Sonoma County Energy Independence Program

The Sonoma County Energy Independence Program (SCEIP) offers property owners, through PACE financing, the opportunity to finance energy and water efficient property improvements through the property tax system. It is an innovative effort to improve a building’s energy efficiency, water conservation and renewable energy generation, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Property owners apply for the program, describing the energy and/or water saving improvement(s) they wish to make. If approved, the county and the property owner enter into an assessment contract and implementation agreement, through which the county pays the final cost of the improvements. The county places an assessment lien on the property, and the property owner repays the county for the improvements as an assessment on his/her property tax bill over a 10 or 20 year period.

Qualified improvements include energy efficient window replacement, insulation, exterior door replacement, whole house fan, heating and air conditioning to name just a few.

As an approved contractor we can assist homeowners with gathering the required initial information so that the application process goes smoothly.