Offered by MCE (Regional)
Home Energy Savings
Potential savings
$1,500
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Official website (opens in a new tab)Find a qualified electrification contractor to help you take advantage of this incentive.
Find a Contractor (opens in a new tab)Income-qualified customers can receive $1,500 for installing a TECH Clean California–approved heat pump water heater.
Must install a temporary loaner water heater first, then replace it with a permanent AHRI‑matched heat pump water heater (meets Title 24 Section 6) with required permits at the program customer’s residence; not allowed for electric‑to‑electric swaps or new construction.
$1,500 incentive for contractors for each permanent heat pump water heater installed after installing a temporary loaner (gas or electric) water heater.
Projects must meet the following criteria:
Be installed at an MCE customer residence; installations at non-MCE customers' homes are not eligible for this incentive Have all required permits Include only TECH Clean California-approved heat pump water heaters Not be an electric-to-electric installation Not be new construction Install equipment that is an Air-conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI)-matched system Install equipment that meets Title 24 Section 6 code minimum standards Include installation of a loaner water heater followed by installation of a permanent heat pump water heater and removal of the loaner water heater.
YES - this incentive is income qualified