Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH)
Incentive for Contractors
BayREN and participating Bay Area electricity suppliers are offering an incentive up to $1,000—paid directly to licensed contractors—for replacing their customers’ natural gas or propane residential water heaters with high efficiency heat pump water heaters (HPWH).
How to Enroll
Review the eligibility criteria below. If you meet those, move forward.
Step 1. Eligible?
Download, complete and submit the Contractor Participation Agreement.
Step 2. Agreement
Once your eligibility and agreement is confirmed, you will be enrolled, and a log-in link to the Incentive Processing Platform will be provided.
Step 3. Confirmation
Incentive Details
$1,000 per heat pump water heater installed
Paid directly to the participating contractor
Can be paired in some cases to a Home+ incentive
Contractor Eligibility
Must be a licensed contractor holding C-36, C-20 or General B license
Must complete the program participation agreement
Site/Customer
Eligibility
The homeowner must be a current customer of one of these participating electricity suppliers (expected incentive program start date is in parenthesis):
Equipment
Eligibility
The heat pump water heater must:
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Be replacing an existing natural gas or propane water heater
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Have a Uniform Energy Factor (UEF) of 3.1 or greater
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Have grid-connected capabilities
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Be listed on the program’s Qualified Products List
