Contra Costa, California · Rebate
Permit fee rebate for gas-to-heat-pump installations (City of Pinole)
Run by City of Pinole
Pinole property owners (1-4 unit buildings) who replace a gas water heater with a heat pump water heater, or gas space heating with a heat pump, get back 100% of the City building permit fees once the permit is finaled. Limited time, while funds last.
Amounts
How much you get
A rebate equal to 100% of the building permit fees paid through the City's eTRAKiT system for the qualifying permit. The Symbium instant-permit processing fee isn't refunded.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 4 of these.
Your home is in Contra Costa, California.
Properties with 1 to 4 units.
The project must replace a gas water heater with a heat pump water heater, or gas space heating with heat pump space heating/cooling.
The property owner and contractor sign the acknowledgement form and include it with the permit application; the rebate is paid only after the permit is finaled.
What to doSign the acknowledgement form with your contractor and attach it to the permit application.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
You apply by mail. Get approved before you buy anything.
- Sign the acknowledgement form.
The property owner and contractor sign it before the permit application.
- Include it with the permit application.
- Install and pass inspection.
The permit is issued, work is done, inspections are completed and the permit is finaled.
- Receive your rebate check.
The City mails the property owner a check for the qualifying permit fees paid.
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
Sign the acknowledgement form with your contractor and attach it to the permit application.
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 Permit fee rebate for gas-to-heat-pump installations (City of Pinole) pay?
A rebate equal to 100% of the building permit fees paid through the City's eTRAKiT system for the qualifying permit. The Symbium instant-permit processing fee isn't refunded.
Do I need approval before I buy?
Yes. Apply before you buy or install anything; purchases made first don’t qualify. The property owner and contractor sign the acknowledgement form and include it with the permit application; the rebate is paid only after the permit is finaled. Sign the acknowledgement form with your contractor and attach it to the permit application.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 27, 2026.
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