Solar & Battery Regulation & Incentive Programs

City of Palo Alto Utilities - Solar Water Heating Program

Program Overview


Category:
Financial Incentive
Program Type:
Rebate Program
Implementing Sector:
Utility
State:
California
Eligible Storage Technologies:
Solar Water Heat
Website:
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/depts/utl/pathway_to_sustainability/solar/water_heating.asp
Incentive Amount:
Single-family residential gas-displacing systems: $18.59 per therm displaced
Single-family residential electricity or propane-displacing systems: $0.54 per kWh displaced
Multifamily and Commercial gas-displacing systems: $14.53 per therm displaced
Multifamily and Commercial electricity or propane-displacing systems: $0.42 per kWh displaced
Low-Income Multifamily gas-displacing systems: $19.23/therm displaced
Low-Income Multifamily Electric or Propane Displacing systems: $0.56/kWh displaced
Maximum Incentive:
Single-family residential gas-displacing systems: $2,719
Single-family residential electricity or propane-displacing systems: $1,834
Commercial/Industrial/Multi-family: $100,000
Equipment Requirements:
See program website
Administrator:
Center for Sustainable Energy
Applicable Sectors:
Commercial, Industrial, Residential, Multifamily Residential, Low Income Residential
Utility:
City of Palo Alto
Last Updated:
06/04/2020

Eligibility Criteria

EligibilitySectorsTechnologies
$/therm displaced18.5900
Residential
Solar Water Heat
max $2719.0000
Residential
Solar Water Heat
$/therm displaced14.5300
Commercial
Industrial
Multifamily Residential
Solar Water Heat
max $100000.0000
Commercial
Industrial
Multifamily Residential
Solar Water Heat
$/therm displaced19.2300
Multifamily Residential
Low Income Residential
Solar Water Heat
max $100000.0000
Multifamily Residential
Low Income Residential
Solar Water Heat

Summary

City of Palo Alto Utilities is offering incentives for their residential, commercial and industrial customers to install solar water heating systems on their homes and facilities. Incentives are based on the estimated energy savings.  Single-family residential incentives are capped at $2,719 for gas-displacing systems and $1,834 for electricity or propane-displacing systems. Commercial systems are capped at $100,000.