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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.

Santa Barbara County About 87,291 residents 20 programs 143 licensed installers

Rebates you may qualify for

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

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.

Open Southern California Edison (SCE) Not yet confirmed
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.

Open Southern California Edison (SCE) Not yet confirmed
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...

Limited funds California Energy Commission (regional administrators:... 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

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

Map of Santa Barbara

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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

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Public EV charging

98 public charging stations in Santa Barbara: 230 Level 2 ports and 74 DC fast ports.

StationAddressPortsNetworkHours
Carrillo Street Station (Santa Barbara, CA)36 W Carrillo St20 fastElectrify America24 hours daily
Santa Barbara, CA - Tesla Supercharger3943 State Street16 fastTesla24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only.
Santa Barbara, CA - Anacapa Street - Tesla Supercharger621 Anacapa Street12 fastTesla24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only.
Montecito, CA - Tesla Supercharger1759 South Jameson Lane8 fastTesla24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only.
Chase Bank - 1302 State St1302 State St6 fasteVgo Network24 hours daily
BOA North Santa Barbara CA6-121 (Santa Barbara, CA3790 State St.4 fastElectrify America24 hours daily
La Cumbre Plaza121 S Hope Ave2 fasteVgo Network24 hours daily
Santa Barbara Eastside Library1102 E Montecito St2 fastDIRT_ROAD
CSG EV SB ORTEGA 1621 Anacapa St1 fastChargePoint Network24 hours daily
CSG EV SB ORTEGA 2621 Anacapa St1 fastChargePoint Network24 hours daily

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Source: U.S. Department of Energy station locator. Confirmation dates vary by station.

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