SCE Charge Ready Home Installation Rebate (panel and 240 V circuit for EV charging)
Up to $4,200 for Electrical Panel Upgrade and EV Outlet Installation; Up to $1,000 for EV Outlet-Only Installation
Up to$4,200
Home energy rebates in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Rancho Santa Margarita gets its power from Southern California Edison (SCE) and Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas). 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
SCE portable generator rebate (SCE Marketplace)
$200 on a qualifying portable generator, or $600 for income-qualified or Medical Baseline customers (SCE Marketplace). SCE's backup power page says up to $800, so the amounts conflict.
Up to$600
SCE portable power station rebate (SCE Marketplace)
$150 on a qualifying portable power station, limit 5 per SCE residential address, per one SCE page. SCE Marketplace listings dated from 2026-04-01 and the backup power page say up to $200.
Up to$200
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)
SCE Critical Care Backup Battery Program (free portable battery)
A free portable backup battery with a solar panel kit and 3-year warranty. Delivery and setup are free.
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.
Map of Rancho Santa Margarita
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Rancho Santa Margarita has 5.4 public charging ports per 10,000 residents, against 17.5 across California. See how towns compare.
Licensed installers in Rancho Santa Margarita
Action Power INC
Rancho Santa Margarita, 92688Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 947176
Licensed since 2010
Advanced Powering Services INC
Rancho Santa Margarita, 92688Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 831853
Licensed since 2004
Ags Services INC
Rancho Santa Margarita, 92688Heat pump
C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating... 709685
Licensed since 1995
Air Care Heating & Air Conditioning INC
Rancho Santa Margarita, 92688Heat pump
C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating... 1018184
Licensed since 2016
Aliso Air INC
Rancho Santa Margarita, 92688Heat pump
C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating... 526420
Licensed since 1988
American Air Plus
Rancho Santa Margarita, 92688Heat pump
C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating... 482491
Licensed since 1985
C Nakamura
Rancho Santa Margarita, 92688Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 791090
Licensed since 2001
Cal-temp Air Conditioning & Heating Company
Rancho Santa Margarita, 92688Heat pump
C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating... 679902
Licensed since 1993
Comfort Cool Fans
Rancho Santa Margarita, 92688Heat pump
C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating... 962629
Licensed since 2011
D S D Electric
Rancho Santa Margarita, 92688Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 707464
Licensed since 1995
Don Fleming
Rancho Santa Margarita, 92678Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 1002145
Licensed since 2015
E S S Of Virginia LLC
Irvine, 92688Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 975125
Licensed since 2012
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- Elo Electric INC (949) 350-5822
- Expert Construction Co (949) 500-6868
- Fakouri Electrical Engineering INC (949) 888-2400
- Gilbert & Stearns INC (949) 713-2800
- Hackney Electric INC (949) 264-4000
- Hercon Company INC (949) 766-6770
- Jesco Electric INC (949) 329-6408
- L N J Electric (949) 589-3882
- Lewis Air INC (949) 589-0609
- Lewis Air Services INC (949) 589-0609
- Mclean Energy INC (714) 747-3668
- Pacific Coast Controls (949) 632-3704
- Powertech Electric INC (949) 795-6252
- Precise Electric (951) 970-4980
- Robert Jacoby Electric (949) 505-9390
- Salvi Panzarella (714) 350-2387
- Specialized Installations (949) 697-4467
- Sunset Heating & Cooling (949) 302-3473
- T Nelson Electric (949) 293-5285
- Temp Power Systems (714) 223-5600
- Crowell Construction INC DBA Dc Electric (714) 699-8106
- HVAC Service Pros (949) 632-5085
- Rancho Heating & Air Plumbing INC (949) 267-8170
- J.l. Quality Heating & Air (949) 482-8842
- Rohleder Managment Consulting INC DBA Whole House Fans Orange (949) 713-7373
- Santa Margarita Plumbing (949) 858-3818
- Sungrid Solar (949) 309-2453
- Almejo Air Service (949) 310-9776
- Dan Electric (714) 388-7022
- Gain Ray (949) 205-8589
- Air Temperature Solution (949) 973-0209
- Coastline Comfort Systems (949) 357-6319
- We Serve Electric INC (949) 750-5283
- Electropacific LLC (714) 848-6163
- Haines Heating & Air Conditioning (949) 899-1973
- Schofield Electrical Systems (949) 207-4326
- U S Electric System (909) 583-4413
- J&m Electric Co LLC (714) 329-0099
- Ness Electric Services INC (949) 707-4747
- Ember Shield USA (615) 476-7878
- Green Fuse HVAC & Appliance Repair (949) 293-9891
- Jlm Electric INC (949) 395-4350
- Rsm HVAC (949) 565-5904
- Best Electrical Services (949) 522-1834
- Arta Electric (949) 505-9050
- Hamid Jafari Yazdabadi (949) 259-3763
- Jc Electric LLC (949) 296-5063
Public EV charging
3 public charging stations in Rancho Santa Margarita: 8 Level 2 ports and 17 DC fast ports.
| Station | Address | Ports | Network | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaza Antonio | 22351 Antonio Pkwy | 14 fast | eVgo Network | 24 hours daily |
| Target T0914 (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) | 30602 Santa Margarita Parkway | 3 fast, 1 Level 2 | Electrify America | 24 hours daily |
| Avila Rancho Santa Margarita Apartments | 22751 El Prado | 7 Level 2 | LOOP | 24 hours daily |
Source: U.S. Department of Energy station locator. Confirmation dates vary by station.