California EV Charger Rebate Programs
Deep-dive pages for the highest-traffic programs in our database. Each page covers eligibility, dollar amounts, application process, stacking rules, and source citations. For the full filterable list of all 154 programs, use the main rebate database.
Federal
- Section 30C Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit
Internal Revenue Service (Treasury) - Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant — Community Charging & Fueling
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. DOT - Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant — Corridor Charging
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. DOT - National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program
FHWA / Joint Office of Energy and Transportation; CA implementer is Caltrans + CEC - USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
USDA Rural Development - Section 48E Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit (battery storage co-located with chargers)
Internal Revenue Service (Treasury) - DOE State Energy Program (SEP) — formula funds to CA Energy Commission
U.S. DOE Office of State and Community Energy Programs
California State
- CALeVIP 2.0 — Golden State Priority Project (Northern & Southern Region)
California Energy Commission (CEC) — administered by CSE - CALeVIP 2.0 — Golden State Priority Project (Eastern & Central Region)
California Energy Commission (CEC) — administered by CSE - Communities in Charge (CALeVIP 2.0 L2 statewide)
California Energy Commission (CEC) — administered by CALSTART - CEC REACH for Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles (successor)
California Energy Commission - EnergIIZE Commercial Vehicles — Fast Track Funding Lane
California Energy Commission — administered by CALSTART - EnergIIZE Commercial Vehicles — Drayage Set-Aside Funding Lane
CEC — administered by CALSTART - EnergIIZE — EV Jump Start Funding Lane
CEC — administered by CALSTART - EnergIIZE — Transit Set-Aside Funding Lane
CEC — administered by CALSTART - Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program — Infrastructure
California Air Resources Board (CARB), administered by 35 local air districts - Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) — Electricity Pathway Credits
California Air Resources Board - HCD Affordable Housing & Sustainable Communities (AHSC)
California Strategic Growth Council; administered by HCD - California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) — Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (4% & 9%)
California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, State Treasurer's Office - Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) — Battery Storage co-located with EV Chargers
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), administered by IOUs and CSE - CEC Medium- and Heavy-Duty ZEV Port Infrastructure Block Grant
California Energy Commission
Regional
- Charge! Program
Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) - Carl Moyer Program — EV Charging Infrastructure (Fleet)
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) - SoCal EV Ready Program
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) - Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Resiliency Program (PON2026-01)
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) - Charge Up! EV Charger Incentive Program
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) - Sac Metro Charging & Fueling Infrastructure Incentive
Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (Sac Metro Air District) - Carl Moyer Program — Infrastructure (Fleet)
San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (SDAPCD)
Utility
- EV Charge 2 — Multifamily Housing & Small Business EV Charger Program (MSEVCP)
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) - Empower EV Program
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) - EV Fleet Program
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) - Charge Ready — Charging Infrastructure & Rebate Program
Southern California Edison (SCE) - Charge Ready — New Construction Rebate (NCR)
Southern California Edison (SCE) - Charge Ready — Small Site Rebate
Southern California Edison (SCE) - Charge Ready Transport (CRT)
Southern California Edison (SCE) - Power Your Drive for Fleets
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) - MCE EV Charging Program (Workplace + Multifamily)
MCE (Marin Clean Energy) - EV Ready Program for Businesses
Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) - Multifamily EV Charging Incentive Program
Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) - Alameda County Incentive Project (administered with Ava)
Ava Community Energy (formerly East Bay Community Energy) - EV Charge SF
CleanPowerSF / Hetch Hetchy Power (SFPUC) - Community Charge
Sonoma Clean Power (SCP) - Electrify Your Ride — Commercial
Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) - Clean Power Alliance — CALeVIP Southern California L2 (Ventura County) + EV SmartCharge
Clean Power Alliance (CPA) - Charge Up LA! — Commercial EV Charger Rebate Program
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) - Multifamily Go Electric Incentive (EV Chargers)
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) - SMUD Commercial / Workplace Charger Incentive
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) - SMUD Fleet Charger / Make-Ready Incentive
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) - Glendale Water and Power — Commercial / Multi-Family EV Charging Rebate
Glendale Water and Power (GWP) - Lead the Charge — Commercial EV Charging Station Rebate
Burbank Water and Power (BWP) - Power Up Pasadena — Commercial Charger Incentive Program
Pasadena Water and Power (PWP)