Yes. To participate in the pilot, you must:
- Be a homeowner or renter who receives electric services through an individual residential SCE
SMART meter in one of the SCE pilot communities, listed at [link].
- If you rent your home, you must obtain the property owner’s written authorization and both of you must sign a tenant-owner agreement.
- Not have access to natural gas for your home energy use
- Must sign an authorization to disclose customer information form to release and share customer
data and usage
- Meet other requirements, including, but not limited to:
- The cost of the repairs required to bring the property into compliance with housing code standards for the installation of appliances cannot exceed $5,000 per household.
- If the cost to bring the property into compliance with housing code standards does exceed $5,000, the Community Energy Navigator Program Manager may be able to help you locate additional funding for such repairs.
- Allow the replacement of space and water heating propane units with a heat pump heating and cooling system and heat pump water heater
- If a renter must obtain property owner authorization and sign a tenant-owner agreement
- Change to all electric baseline allocation offered by SCE
- Allow the local jurisdiction to finalize and close-out permit
- Allow SCE to inspect the appliances installed
- Follow all other Terms and Conditions of the Pilot.
NOTE: Customers residing in California City may not be able to participate in the Pilot if the combined household income exceeds 400% federal poverty guidelines. This requirement is subject to change, and the Community Energy Navigator will be able to determine whether they are eligible to participate.