Water Heater Upgrade Program (Coming Soon)
Get a $50 credit on your electric bill for two years when you switch to a clean, efficient water heater.
As a CleanPowerSF customer, you already power your home with clean energy from renewable sources like wind and solar. Now, you can make an even greater impact by modernizing your home with clean, safe, super-efficient electric appliances, such as a heat pump water heater.
Through our innovative Water Heater Upgrade Program, you can receive a $50 credit on your electric bill for two or three years when you switch to a clean, efficient water heater.
Benefits of Heat Pumps
Modernize Your Home: Heat Pump technology is far more efficient than gas appliances and featured in most new homes. This breakthrough technology is especially well-suited for our mild San Francisco climate.
Reduce exposure to pollution and fire risk: Gas appliances can release harmful pollutants into your home and are highly flammable, posing a health and safety hazard, especially in case of an earthquake or fire.
For the Climate: Residential and commercial gas usage comprises more than one-third of San Francisco’s greenhouse gas emissions, which contribute to global climate change.
How the Program Works
Our new Water Heater Upgrade Program will reward you with $50 monthly bill credits for two years (three years for CARE/FERA customers) after you’ve upgraded your existing water heater and enrolled your new water heater into a load shifting program. Interested? Sign up at the bottom of the page to receive updates when we launch.
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Find your certified installer and install your water heater.
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Check your electric rate, enroll your new water heater in WatterSaver, and even upgrade your water fixtures.
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*COMING SOON* Apply to our Water Heater Upgrade program and get rewarded with a monthly $50 bill credit for two years (CARE/FERA customers get three years of credits.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Water Heater Upgrade Program, customers must meet the following requirements:
Be a residential customer of CleanPowerSF.
Replace an existing water heater with an eligible heat pump water heater (see below).
Enroll your new water heater in PG&E’s WatterSaver Program for daily load shifting.
Follow Permit Requirements with the Department of Building Inspection.
Eligible Water Heaters
Equipment must be a Heat Pump Water Heater that meets the following requirements:
ENERGYSTAR® Certified Heat Pump Water Heater.
Minimum UEF of 3.3 or greater.
Grid-Enabled & Enrolled in PG&E’s WatterSaver (or another eligible load shifting program).
Installed equipment must be new (cannot be refurbished, leased, or previously installed).
How Heat Pumps Work
Diagram of how a heat pump water heater works, including air intake (1), compressor (2), heating element (3), and digital controls (4) (Source: New Buildings Institute)
Heat pumps work by moving heat rather than burning fuel. For water heaters, a heat pump water heater absorbs heat from the surrounding air and transfers that heat into your hot water tank.
Due to this fundamentally different approach, heat pump water heaters are between five and seven times more efficient than a typical gas-fired tank water heater. Heat Pump Water Heaters also help customers avoid using energy during expensive peak hours by heating it during off-peak times and storing it until it is needed.
Stay Up to Date!
Fill out the form below and we will let you know when the program begins accepting applications. Thank you for your interest!