Contractors
Become a Qualified Contractor
Licensed contractors have the opportunity to transform the way households use energy through home energy upgrades. With the availability of local and federal incentives, the home retrofit market throughout SCE territory needs a trained workforce to support this effort. Position your business as an energy-responsible leader in your community.
Which Projects Are Eligible?
A variety of options will be available to meet the needs of your customers.
Basic Upgrade package
Customer incentives of up to $1,000 will be available when you complete this package of projects:
- Air sealing
- Attic insulation
- Duct test and seal
- Pipe wrap of domestic hot water heater
- Low-flow showerhead with or in addition to thermostatic valve control
- Combustion Safety Test
- Low-flow showerhead with or in addition to thermostatic-activated flow restriction flow device
Advanced Upgrade package
Customer incentives of up to $4,000 will be available when a residential customer achieves a specified reduction* in energy consumption through your completion of the following:
- Measures in the Basic Upgrade Package
- Wall Insulation
- Proper sizing of hot water system and heating and cooling equipment
- Energy efficient windows, cool roofs, and other permanently affixed measures
The program is currently targeting a 40% reduction in home energy consumption for maximum incentives. The program includes partial incentives for achieving lower energy reduction.
| Package/Energy Savings | SCE/SoCal Gas | SCE (all-electric house) |
SCE with non-program participating gas utility provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information that will be displayed in Action Plan under Basic and Advanced Package information based on the address submitted. | |||
|
Basic Package |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
$680 |
| Package/Energy Savings | SCE/SoCal Gas | SCE (all-electric house) |
SCE with non-program participating gas utility provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Package |
$1,250 - $4,000 |
$1,250 - $4,000 |
$850 - $2,720 |
| 10% - 14% Energy Reduction |
$1,250 |
$1,250 |
$850 |
| 15% - 19% Energy Reduction |
$1,500 |
$1,500 |
$1,020 |
| 20% - 24% Energy Reduction |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
$1,360 |
| 25% - 29% Energy Reduction |
$2,500 |
$2,500 |
$1,700 |
| 30% - 34% Energy Reduction |
$3,000 |
$3,000 |
$2,040 |
| 35% - 39% Energy Reduction |
$3,500 |
$3,500 |
$2,380 |
| 40%+ Energy Reduction |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
$2,720 |
How Energy-Saving Upgrades Help Your Customers
Energy upgrades will help optimize your customers’ homes’ energy efficiency going forward and make their homes greener now. Through the program, customers may also:
- Get up to $4,000 in incentives (Additional county and city incentives may be available)
- Realize long-term energy savings
- Potentially increase their home’s value
- Help reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- Increase the comfort and indoor air quality of their home
How to Participate
Attend a Program Overview Orientation for more information.
To become a program-qualified contractor, you need to be a California licensed contractor.Start the process by visiting the Contractor Website for Energy Upgrade California in SCE territory.
*Monthly bill reduction assumes average usage and conditions. Actual savings may vary.
**Required savings reduction will be based on a comparison of prior energy/thermal usage and energy/thermal usage following completion of program measures.
The Energy Upgrade California program is still under development statewide and remains subject to change without notice. The program will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis until funding is expended or the program is terminated, whichever occurs first. Participation will be available to Southern California Edison (SCE) and/or Southern California Gas customers only. Eligible detached single family residencies (including all-electric) must have a valid SCE billing address within the SCE service territory. Participation is limited to one incentive payment per household. Incentive checks will be mailed four to six weeks after program completion. SCE’s program is funded by California utility ratepayers and administered by SCE under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission.
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