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 Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto gets its power from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Peninsula Clean Energy (WestLight Energy) and City of Palo Alto. Here's what you can claim and who can do the work.
Rebates you may qualify for
Peninsula Clean Energy heat pump water heater rebate
$3,500 for replacing a gas water heater; $500 for replacing an electric resistance unit (terms updated 2026-05-18). Bonus rebates with a HPWH or heat pump HVAC: $1,000 panel upgrade, $500 smart circuit controller,...
Up to$3,500
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
Peninsula Clean Energy heat pump HVAC rebate
$1,500 for a heat pump replacing a gas heater or furnace (terms 2026-05-18; an older page shows $2,500). The same panel, smart circuit controller and CARE/FERA bonus rebates apply.
Up to$1,500
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.
Peninsula Clean Energy Solar + Battery Savings (income-qualified)
State rebates that could be able to cover 100% of project costs
Map of Palo Alto
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Palo Alto has 81.4 public charging ports per 10,000 residents, against 17.5 across California. See how towns compare.
Licensed installers in Palo Alto
Archania Construction Company
Palo Alto, 94303Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 899489
Licensed since 2007
Bay Area Maintenance
East Palo Alto, 94303Home batteryEV chargerStandby generatorSolar
C-10 Electrical, C-46 Solar 1005621
Licensed since 2015
Bill Lou
Palo Alto, 94306Home batteryEV chargerStandby generatorSolar
C-10 Electrical, C-46 Solar 821991
Licensed since 2003
Ej Plumbing LLC
East Palo Alto, 94303Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 826797
Licensed since 2003
Ibuild Construction
East Palo Alto, 94303Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 982373
Licensed since 2013
J A Montes Construction
East Palo Alto, 94303Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 861792
Licensed since 2005
J V Heating & Cooling
East Palo Alto, 94303Heat pump
C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating... 1014552
Licensed since 2016
Larsen-hoffman INC Contractors
Palo Alto, 94306Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 681941
Licensed since 1993
Lerch Construction Company
Palo Alto, 94303Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 750953
Licensed since 1998
Link Corporation
Palo Alto, 94306Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 877352
Licensed since 2006
Mark C Lawrence
Palo Alto, 94301Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 571432
Licensed since 1989
Nci Electric Corporation
East Palo Alto, 94303Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 1007982
Licensed since 2015
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- O'connor And Son's Electric (650) 740-1121
- Palo Alto Plumbing Heating And Air INC (650) 856-3400
- Paulicon Corporation (650) 269-6888
- Quality Comfort Heating & Air Conditioning INC (650) 741-8057
- T E U Electric (650) 213-7034
- The Kitchen And Bath Company Of Palo Alto (650) 888-4745
- Wong Electric INC (650) 813-9999
- Achilles Electric INC (650) 630-3565
- Calisun Roofing (408) 910-4275
- Hood General Contracting INC (650) 383-8819
- Joma Electric (650) 501-1468
- Vilchez Heating & Air Conditioning INC (408) 661-8433
- Garcia Electric (650) 924-0493
- Golden State Electric Intelligence (650) 665-3222
- Innovative Electrical Services (510) 677-6444
- Lopez Dsn Electric INC (650) 218-0377
- Energize California (510) 361-9828
- Evergreen Air HVAC Corp (408) 799-9638
- Fmg-electric LLC (650) 575-2595
- Jc Electric Co (650) 921-7738
- King Price Heating And Cooling (650) 248-9092
- Palo Alto Electric (650) 823-1064
- Lumelec LLC (408) 345-3783
Public EV charging
210 public charging stations in Palo Alto: 539 Level 2 ports and 86 DC fast ports.
| Station | Address | Ports | Network | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Palo Alto, CA - 1700 East Bayshore Road - Tesla Supercharger | 1700 East Bayshore Road | 20 fast | Tesla | 10:00am-9:00pm daily. NACS partner enabled. |
| Palo Alto, CA - Stanford Shopping Center - Tesla Supercharger | 660 Stanford Shopping Center | 20 fast | Tesla | 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. |
| Palo Alto, CA - Bryant Street - Tesla Supercharger | 445 Bryant Street | 19 fast | Tesla | 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. |
| IKEA San Francisco (East Palo Alto, CA) | 1700 E Bayshore Road | 6 fast | Electrify America | 24 hours daily |
| Stanford Shopping Center (Palo Alto, CA) | 660 Stanford Shopping Center | 6 fast | Electrify America | 24 hours daily |
| East Palo Alto, CA - Tesla Supercharger | 1771 East Bayshore Road | 4 fast | Tesla | 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. |
| Midtown Charleston Shopping Center (Palo Alto, CA) | 3966 Middlefield Rd | 4 fast | Electrify America | 24 hours daily |
| Greene Middle School | 750 N California Ave | 2 fast, 14 Level 2 | POWERFLEX | 7am-3pm daily |
| Edgewood Plaza | 2170 West Bayshore Road | 2 fast, 2 Level 2 | Blink Network | 24 hours daily |
| Hillview Community Center | 97 Hillview Ave | 1 fast, 18 Level 2 | Non-Networked | 24 hours daily |
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Source: U.S. Department of Energy station locator. Confirmation dates vary by station.