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 El Cerrito, CA
El Cerrito gets its power from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and MCE (Marin Clean Energy). 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
MCE heat pump water heater rebate
Rebate of up to $675 for installing a heat pump water heater
Up to$675
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
MCE Sync smart EV charging rewards
$50 one-time bonus for enrolling and charging, plus $10 per month for charging during low-carbon events
Up to$50
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.
MCE heat pump heating and cooling rebate
Rebate of up to $400 per 500 square feet for installing a heat pump heating and cooling system
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 El Cerrito
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El Cerrito has 13.6 public charging ports per 10,000 residents, against 17.5 across California. See how towns compare.
Licensed installers in El Cerrito
Alpha Construction Company
El Cerrito, 94530Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 973282
Licensed since 2012
Constellation Lighting And Electric
El Cerrito, 94530Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 946257
Licensed since 2010
Darrell Taylor Electrical Contracting
El Cerrito, 94530Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 333193
Licensed since 1977
Hassler Heating And Air Conditioning LLC
El Cerrito, 94530Home batteryEV chargerStandby generatorHeat pump
C-10 Electrical, C-20 Warm-Air... 770180
Licensed since 1999
Horizon Development
El Cerrito, 94530Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 952464
Licensed since 2010
Hot Watts Technology
El Cerrito, 94530Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 874035
Licensed since 2006
Sry Construction
El Cerrito, 94531Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 805761
Licensed since 2002
West County Handyman
El Cerrito, 94530Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 935987
Licensed since 2009
Skytown Mechanical
El Cerrito, 94530Heat pump
C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating... 1030357
Licensed since 2017
Albro Electric
El Cerrito, 94530Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 1094597
Licensed since 2022
Electrical
El Cerrito, 94530Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 1107744
Licensed since 2023
Lodestar Electric
El Cerrito, 94530Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 1108370
Licensed since 2023
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- Sam Best Electric (925) 858-1985
- Ace Systems INC (510) 684-3973
- Iskra Electrical Services LLC (424) 380-8157
- Kunga Electric (341) 247-3345
- Dny Electric (415) 999-7453
Public EV charging
7 public charging stations in El Cerrito: 10 Level 2 ports and 26 DC fast ports.
| Station | Address | Ports | Network | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Cerrito, CA - Tesla Supercharger | 280 El Cerrito Plaza | 14 fast | Tesla | 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. |
| Del Norte Plaza | 11279 San Pablo Ave | 12 fast | eVgo Network | 24 hours daily |
| EL CERRITO CITY HALL 02 | 10890 CA-123 | 2 Level 2 | ChargePoint Network | 24 hours daily |
| EL CERRITO CITY HALL 03 | 10890 CA-123 | 2 Level 2 | ChargePoint Network | 24 hours daily |
| EL CERRITO RECYCLING CENTR | 7501 Schmidt Ln | 2 Level 2 | ChargePoint Network | Mon: 8:30am-4:00pm; Tue: 8:30am-4:00pm; Wed: 8:30am-4:00pm; Thu: 8:30am-4:00pm; Fri: 8:30am-4:00pm; Sat: 9:00am-4:45pm |
| EL CERRITO SWIM CENTER 1 | 7007 Moeser Lane | 2 Level 2 | ChargePoint Network | 24 hours daily |
| EL CERRITO SWIM CENTER 2 | 7007 Moeser Lane | 2 Level 2 | ChargePoint Network | 24 hours daily |
Source: U.S. Department of Energy station locator. Confirmation dates vary by station.