEDbS.
  • System shall be considered non- portable (i.e. able to be easily removed by the occupant) and remain in the unit for the life of the equipment.
  • Must use a refrigerant of 750 GWP or less
• C) Split or Packageed Rooftop/Multi-Position (Ducted or Ductless) Heat Pumps
  • Variable capacity or 2-speed only (No single speed)
  • The outdoor unit/compressor must be listed on Energy Star
  • The indoor unit must be listed on AHRI
  • Ideally the outdoor and indoor units are listed as a matched pair in Energy Star or AHRI. In situations where the indoor unit is not listed as a matched pair with the outdoor unit, the indoor unit must be AHRI certified, and a letter, email, or other documentation from both the outdoor unit and indoor unit manufacturers documenting that they are compatible and have performance values that are comparable with Energy Star SEER2 and HSPF2 requirements.
  • Must use a refrigerant of 750 GWP or less
• D) Air-to- Water Heat Pump
  • Refrigerant to water or water/glycol heat exchange, able to provide space heating, COP of 1.7 or greater at full load capacity at a dry bulb outdoor temperature of 5*F and a leaving water temperature of at least 110*F
  • If providing DHW, Thermostatic mixing valves must be installed and must conform to ASSE 1017 or have built-in thermostatic mixing valves that conform to UL 60730-1, ASSE 1082, or ASSE 1084
  • Must use a refrigerant of 750 GWP or less 

1. Must be a TECH-enrolled contractor
2. Project must be a non-heat pump to heat pump installation
3. No new construction, retrofits only.
4. Equipment Requirements:
   • Must be California Energy Commission JA13 compliant
   • Must have an EcoPort as identified by NEEA or AHRI 1430
   • Thermostatic mixing valves must be installed and must conform to ASSE 1017 or have built-in thermostatic mixing valves that conform to UL 60730-1, ASSE 1082, or ASSE 1084
   • Installation must meet or exceed manufacturer ventilation requirements
   • Heat pump water heaters must be programmed to shift energy usage from peak to off-peak hours. This simply means setting the heat pump water heater to follow the customer’s time-of-use rate or an approved default TOU rate via the manufacturer app. Installers must take a screenshot of this setup to upload to the claim form.
   • Low GWP Adder: <150 GWP 

1. Must be a TECH-enrolled contractor
2. Project must be a non-heat pump central DHW to CHPWH installation
3. No new construction, retrofits only.
4. Contractor must have installed central heat pump water heating plants in no more than TWO TECH projects.
5. Contractor must attend two Central Domestic Hot Water System Monitoring Trainings (will be compensated for their time).
6. Includes standard MF incentives as applicable

Incentive Amounts:

• $10,000 for pre- and post-retrofit DHW monitoring
• Up to $17,000/HPWH plant to fix distribution issues
• Up to $5,000 per contractor for monitoring equipment purchase

1. Must be a TECH-enrolled contractor
2. Project must be a non-heat pump to heat pump installation
3. No new construction, retrofits only.
4. Equipment Requirements:
   • Meet AHRI Standard applicable to system type
   • Variable capacity or 2-speed only (No single speed)
   • Must use a refrigerant of 750 GWP or less 

1. Must be a TECH-enrolled contractor
2. Project must be a non-heat pump to heat pump installation
3. No new construction, retrofits only.
4. Equipment Requirements:
   • Systems are 100% electric systems. No fossil fuel-heated auxiliary systems, swing tanks, or parallel loop systems.
   • Heat Pump equipment must be approved for use in CBECC
   • Storage volume based only on storage tanks that are part of Central HPWH plant. Piping, expansion tanks, and other HPWH/water heating equipment that is not defined as a storage tank does not count towards storage volume calculation.
   • Thermostatic mixing valves must be installed and must conform to ASSE 1017 or have built-in thermostatic mixing valves that conform to UL 60730-1, ASSE 1082, or ASSE 1084.
   • Must provide system sizing documentation, such as Ecosizer or equivalent engineering calculation at first proof of project milestone 

1. Must be a TECH-enrolled contractor
2. Project must include at least one non-heat pump to heat pump installation
3. No new construction, retrofits only.
4. Project needs support in determining electrical capacity, upgrading infrastructure, and/or electrifying over time.
5. Contractor must attend Electrical Monitoring Training (will be compensated for their time).
6. Includes standard MF incentives as applicable

Incentive Amounts:

• Up to $8,000 per apartment unit served for electrical upgrades
• Up to $5,000 per project for electrical monitoring and analysis
• $500 per circuit for future appliance
• $1000 per apartment unit served for modifications to support easier installation of future appliance

1. Must be a TECH-enrolled contractor
2. Project must be a non-heat pump to heat pump installation
3. No new construction, retrofits only.
4. Equipment Requirements:
   • HP HVAC equipment serving multiple apartments
   • Meet AHRI Standard applicable to system type
   • Variable Capacity or 2-speed Only (No single speed)

1. Must be a TECH-enrolled contractor
2. Project must be a non-heat pump to heat pump installation
3. No new construction, retrofits only.
4. Equipment Requirements:
   • Meet AHRI Standard (310/380)
   • 1 or 2 speed PTHP (traditional form factor)

1. Must be a TECH-enrolled contractor
2. Project must be a non-heat pump to heat pump installation
3. No new construction, retrofits only.
4. Equipment Requirements:
   • Variable Capacity or 2-speed Only (No single speed)
   • The outdoor unit/compressor must be listed on Energy Star.
   • The indoor unit must be listed on AHRI,
   • Ideally the outdoor and indoor unit are listed as a matched pair in Energy Star or AHRI. In situations where the indoor unit is not listed as a matched pair with the outdoor unit, the indoor unit must be AHRI certified, and a letter, email, or other documentation from both the outdoor unit and indoor unit manufacturers documenting that they are compatible and have performance values that are comparable with Energy Star SEER2 and HSPF2 requirements. 

1. Must be a TECH-enrolled contractor
2. Project must be a non-heat pump to heat pump installation
3. No new construction, retrofits only.
4. Equipment Requirements:

• Variable Capacity Room Heat Pumps (those that are non-split or non-rooftop systems). Given the unique nature of this measure category, there are various compliance pathways, including anything certified by an AHRI Standard, CEE's Residential Room Heat Pumps QPL, and/or CEC's MAEDbS. System shall be considered non portable (i.e able to be easily removed by the occcupant), and remain in the unit for the life of the eqiupment. 

1. Must be a TECH-enrolled contractor
2. Project must be a non-heat pump to heat pump installation
3. No new construction, retrofits only.
4. Equipment Requirements:
   • 100% electric systems (no natural gas or propane auxiliary systems).
   • The system shall have a rated COP of ≥ 4.0 at 50F AT, 63% RH, and 80F WT in accordance with AHRI Standard 1160 "

1. Must be a TECH-enrolled contractor
2. Project must include at least one non-heat pump to heat pump installation
3. No new construction, retrofits only.
4. Property owner must be independent and have a portfolio of at least 2 and no more than 15 multifamily properties.
5. Property owner expected to attend quarterly roundtable with other participating owners for the duration of the program.
6. Property must not be deed-restricted and must meet affordability criteria.
7. Includes standard MF incentives as applicable

1. Only available to Small Multifamily properties, retrofits impacting 10 or less units
2. Must be a TECH-enrolled contractor
3. Project must be a non-heat pump to heat pump installation
4. No new construction, retrofits only
5. Customer must enroll in demand response (DR) program
6. Customer must enroll in time-of-use (TOU) program
7. Equipment Requirements

Unitary HPWH

• Must be JA13 compliant per the California Energy Commission (CEC) and either:
  A) NEEA residential HPWH with EcoPort OR
  B) ENERGY STAR Residential WH V4 (or later) with Connected Capability

Central HPWH

• Equipment Requirements:
  A) Standard Central Equipment must be approved and included in CBECC
  B)Unitary or ganged-together unitary Central equipment must be JA13 compliant or ENERGY STAR Commercial WH V 2.0 (or later)

Equity Eligibility Requirements

• 2-4 unit properties must submit an Occupant Based Annual Income through the CCES TECH Income Verification Portal. 
• 5-10+ unit properties/projects, applicants must submit a Property Deed Restriction at time of reservation application, showing that at least 80% of the benefitting units are ≤ 60% AMI.

Incentives
 

• Unitary HPWH:
  • $3,100 to $4,185 per unit for replacing existing multifamily water heaters with unitary heat pumps statewide. Additional incentives from $2,000 to $4,000 are available to support electrical upgrades
• Central HPWH:
  • $900 to $1,000 per kilowatt hour (kWh) statewide for replacing existing multifamily central water heaters with central heat pumps. Additional incentives of $200 per kWh are available for equipment that use refrigerants with a global warming potential of 150 or less.

Budget

• Small Multifamily Projects: $600,000, with $400,000 allocated to equity and $200,000 allocated to market rate projects. There is a hard contractor incentive cap of $90,000 across all small multifamily projects. 

Multifamily building project scope must include 3 or more energy efficiency or electrification measures. Bonus rebate of up to $1000 for each heat pump installed. This incentive can be used in combination with the TECH Clean California incentive.

3C-REN incentives are only valid for residents in the Counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura.

Multifamily building project scope must include 3 or more energy efficiency or electrification measures. Bonus rebate of up to $1000 for each heat pump installed. This incentive can be used in combination with the TECH Clean California incentive.

3C-REN incentives are only valid for residents in the Counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura.

New Energy Star certified electric dryer

New Energy Star certified heat pump water heater