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This flyer previews the upcoming TECH Clean California heat pump water heater incentives, which will launch in Fall 2023. The intended audience is contractors.

TECH Clean California is a market transformation initiative authorized by Senate Bill 1477 and designed to increase the adoption of high-efficiency, low-emissions space and water heating technologies. Energy Solutions, along with its partners comprising the TECH Clean California team, was selected following a competitive proposal process and launched the program in 2021. In July 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a goal of installing six million heat pumps by 2030, with 50 percent of benefits flowing to low-income households and disadvantaged communities. TECH Clean California’s strategy is based on three strategic pillars that will help California meet its heat pump goals...

We are pleased to publish our first Annual Report for TECH Clean California. As we prepare for 2023, we want to recognize what we have learned and what we have accomplished through focus and collaboration. The guiding principle of TECH Clean California is to put the State on a pathway to six million heat pumps by 2030 and carbon-free homes by 2045.

This report characterizes the conditions in the space- and water-heating markets for heat pumps in mid-2023, approximately a year and a half after the TECH Initiative launched. To assess the markets for space-conditioning and water-heating equipment, we surveyed a general population of homeowners in California as well as licensed HVAC and plumbing contractors who serve the California market. A primary goal for our analysis was to identify differences that have occurred in the market since completing the Technology and Equipment for Clean Heating (TECH) Baseline Market Assessment 2021 (baseline). To inform this Time 1 Market Study, our key survey objectives were to investigate 1) the awareness and preferences of property owners who purchase heat pumps, 2) contractor readiness to install heat pumps, 3) contractor heat pump promotion efforts, 4) awareness of heat pump incentives, and 5) the availability and use of financing offerings.

TECH Clean California rewards contractors for recommending and installing heat pumps in California homes. The intended audience is contractors.