California Solar Power 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 Grant Program
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 Power & Telecom - Solar Photovoltaics Rebates 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 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
- SoCalGas - Residential New Construction Energy Efficiency Incentive Program
- 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
Related Programs & Initiatives
Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center
The U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center (AFDC) provides a wide range of information and resources to enable the use of alternative fuels and other petroleum-reduction options, such as advanced vehicles, fuel blends, idle reduction and fuel economy. The AFDC site offers a database of state and federal laws and incentives related to alternative fuels and vehicles, air quality, fuel efficiency, and other transportation-related topics.
Green Power Network
The U.S. Department of Energy's Green Power Network provides news and information on green power markets and activities, including opportunities to buy green power. This site provides state-by-state information on green power marketing and utility green power programs. In addition, the site lists marketers of renewable energy credits (RECs), also known as green tags or renewable energy certificates, which represent the environmental attributes of the power produced from renewable energy projects.
Weatherization Assistance Program
The U.S. Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) enables low-income families to reduce their energy bills by making their homes more energy-efficient. Through this program, weatherization service providers install energy-efficiency measures in the homes of qualifying homeowners free of charge. The WAP program web site offers a state-by-state map of opportunities, projects and activities.
Wind Powering America
The U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Powering America site provides state-by-state information on wind projects and activities, including wind working groups, validated wind maps, anemometer loan programs, small wind guides, state-specific news, wind for schools, workshops and web casts.

