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There are more government incentives than ever, but they’re underutilized because they’re hard to find and have complicated eligibility requirements. Govcentives is a managed, brandable search engine for federal, state, and hyper-local incentives.

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There are more clean energy incentives than ever, but they’re underutilized because they’re hard to find and have complicated eligibility requirements.

Govcentives is a managed, brandable search engine for federal, state, and hyper-local incentives that helps your customers find the incentives they are specifically eligible for, based on their location and income.

Our database includes over 150 incentives for home and transportation energy measures—everything from e-bikes to heat pumps. We are ideal for community choice energy providers and their members, municipal utilities, and regional energy networks.

Many sites give long and confusing lists of incentives that users may be eligible for. But digging through the fine print will stop most customers before they find what they can use.

We’ve read the fine print, and we give clear and concise descriptions for things they do qualify for, with filters to narrow down choices. We also monitor incentive programs, making sure the results are up to date and accurate, even as programs change.

Learn how the Incentive Finder works below, try it out on one of our clients’ sites, and contact us to learn how we can make clean energy incentives available to your customers.

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Bentham Paulos

Co-Creator, The Incentive Finder

Ben is a clean energy consultant with more than 35 years of experience designing incentive programs and advancing community solar.

What’s your ZIP code?

We’ll use this to find incentives you’re eligible for

Answer 5 quick questions

1

Complete a 30-Second Survey

The Incentive Finder uses ZIP code, city, income, and other factors to calculate precise eligibility for hundreds of federal, state, and hyperlocal incentives.

Did you know the ZIP code 95076 spans a dozen cities in the southern Bay Area, each of which impact eligibility? The Incentive Finder does, and handles this in stride.

Select your interests

Select payout methods

2

Filter the Results

Next, users can filter the results to zero in on items of interest. Solar, electric cars, cooking, you name it. We also include bill discount program eligibility, helping you recruit customers to CARE/FERA and other programs.

Users can email the results to themselves. The Finder doesn’t require users to set up accounts or provide any personally identifying information, simplifying the process and respecting privacy.

Permanent Battery Storage Rebate

Offered by PG&E

$7,500

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PG&E offers certain customers a $7,500 rebate on the purchase of a permanent battery storage system to prepare for power outages.

Old Vehicle Retirement

Offered by California Department of Consumer Affairs

$1,500–$2,000 for old car or truck

Learn More

Get paid to retire a gas or diesel vehicle that has failed a smog check. Based on your income, you are eligible for a $1,500 check, or $2,000 if your vehicle failed its most recent Smog Check inspection.

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Go Directly to the Application

The Incentive Finder makes applying for incentives as easy as possible. Every incentive has a short plain language description and a link directly to the program’s application or information page.