PG&E Residential EV Charging rebate (Rebate Plus, income-qualified)
Up to $2,000 for installation of an eligible EV charger; Up to $5,000 for a panel upgrade and installation of an eligible EV charger
Up to$5,000
Home energy rebates in Chico, CA
Chico gets its power from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). Here's what you can claim and who can do the work.
Rebates you may qualify for
Driving Clean Assistance Program (DCAP) - home charger incentive
Up to $2,000 toward buying and installing a Level 2 home charger. The alternative is a $2,000 prepaid card for public charging; you get one or the other. It comes with a DCAP vehicle grant: up to $7,500 with no...
Up to$2,000
Golden State Rebates - heat pump water heater instant rebate
Instant rebate of $400-$700 for replacing a natural gas storage water heater with a qualifying heat pump water heater. The amount depends on the type and size of the unit replaced (per Marin County page updated...
Up to$700
PG&E Generator & Battery Rebate Program (portable generators and portable batteries)
Up to $300 per qualified customer account; CARE or FERA customers may receive up to an additional $200 (up to $500 total)
Up to$500
Equitable Building Decarbonization (EBD) Statewide Direct Install Program
No cost to the household. Every home served gets a heat pump for heating and cooling, a heat pump water heater, or both. Some homes also get induction cooking, laundry, building envelope and electrical remediation...
Demand Side Grid Support (DSGS) Option 3 - home battery virtual power plant
Pays battery owners, through their aggregator (storage VPP provider), for exporting during grid-stress events. The 2026 per-kW rate was not confirmed. The total budget is $109.5M, with about $34M left after projected...
Energy Savings Assistance (ESA) Program - no-cost heat pump water heaters and other upgrades
No cost to the household. Eligible homes can get a heat pump water heater replacement installed free (SCE and PG&E pages), along with other efficiency upgrades. No dollar amount per household is published.
DAC-SASH no-cost rooftop solar for income-qualified homeowners (paired with SGIP storage)
$3/watt incentives to install an onsite solar system; Program budget: $120 million total ($10 million per year 2019 - 2030)
PG&E Residential Storage Initiative (free home battery for frequent-outage customers)
A free permanent backup battery system, installed at no cost. More than 3,800 customers have received one since 2022. PG&E says free batteries are almost gone for 2026.
California HEEHRA (federal HEAR) rebates via TECH Clean California - multifamily
Multifamily – Low-to-Moderate Income (LMI): Heat Pump for Space Heating and Cooling – Variable Speed (Heat Pump HVAC) $8,000; In-Unit Heat Pump Water Heater $1,750; Electric Load Service Center (Electric Panel)...
Up to$14,000
California HEEHRA (federal HEAR) rebates via TECH Clean California - single-family heat pumps
up to $8,000 for low-income households and $4,000 for moderate-income households for a heat pump HVAC unit
Up to$8,000
TECH Clean California single-family heat pump HVAC and heat pump water heater incentives (general market)
FULLY RESERVED since 2025-11-14, with no new reservations. The last amounts, per an SCE fact sheet: $1,000 for a heat pump water heater replacing an electric resistance unit, or up to $3,100 replacing a gas water...
Up to$3,100
Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) Residential Solar and Storage Equity (RSSE, AB 209 funds)
Storage: 1,100/kWh; Solar: 3,100/kW
SGIP Equity Resiliency budget (battery storage for vulnerable customers in wildfire/PSPS areas)
The rebate may cover 80 percent to 100 percent of the cost of installing a battery storage system.
SGIP Equity and Small Residential Storage (general market) budgets
CLOSED: these ratepayer budgets stopped taking new applications, including waitlist entries, after 2025-12-30. The Equity budget rate was $0.85/Wh. The final general-market step rate was not confirmed.
PG&E Backup Power Transfer Meter Program (free generator transfer meter)
free backup power transfer meter
PG&E Portable Battery Program (free portable battery for medical devices)
Applications for 2026 are closed. The Portable Battery Program has reached capacity for 2026. The program is no longer accepting new applications.
Map of Chico
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Chico has 12.9 public charging ports per 10,000 residents, against 17.5 across California. See how towns compare.
Licensed installers in Chico
Able Plumbing And Electrical
Chico, 95927Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 627760
Licensed since 1991
Addams Family Construction Corporation
Chico, 95928Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 804626
Licensed since 2002
Advanced Electric & Sound
Chico, 95928Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 623540
Licensed since 1991
Agri Electric
Chico, 95928Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 443455
Licensed since 1983
Air - Art Heating And Air Conditioning
Chico, 95928Heat pump
C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating... 1001335
Licensed since 2015
All Around Heating, Air And Construction
Chico, 95928Heat pump
C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating... 986331
Licensed since 2013
All Season Heating & Air Conditioning
Chico, 95926Heat pump
C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating... 860568
Licensed since 2005
All Seasons Electric
Chico, 95927Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 873618
Licensed since 2006
All Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning
Chico, 95973Heat pump
C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating... 909575
Licensed since 2008
Allen Electrical Contracting
Chico, 95973Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 896942
Licensed since 2007
Alternative Energy Systems INC
Chico, 95973Home batteryEV chargerStandby generatorSolar
C-10 Electrical, C-46 Solar 853351
Licensed since 2005
Alternative Heating & Air
Chico, 95973Home batteryHeat pumpSolar
C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating... 947007
Licensed since 2010
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- B D Electric Company (530) 386-2484
- Barnhart Heating & Air (530) 345-6356
- Bauman Electric Company (530) 680-6262
- Blm Holdings INC (530) 520-1120
- Blue Haven Pools (530) 899-8445
- Bob's Air Repair (530) 345-9800
- Bradford William Burks (530) 521-9763
- C W Electric (530) 624-2143
- Charlton Electric (530) 781-3875
- Cheshire Construction Company (530) 864-8888
- Chico Air Heating & Cooling INC (530) 343-2665
- Chico Electric INC (530) 891-1933
- Comfort Zone Heating & Air Conditioning (530) 864-5614
- Cooks Electric (530) 519-8446
- Earl's Performance Plumbing (530) 343-0330
- Earth Ground Construction & Electrical Contracting (219) 898-5215
- Egan Electric INC (530) 345-7264
- Evans Electric (530) 966-0120
- Experts In Your Home (530) 894-0404
- Feather River Aire And Solar (530) 891-6787
- Fortino Electric (530) 342-4549
- Freeman Heating And Air Conditioning (530) 343-8876
- Gilmore Construction & Development INC (530) 624-7200
- Giuseppe Pennisi DBA Pioneer Engineering & Construction (530) 636-4295
- Hall Electrical Contracting (530) 345-1206
- Hankins Group INC (530) 345-8009
- Hawes Electric (530) 624-6295
- Henderson Electric (530) 518-1089
- J & M Electric (530) 591-2991
- J B Construction Company (530) 895-1573
- James Earl O'bannon (530) 895-1300
- Jessee Heating & Air Conditioning (530) 891-4926
- Joseph Corron Electric (530) 774-3671
- Lawler Electric (530) 588-2433
- Leiro Electric Company (408) 410-9563
- Lighthouse Electric (530) 343-5349
- Lugenbeel Mechanical Services (530) 343-6966
- Mac Michael Electric (530) 899-0454
- Mc Clelland Air Conditioning INC (530) 891-6202
- Mc Mahon Pump Shop (530) 520-1081
- Meriwether Air Conditioning (530) 518-7724
- Moore Heating And Air Conditioning (530) 521-5563
- North State Electric & Pump (530) 891-5545
- Park Sheet Metal Heating & Air Conditioning (530) 518-8601
- Parker Construction & Consulting INC (530) 788-3533
- Perfection Pools & Spas INC (530) 895-0437
- Pete Galvany Electric Co (530) 566-5728
- R&r Horn Contractors INC (530) 342-8655
- Rci Electrical (530) 961-3220
- Reed Francis Electric (530) 892-0664
- Ross Constructors INC (530) 592-6819
- Royal Aire INC (530) 899-9999
- S D C Construction (530) 680-9450
- Sanford And Sons Mechanical Services (925) 625-4822
- Smith Electric (530) 592-9938
- Story Heating And Air (530) 899-9293
- Swearingen Electric (530) 680-7928
- The Wire Guy (530) 680-2797
- United Building Contractors INC (530) 345-8455
- United Sun Energy INC (530) 345-0400
- Weston Electric Co (530) 526-7898
- Wilson's Heating & Air Conditioning LLC (530) 680-4116
- Butte Valley Pump (530) 826-6931
- Edgar Rivera (530) 510-5113
- J2 Electric (818) 298-7614
- Rolando Oriel Martinez (530) 566-3622
- Williams Electric (530) 864-3907
- Aic Electric (530) 891-9424
- Connect Energy Mechanical Corporation (530) 570-7988
- C&c Electric (530) 566-2531
- Cascade Enterprises INC (530) 533-5218
- Ces Electric INC (530) 636-4257
- California Builders (530) 321-7921
- Certified Fortress Security And Fire Systems INC (530) 898-8218
- Chico Solar Works (530) 892-2385
- Coronel Solar (530) 513-3137
- Hankins Construction Management INC (530) 345-8009
- Lighthouse Electric Company (530) 715-7971
- Ohm Solar Solutions (530) 433-4609
- Valley Electrical Services (530) 966-4425
- Captain Todd's Lighting Electrical (530) 685-5429
- Fire Protection Systems INC (530) 800-4377
- Kyle Madson Grid Tech Electric (530) 680-9615
- Sinkie's Heating And Cooling (831) 331-1079
- Aloha Mountain Electric (808) 339-2382
- Bess Electric INC (530) 519-4253
- Cartledge Electric (530) 828-1092
- Eugene Daneau Electric (530) 514-3404
- Villicana Electric (602) 525-2275
- Brusie Electric (530) 520-3692
- D L Schmidt Electrical Contracting LLC (530) 680-7560
- Mcs Electrical INC (530) 801-1478
- Redding Roofing & Solar (530) 895-9071
- Weber Electric (530) 804-2236
- Comfort Zone Enterprises INC (530) 864-5614
Public EV charging
42 public charging stations in Chico: 94 Level 2 ports and 39 DC fast ports.
| Station | Address | Ports | Network | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chico, CA - Tesla Supercharger | 1951 East 20th Street | 18 fast | Tesla | 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. |
| Carwood Skypark | 2485 Notre Dame Blvd | 8 fast | EVOLV_CHARGING | 24 hours daily |
| BOA Chico Main CA1-101 (Chico, CA) | 400 Broadway St | 4 fast | Electrify America | 24 hours daily |
| La Fiesta Bar and Grill Chico | 2490 Fair St. | 4 fast | eVgo Network | 24 hours daily |
| CHICO 1 2 PUBLIC 1 | 2562 Cohasset Rd | 1 fast | ChargePoint Network | 24 hours daily |
| CHICO 1 2 PUBLIC 2 | 2562 Cohasset Rd | 1 fast | ChargePoint Network | 24 hours daily |
| CHICO VW DC WALLBOX 1 | 902 Main St | 1 fast | ChargePoint Network | 24 hours daily |
| CHICO VW DC WALLBOX 2 | 902 Oroville Ave | 1 fast | ChargePoint Network | 24 hours daily |
| Chico Nissan | 575 Manzanita Ave | 1 fast | IN_CHARGE | Dealership business hours |
| North Creek Crossings | 2265 Maclovia Ave | 14 Level 2 | AMPUP | 24 hours daily |
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Source: U.S. Department of Energy station locator. Confirmation dates vary by station.