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Direct Savings Program (Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Utility)
Run by Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Utility (RCMU), with Synergy Companies
Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Utility residential customers, owners and renters, get a free home energy assessment and no-cost upgrades such as a smart thermostat, AC tune-up, AC fan motor and fan controller; RCMU pays up to $750 of an upgrade's cost.
Amounts
How much you get
No cost for the assessment and installations. Beyond the first five residential applicants (who could get a whole house fan), RCMU pays up to $750 of the cost of an upgrade and the customer pays anything above that.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 3 of these.
RCMU electric customer; SCE customers are ineligible.
Single-family homes, condos and townhomes.
Homeowners and renters are eligible; tenants need landlord permission.
What to doRenters get the landlord's permission first.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
You apply by phone.
- Schedule an assessment.
Call Synergy Companies at 1-800-818-4298 or request an appointment at synergycompanies.com.
- Assessment and installation.
A technician evaluates the home and installs upgrades, usually in 1-3 hours.
Forms and instructionsDirect Savings Program FAQ (RCMU, February 2026)
Questions about applying1-800-818-4298
Stacking
Use it with
Your address
Next steps
Check that it covers your address. Then, if you want, ask for a contractor quote.
Is it available at your address?
Before anything else
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 Direct Savings Program (Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Utility) pay?
Up to $750 of work at no cost.
Do I need to be a RCMU customer?
Yes. It’s only for homes in RCMU customers, California. See Do I qualify for the details.
Do renters qualify?
Homeowners and renters are eligible; tenants need landlord permission. Renters get the landlord's permission first.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 27, 2026.
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References
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