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 Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara gets its power from Southern California Edison (SCE), Santa Barbara Clean Energy (SBCE), Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) and Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas). Here's what you can claim and who can do the work.
Rebates you may qualify for
Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) Electrify Your Home - heat pump water heaters and heat pump HVAC
Per the September 2025 relaunch, rebates of $150 to $3,000 per measure, with higher amounts for CARE/FERA customers. Covers heat pump water heaters, heat pump HVAC and portable heat pumps. The 2026-27 per-unit...
Up to$3,000
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...
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.
Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) Electrify Your Ride - residential EV charger rebate
Residential charger and installation rebate with income tiers: Tier 1 at 201%-400% FPL, Tier 2 under 200% FPL. The 2026 program added $500 for a bidirectional charger. Base amounts were not found, and the program...
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.
Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) Residential Battery Rebate Program
CLOSED to new applications since 2026-03-19. 3CE planned a virtual power plant pilot for fall 2026.
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Santa Barbara has 21.7 public charging ports per 10,000 residents, against 17.5 across California. See how towns compare.
Licensed installers in Santa Barbara
A-lite Electric Systems
Santa Barbara, 93120Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 595300
Licensed since 1990
Advance Electric Sb INC
Santa Barbara, 93140Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 885798
Licensed since 2006
Advanced Cable Systems
Santa Barbara, 93105Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 748093
Licensed since 1998
Air Test & Balance INC
Santa Barbara, 93108Heat pump
C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating... 545311
Licensed since 1988
Ajax/sb Refrigeration
Santa Barbara, 93103Heat pump
C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating... 718494
Licensed since 1996
Anderson And Sons Electric
Santa Barbara, 93111Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 773447
Licensed since 2000
Andre Schneider Construction Group
Santa Barbara, 93110Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 744962
Licensed since 1998
Argent Lights
Santa Barbara, 93111Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 1006815
Licensed since 2015
Art Grossmann & Sons LLC
Santa Barbara, 93103Heat pump
C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating... 919167
Licensed since 2008
B E Construction
Camarillo, 93102Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 841890
Licensed since 2004
Barrett Air Conditioning Company INC
Santa Barbara, 93101Heat pump
C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating... 553744
Licensed since 1989
Bartlette Electric
Santa Barbara, 93109Home batteryEV chargerStandby generator
C-10 Electrical 889919
Licensed since 2007
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- Bay Wolf West Electric (805) 331-2337
- Bellaart Electric (805) 452-9662
- Big Phase INC DBA A. Wood Electric (805) 259-6225
- Blair Electric (805) 886-8480
- Blakemore Construction & Electric INC (805) 403-2558
- Bob's Controls & Electrical Service (805) 448-9797
- Bouchard Electric (415) 459-2203
- Brady Electric (805) 452-1606
- Brighten Solar Construction (805) 708-3654
- C R Electric Company (805) 705-1032
- Carlton Electrical Construction INC (805) 665-3811
- Carroll Plumbing & Maintenance INC (805) 687-2677
- Charge It Electric INC (805) 403-9027
- Churchill Heating And Sheet Metal INC (805) 966-7253
- Coby Rockwood (805) 452-9622
- Constant Power Corporation (714) 746-1131
- Crocker Refrigeration Heating & Air (805) 965-6326
- Current Electric Santa Barbara (805) 569-5300
- Daniel Allen Construction INC (805) 895-0010
- Daniel Ford Modisette (209) 852-9874
- Daniel Molina Construction (805) 705-9999
- Data/tel Connection (805) 962-6822
- Deinhard Electric Company (805) 964-6911
- Delta Electric Plus INC (805) 450-2081
- Dexter's Solar Radiant Energy Services (805) 886-6827
- Don's Heating & Air Conditioning INC (805) 683-2233
- Donnell Electric (805) 689-7895
- E C Pro Electric INC (805) 729-0050
- Eggli Construction (805) 966-6377
- Energy Freedom INC (805) 984-7814
- Eric V Richter Electric (805) 886-8778
- Ethan Waterfall Electric (805) 896-0282
- Felix Electric (805) 895-4912
- Gallant Electric Company (805) 455-5126
- Heckman Electric (805) 455-1176
- Home Furnace LLC (805) 966-5907
- Howe Electric (805) 896-4421
- Huddleston Electric INC (805) 689-4267
- In Control Electric INC (805) 331-9463
- J R R Electric INC (805) 682-1868
- Jakob Electric (805) 708-1464
- James Dannehower (805) 886-7792
- Jeff Geis Electric (805) 259-8636
- John Broberg (805) 455-2494
- Kadlec Sheet Metals (805) 963-4900
- Kaster Electric (805) 895-4886
- Ken Irwin DBA Murdoch's Heating (805) 895-9326
- Knight Electric (805) 452-0282
- Ladouce Electric (805) 895-1663
- Lee & Sons Plumbing And Heating INC (805) 965-9586
- M J Electric (805) 698-3061
- M V R Electrical INC (805) 452-7510
- Mac's Solar (805) 682-3386
- Magnum Electric (209) 587-2321
- Mark Taylor Electric INC (805) 897-3333
- Mark W Garcia DBA M W Garcia Company (805) 965-7516
- Michael Lane Electric (805) 886-0244
- Mike's Heating & Air (805) 455-3325
- Montecito Electric (805) 969-1575
- Mountain Construction (805) 637-5559
- Nautilus Pools (805) 451-2169
- Orin Fails Electric (805) 689-1785
- Oscar Sanchez (818) 421-8206
- Owens Electric (805) 563-9495
- Pauletto Electric (805) 966-7741
- Peak Project Management (626) 252-6663
- Performance Electric (805) 886-8461
- Philip Clough INC (805) 565-7755
- Property Maintenance Solutions INC DBA Toro Construction (805) 452-4047
- R J Carroll & Sons INC (805) 963-8711
- R M Quiroga Electric (805) 689-5607
- Radis Electric (805) 566-2100
- Republic Lighting Services (805) 568-1700
- Sales Service Leasing & Repair (805) 896-8668
- Santa Barbara Heating & Air (805) 881-8988
- Santa Barbara Lighting INC (805) 965-5025
- Santa Barbara Temporary Power (805) 681-9008
- Seaside Heating & Air Systems (805) 729-4104
- Specialty Plumbing INC (805) 899-8680
- Steven Herron (805) 252-0511
- Steven Wayne Francisco (805) 705-0771
- Sun Pacific Solar Electric INC (805) 965-9292
- Sunrise805 (805) 895-6096
- Sunset Sheetmetal / H V A C INC (805) 957-0146
- Ted Kaster Electric (805) 886-4347
- Turner Electric INC (805) 962-9986
- Vern's Heating And Air Conditioning (805) 451-3303
- Viking Electric (805) 452-5659
- Warwick Electric (805) 895-5911
- William H Mc Carty Electric INC (805) 568-3894
- Yahya El Zein Electric Service (805) 729-1403
- J R Construction Group INC (805) 284-2420
- New Horizon Solar Electric (805) 403-4639
- Trevor Dain Electric & Electronic (805) 895-9993
- Blackwell Home Solutions (805) 886-1848
- Calsmart (805) 813-2214
- Remington Electric Incorporated (608) 209-0966
- Ari Electric Company (805) 705-4697
- Energy Construction Services (805) 500-3080
- Ocelotl Electric INC (805) 455-1769
- Pfefferle Electric LLC (805) 451-8835
- World Class Air INC (805) 682-9543
- Ca Electric Santa Barbara (805) 453-6339
- Klien Electric (805) 218-3990
- Steven Gratigny (805) 259-8871
- Enlighting DBA Enlightened Construction (626) 840-7715
- Munoz Electric (805) 679-1858
- Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade (805) 568-9700
- Garza Electrical Solution (805) 698-2365
- Hot Wire Electric (805) 680-9653
- J & J's Heating And Air Conditioning (805) 699-1112
- Morales Electric INC (805) 450-4507
- Morgan Electric INC (805) 452-7008
- Vanguard HVAC (805) 450-8615
- All Terrain Solar Electric (805) 570-6212
- J & I Electric (805) 319-0524
- Precision Power Co INC (805) 570-1150
- Quality Electric Ca LLC (805) 252-3099
- Rc Sol (805) 315-5720
- Tc Electric (805) 455-2756
- Agress Electric (805) 699-0095
- Cool Tech HVAC INC (805) 705-8744
- Dm Energy Group (805) 669-1165
- Energized Solutions (805) 453-7053
- Kvolt Electric (805) 453-5040
- Logan Electric (805) 252-9494
- Agm Electric (805) 637-0699
- E3 Electric (805) 302-5747
- Ja HVAC (805) 403-6091
- Pollocks Precision LLC (805) 722-7822
- Valencia Electric (805) 705-0733
Public EV charging
98 public charging stations in Santa Barbara: 230 Level 2 ports and 74 DC fast ports.
| Station | Address | Ports | Network | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrillo Street Station (Santa Barbara, CA) | 36 W Carrillo St | 20 fast | Electrify America | 24 hours daily |
| Santa Barbara, CA - Tesla Supercharger | 3943 State Street | 16 fast | Tesla | 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. |
| Santa Barbara, CA - Anacapa Street - Tesla Supercharger | 621 Anacapa Street | 12 fast | Tesla | 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. |
| Montecito, CA - Tesla Supercharger | 1759 South Jameson Lane | 8 fast | Tesla | 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. |
| Chase Bank - 1302 State St | 1302 State St | 6 fast | eVgo Network | 24 hours daily |
| BOA North Santa Barbara CA6-121 (Santa Barbara, CA | 3790 State St. | 4 fast | Electrify America | 24 hours daily |
| La Cumbre Plaza | 121 S Hope Ave | 2 fast | eVgo Network | 24 hours daily |
| Santa Barbara Eastside Library | 1102 E Montecito St | 2 fast | DIRT_ROAD | |
| CSG EV SB ORTEGA 1 | 621 Anacapa St | 1 fast | ChargePoint Network | 24 hours daily |
| CSG EV SB ORTEGA 2 | 621 Anacapa St | 1 fast | ChargePoint Network | 24 hours daily |
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Source: U.S. Department of Energy station locator. Confirmation dates vary by station.