Long Beach Development Services to Kick Off Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
March 29, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — As part of the City of Long Beach’s effort to create and implement strategies to reduce total energy use, improve energy efficiency in buildings and reduce fossil fuel emissions, the City is launching a Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program. This program will be administered by the Department of Development Services and will be available beginning Monday, April 19, 2010 to applicants who install qualifying energy efficient products such as Energy Star rated solar hot water-heaters, tank-less water-heaters, windows, doors, skylights and roofs.
To be eligible to participate in the Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program, applicants must be the owner of a single-family residence, condominium, or live/work unit in the City of Long Beach where the qualified energy efficient product is to be installed. Residential owners who are eligible for the Rebate Program are entitled to the following incentives:
- Rebate of up to a maximum of $500 for the cost of one qualifying energy efficiency product.
- No-cost permit to inspect the installation of the qualifying energy efficient product.
The Rebate Program is limited to any of the qualifying energy efficient products:
- Energy Star Solar Hot Water Heater Products.
- Energy Star Tank-Less Hot Water Heater Products.
- Energy Star Door, Window and Skylight Products.
- Energy Star Roof Products.
The Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program is subject to funding availability and rebates and no-cost permits are available for a limited time only. The Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program rebates and no-cost permits are provided on a first come, first serve basis, as determined by the permit application date.
The City of Long Beach will be hosting a workshop on the Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program on April 13, 2010 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Main Library Auditorium, 101 Pacific Ave. At the workshop, City staff will review eligibility and installation requirements and the application and rebate process.
The rebate program helps the City of Long Beach achieve its energy reduction and greenhouse gas reduction goals in the City’s Sustainable City Action Plan and creates significant savings on homeowners’ electric bills.
These rebates are made possible by funds from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Contact :
Victoria Ballesteros 562.570.5583
