Residential Rebates

Looking to improve your home’s air quality, save on energy bills and reduce your carbon footprint? You don’t have to do it alone! In Truckee there are a number of incentives and services available to help you evaluate your options and to pay for home upgrades.

THE INCENTIVES

From the Truckee Donner Public Utilities District (TDPUD) 

  • Money back on Energy Star rated electric appliances, heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, induction cooktops, EV chargers, electric panel upgrades, efficient toilets and building envelope upgrades. Apply online here by clicking on the photo of the technology you would like to claim a rebate for.
  • Money back on water leak repairs  
  • Energy Savings Assistance Program for income-eligible customers. Provides an energy assessment along with installation of qualifying home weatherization measures 

From Liberty Utilities  

  • FREE home energy audits that provide residents with tips to save on their energy bills and reduce energy use. Include an energy efficiency toolkit with LED lightbulbs, advanced energy strips and more.  
  • Money back on EV charger installations for residents and small business customers  
  • Energy Savings Assistance Program for income-eligible customers. Provides an energy assessment along with installation of qualifying home weatherization measures.

From Southwest Gas

  • Money back on energy efficient appliances
  • Energy Savings Assistance Program for eligible customers. Provides a FREE energy assessment along with FREE installation of qualifying home weatherization and energy saving measures. Residents may qualify either through income (at 250% of the national poverty level), OR through participation in a variety of programs, including Medi-Cal. Visit the program page to find out if you qualify.

From the Statewide TECH Incentive 

  • Single-family heat pump HVAC Incentives
    • For single-family dwellings, enrolled contractors can earn $1,000 for any Heat Pump HVAC installation, and $3,100 or $1,000 for any HPWH installation, depending on gas or electric replacement, respectively. Click to enroll as a contractor. It only takes 15-30 minutes to enroll.
  • TECH Clean California small multifamily incentives for unitary and central heat pump water heaters are available statewide (Announced January 29th, 2025)
    • The incentives offer $3,100 to $4,185 per unit for replacing existing multifamily water heaters with unitary heat pumps statewide.  
    • Additional Incentives:
      • $2,000 to $4,000 in incentives are available to support electrical upgrades for all multifamily unitary customers and additional pre-electrification incentives for customers who are eligible for equity incentives.   
      • $900 to $1,000 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in incentives are available statewide for replacing existing multifamily central water heaters with central heat pumps.   
      • $200 per kWh in incentives are available for central equipment that use refrigerants with a global warming potential of 150 or less.   

Inflation Reduction Act Rebates

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a federal bill that passed in August of 2022, and it allocates $369 billion toward climate solutions. This includes tax incentives and rebates for clean, electric technology that you install in your home! These rebates are available for existing buildings AND new construction, and can be combined with local utility rebates.

  • Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEEHRA) Rebates – Distributed through TECH Clean California
    • Single-Family HEEHRA Rebates (including manufactured or mobile homes) (Announced November 12th, 2024) (UPDATE AS OF January 30th, 2025 Single-family HEEHRA Rebates Closed)
      • Multifamily HEEHRA Rebates (Announced October 8th, 2024)
        • Who qualifies?
          • Owners of multifamily properties in California which include five or more residential units and house income-qualified customers.
            • Eligible incomes are households with an annual income at or below 150 percent of area median income (AMI). Please check this table to find out if your household income qualifies for the rebate, based on your county and number of people in your household.
          • Governmental, commercial, or nonprofit organizations carrying out a project for an owner of an eligible multifamily property.
        • For owners of multifamily homes, eligible equipment includes ENERGY STAR® certified:
          • Heat pumps for air heating and cooling
          • Heat pump water heaters
          • Electric stove, cooktop, range, or oven
          • Heat pump clothes dryer

    Electrify Tahoe  

    • Provides FREE assistance to local residents wanting to electrify their homes. Services include:
      • Electrification roadmap consults (1 hour visit to your home or building to help you understand your best path to electrify) 
      • Recommendations for specific equipment replacements 
      • Lending of induction cooking ranges 
      • Answering typical FAQs – “what about the grid, what about power outages, etc.”  

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