3.32 Navigating the Electrification Rebates with Anita Singha

3.32 Navigating the Electrification Rebates with Anita Singha

From Home Green Homes by Izumi Tanaka

December 13, 2024 · 47 min · Season 3 · Episode 32

About this episode

Anita Singha discusses the Home Energy Efficiency Rebate program and how to navigate it for energy-efficient home upgrades.

"The fact of the matter is your heating your home and cooling your home and heating your water are the two biggest loads to your electric bill. They cost the most in in your home. So this is an opportunity to yes decarbonize and do right for the environment and our grid but also for energy usage. And the products are there. There's more and more coming for sure. " - Anita Singha The much anticipated rebate part of the Inflation Reduction Act, HEEHRA, Home Energy Efficiency Rebate program launched in California in November, 2024. Anita Singha , the Senior Marketing Manager for the Switch Is On , the administrator of the financial incentive programs in California explains how this rebate program works and how to navigate it. She explains the program provides rebates of up to $8,000 for low-income households (80% or less of area median income) and $4,000 for moderate-income households (80-150% of area median income) to install heat pumps and heat pump water heaters. The rebates are paid directly to the contractor, and consumers must use a HEEHRA-qualified contractor to be eligible. Anita walks through the steps for consumers to verify their income eligibility and find HEER-qualified…

People in this episode

Guest: Anita Singha

Topics covered

  • electrification
  • rebates
  • energy efficiency
  • heat pumps
  • home energy

Keywords

  • Inflation Reduction Act
  • HEEHRA
  • California
  • financial incentives

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Junior ADU, heat pumps, heat pump water heaters

Places: California

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