Silicon Valley Power - Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
City of Santa Clara commercial energy efficiency rebate program
program summary
Silicon Valley Power offers a comprehensive range of rebates and grants to help Santa Clara businesses and nonprofits reduce energy costs and improve efficiency. Programs include incentives for upgrading HVAC systems, heat pumps, lighting, food service equipment, water heaters, and installing advanced controls or building automation. Specialized offerings support new construction, building optimization, data centers, and custom energy-saving projects. All programs require pre-approval before installation and offer tools and support to estimate savings and ensure eligibility. See website for additional details.
eligible technologies
Air conditioners, Commercial Cooking Equipment, Commercial Refrigeration Equipment, Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building, Doors, Food Service Equipment, HVAC, Heat Pump Water Heater, Heat pumps, Lighting, Lighting Controls/Sensors, Motors
program administrator
Silicon Valley Power
list of rebates
- Maximum rebate of $50 per ton (Air conditioners)
- Minimum rebate of $40 per ton (Air conditioners)
- Maximum rebate of $4000 (Commercial Cooking Equipment)
- Minimum rebate of $75 (Commercial Cooking Equipment)
- Maximum rebate of $500 (Commercial Refrigeration Equipment)
- Minimum rebate of $50 (Commercial Refrigeration Equipment)
- Flat rebate of $0.03 per kWh (Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building)
- Maximum rebate of $4000 (Food Service Equipment)
- Minimum rebate of $75 (Food Service Equipment)
- Maximum rebate of $3500 (HVAC)
- Minimum rebate of $1600 (HVAC)
- Maximum rebate of $2000 (Heat Pump Water Heater)
- Minimum rebate of $1000 (Heat Pump Water Heater)
- Flat rebate of $50 per ton (Heat pumps)
program notes
- 2025-07-30 19:16:56
- Annual review, program details have been updated and machine readable combinations have been added.
- 2023-08-04 15:17:35
- Annual review, updated incentive amounts and added new incentive programs for Emerging Technologies.
- 2019-02-27 20:55:45
- Annual review, updates to incentives.
- 2016-01-12 20:20:40
- Some changes to incentive amounts.