Up To $1,500 Offered To Marin Residents Who Switch To Electric Stoves

MARIN COUNTY, CA —Marin has been urging residents to switch from gas to electric stoves for years, and the county is now sweetening the deal.

Marin residents who make the switch are eligible for up to $1,500 is now offered through regional and county rebates and incentives.

The Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) Home+ program is offering $750 to owners of single family homes who replace their existing natural gas range or cooktop with an electric induction range or cooktop, and the county-run Electrify Marin program is providing $250 for upgrades from gas to induction cooktops, and $500 for replacing a gas range (cooktop plus oven), officials said in a news release.

The BayREN Home+ rebate is only available for PG&E natural gas customers.

Every year, the California electrical grid is powered by more sources of renewable energy, and residents can reduce community greenhouse emissions by switching from gas appliances to efficient electric options.

Residents who have installed solar energy or have opted into to MCE Clean Energy’s Deep Green choice can enjoy powering their homes with 100 percent renewable energy.

Homeowners that switch to induction cooking can experience other important benefits, including improved indoor air quality by removing combustion gases from the home.

Induction ranges also open up design possibilities by requiring less mechanical ventilation per the building code and by requiring less space under the cooktop, which can provide additional cabinet space.

Learn more about induction cooking, or try it out before making the switch, by visiting the Marin County Sustainability Team’s Induction Cooking page, or checking out these resources:

• PG&E Induction Loaner Program – check out a portable induction cooking hob to try in your home at no cost.
• Sonoma Clean Power Advanced Energy Center- Has an all-electric kitchen that holds demonstration events and runs educational programs on induction cooking.
• BayREN All Electric Kitchen recorded a webinar with Chef Rachelle Boucher.
• East Bay Clean Energy recorded chef Reem Assil talking about her experience switching to induction cooking.

Marin residents are encouraged follow the county’s Sustainability Team on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, the event webpage for workshops and community events and the quarterly newsletter.

To request more information contact the office via email .