California - Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate (HEAR) Program

Closed to new reservations. HEEHRA rebates are fully reserved statewide and TECH Clean California states it is no longer accepting new reservations. Single-family rebates were fully reserved on 24 February 2026; multifamily rebates were fully reserved on 1 September 2026. Nothing described below can currently be applied for. Check the program website before making any purchase decision, in case further funding is released.

An existing reservation is not affected — contact your TECH Clean California-certified contractor, or TECH Clean California directly, about its status.

Watch for rebate scams. TECH Clean California warns that a HEEHRA-trained contractor needs only your income eligibility verification code or approval PDF. Do not give a contractor financial statements or other financial information.

For reference, the rebates HEEHRA paid while funding was available:

• Single-family (buildings of four units or fewer, condos, manufactured and mobile homes), for a heat pump HVAC unit replacing an existing non-heat-pump heating source: up to $8,000 below 80% AMI and up to $4,000 between 80% and 150% AMI.
• Multifamily (five or more units housing income-qualified residents): $700 to $8,000 per unit depending on equipment — heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, cooktops, ranges, ovens, heat pump clothes dryers, and electrical panel upgrades and wiring. Up to 100% of eligible costs for low-income properties and up to 50% for moderate-income properties, capped at $14,000 per residential unit.

Equipment had to be ENERGY STAR certified where certification exists. Since 1 January 2026, eligible air conditioning and heat pump systems must use refrigerants with a global warming potential of 700 or lower, under the EPA Technology Transition Rule. Multifamily projects were subject to California Department of Industrial Relations prevailing wage and public works requirements.

Administered by TECH Clean California, funded by the federal Inflation Reduction Act and managed by the California Energy Commission. Current status is on the program website.