Resources

The following resources provide more detailed information and address frequently asked questions about the Energy-Smart Homes program. These resources are designed to help you better understand eligibility requirements and the steps to qualify your projects for incentives.

Resources

The following resources provide more detailed information and address frequently asked questions about the Energy-Smart Homes program. These resources are designed to help you better understand eligibility requirements and the steps to qualify your projects for incentives.

Program Prerequisite Photo Guides

To better support builders, developers, and trade professionals throughout construction, we have created mobile-friendly photo guides that illustrate correctly installed program prerequisites.

Application Resources

View our application checklists for your new construction or alteration project.

Sample Documents

View sample documents that can help you identify and complete the required documents to enroll your project.

Incentive and Advanced Technology Bonus Request Forms

Incentive and Advanced Technology Bonus Request Forms

Residential Service Upgrade Decision Tools and Resources

These tools and resources will help contractors and homeowners plan home electrification projects while minimizing or avoiding electrical panel or service upgrades.

Video Library

View the Energy-Smart Homes YouTube Channel for webinar recordings and training videos.

Program Webinars

Energy-Smart Homes Alterations Program Overview (Single Family)

Watch our Alterations Program Overview to learn more about program eligibility, incentives, participation and the application process.

Energy-Smart Homes 2024 Advanced Technology Bonuses Webinar

Watch a recording of the 2024 Advanced Technology Bonuses webinar to learn more about newly available Advanced Technology Bonuses available from the Energy-Smart Homes program.

Energy-Smart Homes 2025 Advanced Technology Bonuses Webinar

Watch a recording of the 2025 Advanced Technology Bonuses webinar to learn more about newly available Advanced Technology Bonuses available from the Energy-Smart Homes program.

Closing the Loop: Submitting for Incentives After Project Completion

Watch our Project Completion webinar to learn more about key deadlines, step-by-step instructions for completing required forms, and common pitfalls to avoid – so you can streamline the process and receive your incentive payment without delay.

Electrification Education

  • Interested in learning more about the benefits of all-electric residential new construction?
  • Is your design team determined to use mixed fuel because they think it is cheaper? 
  • Need help convincing your Homeowners Association (HOA) that removing gas from your community has both financial and health benefits?
  • Could your sales agents benefit from a short “Why electrify” training? 

If you answered YES to one or more of the above questions, our Energy-Smart Homes education manager can provide a short virtual training on the benefits of electrification. The training is virtual, available at no-cost, and will be an interactive discussion about financial benefits and health advantages that an all-electric home can provide. 

Connect to schedule your training today!

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Energy-Smart Homes can layer with any program that does not use the same public utility incentive funds. Programs funded through California’s Cap and Trade fund, such as TECH Clean California and BUILD (identified by Senate Bill 177: Low-emissions buildings and sources of heat energy), can be layered with Energy-Smart Homes incentives.  

Projects cannot receive incentives for the same fuel-substitution measures from CPUC funded programs, including any of the Regional Area Network (REN) programs. This would be considered “double dipping” and is not permitted based on the funding source. 

Yes. Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) allows local jurisdictions to purchase electricity on behalf of their residents while still using the existing Investor-Owned Utility (IOU) infrastructure for customer services like billing, meter-reading, billing, and outage response.   

If your property is located within San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E®), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E®), or Southern California Edison Company (SCE®) electric utility territories, it is eligible for Energy-Smart Homes Incentives. 

No, both market-rate and affordable properties are eligible for Energy-Smart Homes incentives, no income verification or documentation is needed to participate.  

No. ADUs do not have to be detached to qualify. However, they must be permitted as an ADU and have separate mechanical and plumbing systems from the main dwelling. 

A project is considered complete when: 

  • All required equipment has been installed, permitted, and paid in full.  
  • All gas lines are capped.  

Projects that do not have capped gas lines, do not comply with the program prerequisites. The program will use the final invoice date as the completion date unless otherwise noted.  

Yes. The community building itself cannot be enrolled if it has gas hookups, but all-electric residential buildings within the development can participate. All participating buildings must be fully electric and cannot have any gas hookups.  

TRC Companies is the program implementer for Energy-Smart Homes. For questions about the program or the application process, please contact us at:

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