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December 2024
Wishing you a happy, healthy, and rejuvenating holiday season. We are so excited to continue building a brighter future for Alameda County and the Valley in 2025. If you’re interested in joining our team, visit our career page to see open positions.
In the meantime, keep reading to learn about heat pump water heater incentives, our partnership with Habitat for Humanity, and a California state proposition that was endorsed by our Board of Directors.
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 There’s exciting news for California homeowners who want to save money on energy bills and make their homes more comfortable and energy efficient.
Through the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEEHRA) income-qualified, single-family homeowners may receive rebates of up to $8,000 to reduce the cost of purchasing and installing a new, energy-efficient home heating and cooling heat pump.
Rebate details can be found on TECH Clean CA's website.
Find more rebates for building electrification and electric transportation at Ava's Incentive Finder: incentives.avaenergy.org
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In case you missed it, we recently expanded our partnership with Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley to help build Sequoia Grove, a first-of-its-kind all-electric community in Hayward. Watch this new video about our partnership and learn more about the project on our website.
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Photo: Municipal property in Berkeley, CA that will become a resilience hub as part of Ava’s Critical Municipal Facilities program.
California Proposition 4, a water, wildfire, and climate resilience bond measure, passed with 59.8% of the vote in last month’s general election.
The measure authorizes the state to borrow $10 billion to fund a variety of projects aimed at making California better prepared for the impacts of climate change. Ava’s Board of Directors approved a resolution supporting Proposition 4 at its September 2024 meeting.
In addition to setting aside billions for drought preparedness, flood protection, drinking water infrastructure, and forest health and wildfire prevention, the measure allocates $850 million for clean energy infrastructure projects. This includes public financing for new transmission infrastructure, hardening existing transmission lines, long-duration energy storage, and offshore wind development.
Proposition 4 also calls for $60 million in grant funding for community resilience centers, like the ones Ava is helping cities establish across its service area. At least 40% of the measure’s funds are directed toward projects that benefit disadvantaged communities and communities most affected by climate change and climate disasters.
Learn more about Proposition 4.
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Community Advisory Committee | 12/16 at 6pm
Board of Directors | 12/18 at 6pm
Marketing, Regulatory, and Legislative Committee | 12/20 at 12pm
Executive Committee | 1/8/25 at 9am
Community Advisory Committee | 1/13/25 at 6pm
Board of Directors | 1/15/25 at 6pm
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