California
Electric lawn equipment rebates in California
5 programs in California pay residents for electric lawn equipment. 2 list themselves as open now, and the median maximum is $500 per household.
Air districts and electric utilities rebate part of the price of battery-powered mowers, trimmers and leaf blowers, and some pay more when you turn in a working gas machine.
5 programs
- Open
South Coast AQMD Residential Electric Lawn and Garden Rebate
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Up to $250 per rebate; up to 3 rebates per household for the life of the program (one per equipment category)
Up to $750 per household
- Open
City of San Mateo Electric Leaf Blower Rebate
City of San Mateo
50% of purchase price up to $100 (residents)
Up to $100 per household
- Status not posted
San Joaquin Valley APCD Clean Green Yard Machines Rebate
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
Option 1 (scrap old gas/diesel mower, buy electric mower): up to $100 if price $200 or less, $150 for $201-$350, $250 for $351 or more. Option 2 (no scrap): mower, edger, trimmer, chainsaw or pole saw, up to $25 if price $100 or less, $50 if more than $100. AB 617 communities (Shafter, Stockton, South Central Fresno, Arvin/Lamont) may get up to $500 under Option 1.
Up to $250 per household
- Paused
BAAQMD Lawn and Garden Equipment Exchange Program
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
not published (page lists no amounts)
- Ended
Ventura County APCD Lawn and Garden Equipment Exchange
Ventura County Air Pollution Control District
Vouchers $200-$2,000 per piece (residential: handheld $300, blowers/vacuums $200, walk-behind mowers $330, ride-on $2,000 per earlier district materials); $4,000 cap per address
Up to $4,000 per household
Other California programs
- Lawn replacement 72
- Irrigation upgrades 56
- Rain barrels and cisterns 22
- Rain gardens and stormwater projects 6
- Stormwater fee credits 1
- Trees 20
- Native plants and pollinator habitat 4
- Wildfire defensible space 22
- Compost and mulch 14
- Graywater 9
Sow is not affiliated with any of these agencies or utilities. Amounts and rules change, often at the start of a fiscal year, so confirm the details on the official page before you start a project. How we research these programs
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