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SFPUC trims temporary laundromat rebate to $1,000, lifts multifamily size restriction
Summary
The commission approved changes to the commercial clothes washer rebate: the one‑time temporary Board of Supervisors add‑back that raised the rebate to $5,000 per machine is exhausted; staff recommended and the commission approved lowering the rebate to $1,000 per machine and removing the multifamily size restriction.
Julie Ortiz, SFPUC water conservation manager, told the commission the commercial clothes washer rebate program was created to help laundromats, commercial properties and multifamily properties replace high‑water‑use washers with Energy Star models.
Ortiz reviewed the program history: the rebate began in February 2004 at $150 per machine and incrementally rose to $500. In 2023 the Board of…
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