Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) - Multifamily Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program

July 29, 2024

Summary

Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) offers various energy efficiency rebates for multifamily property owners. Customers may be eligible to receive rebates for heating and cooling systems, water heating systems, insulation, and weatherization upgrades.

All multifamily properties with five or more dwelling units in the nine county Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma) are eligible to apply. Properties located in high-priority zones that are most impacted by air pollution, extreme heat, and high housing costs qualify for additional rebates. Your energy advisor will help you determine if your property qualifies.

Program Overview

Implementing Sector: Local
Category: Financial Incentive
State: California
Incentive Type: Rebate Program
Web Site: https://www.bayren.org/rebates-financing/multifamily-property-owners
Administrator:
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:
  • Clothes Washers
  • Water Heaters
  • Heat pumps
  • Other EE
  • HVAC
Incentive Amount: Base Rebate (Install 2+ energy efficiency upgrades that save 10% or more of the building’s energy)
$500/unit

In-Unit Upgrades
Heat Pump Water Heater: $1,500/apt
Heat Pump HVAC: $1,500/apt
Electric Laundry Dryer: $250/apt
Electric Cooking: $750/apt

Central System Upgrades
Central Heat Pump Water Heater: $1,000/apt (Property cap of $100,000. Program cap of $500,000)
Central Heat Pump HVAC: $1,000/apt

Common Areas Upgrades
Common Area Heat Pump HVAC: $1,000/unit
Laundry/Common Area Heat Pump Water Heater: $1,000
Heat Pump Pool Heater: $1,000/pool

Electrical Panel Upgrades
Subpanel Upgrade: $1,000/apt
Central/Common Area Panel Upgrades: $5,000/property

Health Upgrades: $500/apt served
Resilience to Extreme Heat Upgrades: $500/apt served
Housing Affordability Upgrades: Multiply ALL other program rebates by 1.5x-2x AND up to $500 reimbursable per unit for select in-unit appliances
Equipment Requirements: See website for more details
Installation Requirements: See website for more details

Incentives

This program has 2 incentives
Technologies: Water Heaters, Heat pumps
Sectors: Multifamily Residential
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of 1000.00 $/Unit, The incentive has a minimum of 1500.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Heat pumps, HVAC
Sectors: Multifamily Residential
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of 1000.00 $/Unit, The incentive has a minimum of 1500.00 $/Unit

Contact

Name: Ben Cooper
Organization: BayREN - Multifamily
Address:
CA
Phone: (510) 891-6511
Email: bcooper@stopwaste.org

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.