El Cajon gets its power from San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and San Diego Community Power. Here's what you can claim and who can do the work.
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...
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...
$300 on a new fuel generator or $150 on a new portable power station. CARE/FERA customers receive an additional $200 on fuel generators or $50 on portable power stations.
$50 per enrolled heat pump water heater (up to 3), plus up to $60 a year for taking part
$50 per eligible vehicle upfront plus $5 per month
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...
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...
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.
$3/watt incentives to install an onsite solar system; Program budget: $120 million total ($10 million per year 2019 - 2030)
No-cost portable backup battery (per an SDG&E regulatory filing), plus a resiliency assessment by phone. The 2026 enrollment window and delivery details were not confirmed.
Upfront rebate: New solar & battery: $350/kWh market rate, $500/kWh nonmarket rate. Existing solar & new battery: $250/kWh market rate, $350/kWh nonmarket rate. Performance incentive: $0.10/kWh for discharging 50% of...
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 $8,000 for low-income households and $4,000 for moderate-income households for a heat pump HVAC unit
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...
Storage: 1,100/kWh; Solar: 3,100/kW
The rebate may cover 80 percent to 100 percent of the cost of installing a battery storage system.
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.
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El Cajon has 13.9 public charging ports per 10,000 residents, against 17.5 across California. See how towns compare.
79 public charging stations in El Cajon: 157 Level 2 ports and 73 DC fast ports.
| Station | Address | Ports | Network | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Cajon Venture | 1355 E Main St | 12 fast, 8 Level 2 | EVOLV_CHARGING | 24 hours daily |
| Casino Connection - Tesla Supercharger (Charge & Go) | 385 S Marshall Ave | 12 fast | Tesla | 24 hours daily |
| El Cajon, CA - Tesla Supercharger | 13584 Camino Canada | 12 fast | Tesla | 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. |
| Food 4 Less El Cajon 394 | 444 Broadway | 8 fast | eVgo Network | 24 hours daily |
| Madison Plaza Shopping Center | 540 N 2nd St | 8 fast | eVgo Network | 24 hours daily |
| Walmart 2253 (El Cajon, CA) | 13487 Camino Canada | 6 fast | Electrify America | 24 hours daily |
| BOA El Cajon Main CA0-132 (El Cajon, CA) | 512 Fletcher Parkway | 4 fast | Electrify America | 24 hours daily |
| Chase Bank - 866 N Johnson Ave | 866 N Johnson Ave | 4 fast | eVgo Network | 24 hours daily |
| 889 Arnele Ave | 889 Arnele Ave | 2 fast, 3 Level 2 | LOOP | 24 hours daily |
| El Cajon Ford | 1595 E Main St | 2 fast | EV Connect | 24 hours daily |
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Source: U.S. Department of Energy station locator. Confirmation dates vary by station.