California Incentives/Policies for Renewables & Efficiency |
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Last DSIRE Review: 10/18/2012
Program Overview:
| State: |
California |
| Incentive Type: |
Utility Rebate Program |
| Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies: |
Solar Water Heat |
| Applicable Sectors: |
Commercial, Industrial, Residential, Multi-Family Residential, New Construction or Retrofit applications are eligible. |
| Amount: | Single-family residential gas-displacing systems: $18.59 per therm displaced
Single-family residential electricity or propane-displacing systems: $$0.54 per kWh displaced
Multi-family and commercial gas-displacing systems: $14.53 per therm displaced
Single-family residential electricity or propane-displacing systems: $$0.42 per 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: | Single-family residential: Systems must have SRCC OG-300 certification.
Larger projects: Collectors must have SRCC OG-100 certification.
All systems must have a minimum of a 10-year manufacturer’s performance warranty to protect against defects and 15 percent degradation.
All systems must have a minimum 10-year performance warranty to protect the purchaser against more than a 15 percent degradation of system performance over the 10-year period that may occur as a result of faulty installation.
All systems must have a minimum 1-year warranty on installation labor and workmanship not otherwise covered by the manufacturer’s performance warranty. |
| Installation Requirements: | Systems must be installed by a contractor with an active A, B, c-4, C-36 or C-46 license. Self-installers are not required to be licensed, but must attend a one-day training workshop. Contractors are also required to attend the one-day training workshop. |
| Web Site: |
http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/SWH
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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 with a goal of 1,000 new systems in the city by 2020. 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 installations are capped at $100,000. |
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Disclaimer: The information presented on the DSIRE web site provides an unofficial overview of financial incentives and other policies. It does not constitute professional tax advice or other professional financial guidance, and it should not be used as the only source of information when making purchasing decisions, investment decisions or tax decisions, or when executing other binding agreements. Please refer to the individual contact provided below each summary to verify that a specific financial incentive or other policy applies to your project.
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