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Santa Barbara Clean Energy outlines expanded EV rebates, home‑electrification programs and a native‑trees pilot
Summary
Stephanie Holmes, energy employment specialist for Santa Barbara Clean Energy, updated the committee on expanded EV incentives, the Jan. 15 launch of the Home Electrification Accelerator Program (HEAP), a native‑trees pilot and planned multifamily charging and heat‑pump programs.
Stephanie Holmes, energy employment specialist for Santa Barbara Clean Energy (SBCE), presented an update to the committee on residential electric‑vehicle (EV) and home‑electrification programs and sketched several future offerings.
"I'll be providing the update on our residential EV and thermal electrification accelerator program," Holmes said, describing recent program expansions and planned pilots. She said SBCE expanded offerings in fall 2024 to include rebates for EV chargers and associated electrical work, and added tiered, income‑qualified incentive levels to concentrate funds for lower‑income customers. Holmes said the EV purchase incentive has been available since November 2023 and that charger and electrical incentives began in the fall of 2024.
Holmes described the Home Electrification Accelerator Program (HEAP), launched Jan. 15. She said HEAP provides rebates, fast and free permitting…
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