Home energy rebates in Riverbank, CA

Riverbank gets its power from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Modesto Irrigation District. Here's what you can claim and who can do the work.

Stanislaus County About 25,625 residents 18 programs 17 licensed installers

Rebates you may qualify for

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

Limited funds Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) Checked 2026-10-11

Up to$5,000

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...

Open California Air Resources Board (statewide; home charger... Checked 2026-10-11

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...

Check status Golden State Rebates (statewide IOU-funded appliance... Not yet confirmed

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)

Limited funds Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) Checked 2026-10-11

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...

Limited funds California Energy Commission (regional administrators:... Checked 2026-10-11

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...

Limited funds California Energy Commission Not yet confirmed

Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP) - residential batteries

$2/kWh

Check status PG&E, SCE and SDG&E (CPUC pilot) Checked 2026-10-11

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.

Open PG&E, SCE, SDG&E and SoCalGas (CPUC program) Checked 2026-10-11

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)

Check status GRID Alternatives (for the CPUC) Checked 2026-10-11

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.

Limited funds Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) Checked 2026-10-11

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)...

Not taking applications California Energy Commission (administered by TECH Clean... Checked 2026-10-11

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

Not taking applications California Energy Commission (administered by TECH Clean... Checked 2026-10-11

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...

Not taking applications TECH Clean California (statewide, for the CPUC) Checked 2026-10-11

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

Not taking applications California Public Utilities Commission (program... Checked 2026-10-11

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.

Not taking applications California Public Utilities Commission (PG&E, SCE,... Checked 2026-10-11

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.

Not taking applications California Public Utilities Commission (PG&E, SCE,... Not yet confirmed