Low-income households in one California city can get up to $50,000 in home energy upgrades

A Silicon Valley city announced that it had exhausted all available funding for home-improvement rebates aimed at converting houses from gas appliances to electric ones. However, eligible low-income households could still qualify for up to $50,000 in home energy upgrades through an alternative program. Here's what to know Menlo Park, California officials announced that new awards were no longer available through the city's matching home electrification rebate program because its funding had been exhausted, according to Patch. Meanwhile, the city's separate Home Upgrade Services program remained available to qualifying low-income households. The city also referred residents to additional incentives offered by WestLight Energy. The program – administered by WestLight Energy, previously known as Peninsula Clean Energy – has provided electric water heaters, heat pumps, and upgrades to electrical panels.

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