LOS ANGELES – The City of Los Angeles today launched the High-performance, Optimized, Modern Electrification for Los Angeles (HOME LA) Pilot Program through the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), an initiative designed to help property owners rebuild more resilient, efficient, and environmentally-friendly homes following the devastating January wildfires. HOME LA provides up to $10,000 in incentives for a single-family home that includes all-electric HVAC, water heating, cooking and clothes drying. In addition, $5,000 in bonus incentives for a whole-home battery are also available.
Eligible property owners whose homes were substantially damaged or destroyed by the wildfires may qualify for financial incentives through HOME LA when rebuilding all-electric residential or multifamily properties. HOME LA offers two ways for customers to participate:
- Whole Home Electrification encourages customers to build fully electric homes by providing bundled incentives, ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 depending on the housing type, for the purchase and installation of all electric HVAC, water heating systems, cooking appliances, and clothes dryers. Additional bonuses available to homeowners to build all electric include whole-home batteries ($5,000) or ultra-low global warming potential heat pump water heaters ($3,000).
- HOME LA Express offers standalone rebates for the purchase and installation of all-electric heating and cooling systems, water heaters and appliances. These include up to $2,500 per ton for heat pump HVAC systems, up to $2,500 per unit for heat pump water heaters, and rebates from $225 to $1,000 for induction cooktops, ranges, wall ovens, and electric dryers.
The HOME LA program is currently limited to property owners rebuilding homes damaged by the Palisades, Hurst, Kenneth, Archer and Sunset wildfires – program participation will be expanded as additional resources become available. To support customers applying for the program and highlight program benefits, LADWP is hosting online customer workshops on August 28 at 12pm and September 11 at 7pm.
To learn more about the HOME LA Pilot Program, workshops, or to apply, visit www.ladwp.com/homela. For questions, call (213) 367-8755 or email homela@ladwp.com.