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3C-REN Home Energy Savings: Single-Family Program
Run by Tri-County Regional Energy Network (3C-REN)
Homeowners and renters in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties get incentives, taken off the contractor's price, for energy-saving upgrades like heat pump HVAC, heat pump water heaters and insulation done by a 3C-REN enrolled contractor.
Amounts
How much you get
Incentives are calculated from each project's metered energy savings and passed to you as a price reduction by the contractor. Example amounts: heat pump HVAC or heat pump water heater $750 for a standard project, $1,500 for residents meeting equity criteria. Amounts can vary significantly by project.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 6 of these.
Your home is in Parts of California.
Single-family homes and 1-4 unit properties (renters included) in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara or Ventura County.
Work must be done by a 3C-REN enrolled contractor, who confirms eligibility and reserves the incentive before the project.
What to doHire a contractor from 3C-REN's Contractor Directory or submit the interest form to be connected with one.
The project must produce metered gas or electric savings; new gas equipment isn't eligible.
You sign a data authorization form so 3C-REN can use your meter data to measure savings.
What to doSign the data authorization form your contractor provides.
Larger 'equity' incentives: in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties for residents who meet one of: primary language other than English, CARE/FERA enrollment, living in a manufactured/mobile home, or membership in a California Native American Tribe; in Ventura County for residents in a Disadvantaged Community, on CARE/FERA, tribal members, or meeting all three of language, rate and housing type.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
Your contractor applies for you. Get approved before you buy anything.
- Find an enrolled contractor.
Submit the interest form or pick a contractor from the 3C-REN Contractor Directory.
- Contractor checks eligibility.
Give the contractor your electric and gas account numbers and sign the data authorization form.
- Pre-approval.
The contractor estimates savings and submits the project to 3C-REN, which calculates and reserves the incentive.
- Install and save.
The incentive appears as a price reduction on the contractor's invoice; 3C-REN pays the contractor after completion.
Forms and instructions3C-REN Single-Family program flyer · Connect with Us - 3C-REN
Questions about applying(805) 957-7843 or info@3C-REN.org
Stacking
Use it with
Your address
Next steps
Check that it covers your address. This program has to approve you before you buy anything, so start with the program, not a contractor quote.
Is it available at your address?
Before anything else
Hire a contractor from 3C-REN's Contractor Directory or submit the interest form to be connected with one.
Your quote request is in If a contractor we work with serves your ZIP, they can contact you. We take one request per person; contact us to change it.
Get an email if this program changes
We'll write if its amount, status or deadline changes. Nothing else.
FAQ
Questions
How much does 3C-REN Home Energy Savings: Single-Family Program pay?
Incentives are calculated from each project's metered energy savings and passed to you as a price reduction by the contractor. Example amounts: heat pump HVAC or heat pump water heater $750 for a standard project, $1,500 for residents meeting equity criteria. Amounts can vary significantly by project.
Do I have to use a contractor?
Yes. Work must be done by a 3C-REN enrolled contractor, who confirms eligibility and reserves the incentive before the project.
Do I need approval before I buy?
Yes. Apply before you buy or install anything; purchases made first don’t qualify.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 27, 2026.
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