Programs and Rebates

This webpage will guide you in obtaining and tracking your energy and water consumption, using the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager®. This will help you comply with the City of Los Angeles’ Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Ordinance (EBEWE), which became effective January 1, 2017. It also serves to comply with State Legislation that requires statewide building energy use benchmarking.

Let our Business Offerings for Sustainable Solution (BOSS) program’s rebates help with the cost of your next efficiency project!

The BPBC Program offers eligible businesses, that are new to the LADWP service territory, monthly bill credits on electricity charges for the first three years of operation, offered on a first come, first served basis.

The transformation of lawns to native or California Friendly® landscaping is a practical and impactful step towards water conservation and climate resilience.

CES2G, also known as the Commercial Energy Storage to Grid pilot program, is the nation’s first municipal utility vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and energy storage-to-grid program.

City of LA residents are eligible to receive free trees from City Plants to plant in your yard or in your parkway.

The Commercial Direct Install (CDI) Program is available to qualifying businesses whose average monthly electrical demand is 250 kilowatts (kW) or less. If you are interested in making your operation more energy efficient, we can help.

Rebates, for light, to heavy-duty vehicles, help support the growth of Los Angeles’ robust charging network.

The Commercial Lighting Incentive Program provides rebates on the installation of newly purchased and installed energy-efficient lighting and controls.

LADWP continues to offer a wide array of rebates and incentive programs that encourage water use efficiency and sustainable landscaping for businesses including rebates for appliances and irrigation equipment.

If you have an innovative idea for a project that can help reduce emissions in your community, apply for a Community Emission Reduction Grant to bring that project to life.

LADWP’s Community Partnership Outreach Grants Program provides grants to non-profit organizations who play a vital role to help further the goal of sustainability efforts for the City of Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s Comprehensive Affordable Multifamily Retrofits (CAMR) program assists L.A.’s low income, multifamily property owners.

LADWP’s Demand Response (DR) is an incentive based, voluntary energy management program for businesses that helps reduce their utility bills during times of peak power demand, ensuring the continued reliability of power for Los Angeles.

The Demand Side Grid Support (DSGS) Program will offer incentives to electric customers that provide load reduction and backup generation to support the state’s electrical grid during extreme events, reducing the risk of blackouts.

The EPM is a convenient online marketplace that allows you to shop a selection of popular energy-efficient brands available at numerous stores and online retailers with pricing and available rebate information.

The FiT program allows property owners and developers to sell the output of local eligible renewable energy projects directly to LADWP (as opposed to consuming the energy onsite to satisfy the customer’s load).

The FiT+ Pilot Program expands upon the existing FiT program to further promote the use of locally generated solar energy and to ensure the deployment of energy storage projects that can dispatch solar energy in a manner that optimizes the deliverability of renewable energy to nearby load centers at hours that are most beneficial for the electric grid.

LADWP offers incentives for new energy efficient cooking and cooking process equipment. Under this program your business may qualify for a financial incentive when you purchase equipment such as ovens, griddles, steam cookers, holding cabinets, glass and solid door refrigerators/freezers, and icemakers for your business.

LADWP offers free showerheads and aerators to our customers! Click to learn more about how you can sign up to receive free water conservation items.

The Hydration Station Initiative Program allows non-residential customers to install or refurbish publicly accessible drinking water stations on properties with reimbursement opportunities for eligible applicants.

LADWP’s Interconnection Program for Net Energy Metering (NEM), Battery Energy Storage (BESS), and Co-Generation is a key strategy to meeting renewable energy goals and harnessing local renewable energy resources.

LADWP's Los Angeles Outdoor Landscape Academy (LAOLA) offers a variety of workshops to help Angelenos replace turf with California Friendly® landscape and improve irrigation efficiency. LADWP is committed to advancing sustainable landscape transformations through educational courses for customers and landscape industry professionals.

Mulch plays a vital role in creating and maintaining a drought tolerant landscape. Mulch is available at no cost to all City of LA residents through LA Sanitation's Free Mulch Giveaway program.