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Generating Power From the Sun Palo Alto - Solar Water Heating Rebates

A solar water heating system uses the sun’s heat to provide your home with hot water for domestic use. Installing a solar water heating system can reduce your utility bill and may qualify for a 30% federal tax credit if installed before December 31, 2016.  The maximum rebate is $2,719 for natural gas displacing systems, and $1,834 for electric or propane displacing systems. 
 
Making Your Household Safe SF - Steps to Make your Home Safe

More "Steps to Make your Home Safe" can be found within this link, developed by San Francisco. 
Buying an Energy-Efficient Car LA - Charge Up L.A. - rebate program

LADWP will reimburse you for some of the costs involved in preparing your home for an electric vehicle.
Reducing Your Household Waste SF - Zero Waste

Resources for residential customers i.e. recycling, composting, bulky item collection and household hazardous waste, provided by SF Environment.
Participating in a Food Cooperative as a Block LA - Azure Standard

Start an organic buying co-op by bulk buying organic goods from Azure Standard with your neighbors. You will be able to buy high quality organic goods at bulk cost with no grocery store mark-up.
Generating Power From the Sun SF - Multi-Family Solar Sharing

Check out this primer on virtual net energy metering. VNM increases access to renewable energy to many homes and businesses that previously could not directly benefit from a renewable energy system, such as renters. VNM helps occupants of multi-metered residential (and commercial) buildings receive direct benefits of the building's renewable energy system, rather than all of the benefits going to the building owner. This material was prepared by SF Environment under a U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative Rooftop Solar Challenge grant managed by SolarTech.
Planting Gardens Together LA - Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone

Through the legislation AB551, LA set up the Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone (UAIZ) program.  A flow-chart to the process can be found here. If there is a vacant, non residential lot in your neighborhood you may appeal to the landlord to turn it into a community agriculture project and they will receive a 70% reduction in property tax; this is a new LA county-wide incentive to encourage urban agriculture. Start a community garden in unused space and raise the sense of community in your neighborhood.
Installing a Rain Barrel SF - Rainwater Harvesting

A rainwater harvesting system can be as simple as using a small home-made rain barrel or installing a large cistern or underground storage tank. Capturing rainwater at your home or business reduces the use of drinking water for irrigation, and helps reduce runoff from entering our combined sewer system during storm events. This resource from the SF Public Utiities Commission includes a link to the SF Rainwater Harvesting Manual and information about the recently expanded rainwater harvesting program.
Reducing Paved Surfaces on Your Property SF - Better Streets

SF Better Streets provides information and links to learn more about permeable paving resources in San Francisco.
Installing a Rain Barrel Palo Alto - Cistern Rebate

The City of Palo Alto Public Works Department offers a number of Storm Water Rebates: An underground or above-ground cistern is a large tank that holds significantly more water than a rain barrel; a cistern is usually equipped with an electric pump for connection to an automated landscape irrigation system;  rebates of 15 cents/gal up to $1,000 are available.

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