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 Home Upgrade, Carbon Downgrade
The Home Upgrade, Carbon Downgrade Program helps Chula Vista residents and businesses reduce their energy/water use and utility costs, while stimulating the local economy and lowering the community’s greenhouse gas or “carbon” emissions.
Learn more by selecting any of the four ways to participate and save money:
Free Energy & Water Evaluations | Click here 
Free on-site evaluations for homes and businesses |
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Appliance Exchange Rebates | Click here
Save money on new efficient appliances at local retailers
PROGRAM ENDING 4/4/12 5PM |
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Energy Retrofit Incentives | Click here
Save money on whole-building energy efficiency retrofits
Single Family Incentive - SUSPENDED
Multi Family - ENDED |
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0%-Interest Retrofit Loans | Click here
Loans available for energy efficiency and solar retrofits |
To learn more about federal energy efficiency tax credits, please click here.
Free Energy & Water Evaluations Learn ways to reduce your utility bill
Free on-site energy and water evaluations are available for homes and businesses in Chula Vista. The 30-minute evaluations are performed by trained City staff and will help you identify opportunities to improve efficiency and lower utility costs. During the evaluation, staff will review your building’s envelope (such as windows and doors), lighting, water heating, air conditioning, appliances, plumbing fixtures, as well as outdoor landscaping! They’ll also help you understand your utility bills.
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Appliance Exchange Rebates Instant rebates up to $200
Program Ending 4/4/12 5pm
Community members can save money when purchasing new high-efficiency refrigerators, freezers, clothes washers, dishwashers, water heaters, or heating/air conditioning systems. In order to receive the $50-$200 instant rebate, the new appliances must:
- Meet certain energy & water efficiency standards.
- Be purchased at a participating Chula Vista appliance store.
- Be i nstalled at a Chula Vista address (limit 1 appliance of each category per address).
- Replace an existing inefficient appliance, which is then recycled.
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For the program plan, including official rules & regulations, please click here.
For a list of qualifying appliances, please click here.
For the Rebate Reservation Form, please click here.
Rebates are first-come, first-served.... so ACT NOW!!! |
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Additional Rebates
Click on a partner's logo to find info on additional rebates or click here for a summary: |
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REBATES UP TO $200 |
REBATES UP TO $110 |
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Energy Retrofit Incentives Perfomance-based incentives up to $4,000
Single Family Incentive - SUSPENDED
Multi Family Incentive - CLOSED
Property-owners can lower energy and water costs by completing energy retrofits that focus on whole-building systems (such as insulation and duct sealing) to save both money and energy. The local incentive, which ranges between $1,000 (prescriptive approach) to $4,000 (performance approach), can be combined with other SDG&E and California incentives.
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The following eligibility requirements apply:
- The building must be located in Chula Vista.
- Property-owners must be participating in SDG&E’s Energy Upgrade California (residential) or Energy Efficiency Business Incentive programs.
- Retrofits must result in long-term energy consumption reductions that will be verified through a post-installation inspection and energy analysis.
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For the program plan, including official rules & regulations, please click here.
For an Incentive Reservation Form (with SDG&E Release of Customer Info & W9), please click here.
For more information on SDG&E’s Energy Upgrade California Program, please click here.
For more information on SDG&E’s Energy Efficiency Business Incentive, please click here.
Incentives are first-come, first-served... so ACT NOW!!! |
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0%-Interest Retrofit Loans Loans up to $20,000 for energy retrofits
Property-owners can now receive 0%-interest financing (plus a monthly $9.50 service fee) from the City of Chula Vista to complete energy efficiency retrofits or install solar energy systems to improve building energy performance and lower monthly energy bills.
Loans may be given to a variety of projects such as wall and attic insulation, water heater upgrades, efficient windows, solar hot water systems, and cool roofing.
Eligibility Requirements
In order to be eligible for a loan, the following conditions must be met:
- The building being retrofitted must be located in Chula Vista.
- Requested loan amount does not exceed 10% of the property value.
- Lien to value ratio (including the requested loan amount) does not exceed 100%.
- Retrofits and/or renewable energy installations must result in long-lasting energy savings and are subject to final inspection.
- Funded projects must be completed by a contractor on the City’s Home Upgrade, Carbon Downgrade Eligible Contractors List.
For the program plan, including official rules & regulations, please click here.
For a Loan Application Packet, please click here.
For estimated monthly loan repayment amounts, please click here.
Loan funds are first-come, first-served.... so ACT NOW!!!
Property-Owners: Follow these easy steps to get started…
1. Complete a brief SDG&E on-line energy survey (click here) to help you identify ways to make your home more energy efficient.
2. Contact a contractor from the program’s “Eligible Contractor List” to receive a price quote for an energy-saving project. Don’t see a particular contractor on the list? Ask them to sign-up to be on the City’s list … it is easy and free!
3. Review the program requirements to make sure that your energy-saving project and your property qualify for a low-interest loan.
4. Complete and submit a loan application (click here) along with the necessary documentation.
Some programs funded by California utility ratepayers under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission and by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act under the auspices of the Department of Energy.
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