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San Mateo County REALTOR® Toolkit

Resources for Real Estate Agents: Be the Most Informed Broker in the Neighborhood

Support your clients in selling healthy, energy-efficient homes with confidence. Use these resources to help clients make their homes healthier, more comfortable, and more cost-effective to run. This toolkit, created by the San Mateo County Sustainability Department in collaboration with WestLight Energy (formerly Peninsula Clean Energy) and the San Mateo County Association of REALTORS® (SAMCAR), provides practical resources, local data, financial incentives, and client-facing materials to support conversations with buyers and sellers.

For more information, contact energy@smcgov.org or call our hotline at 628-222-3034 during business hours.

Featured Resources

Stay ahead of growing buyer demand for energy-efficient and healthy homes. Explore resources on all-electric homes, rebates, home energy performance, and emerging policies shaping the Bay Area housing market.
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Resource Hub for Going All Electric at Home, WestLight Energy

Central page on WestLight Energy’s website with case studies, rebate information, and program details for homeowners and professionals. A good all-purpose link to share with clients who want to explore further.

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Let’s Go Electric Informational Materials

This information helps residents understand the benefits of replacing gas-powered appliances with efficient electric alternatives and connects them to rebates, contractor resources, and financing options. It focuses on practical benefits including improved comfort, healthier indoor air quality, lower emissions, and modernized home systems.

Basics for Going All-Electric

These resources will help you and your clients understand the benefits of going all-electric including improved comfort, healthier living spaces, and long-term energy savings. Explore the basics of replacing gas appliances, expected costs, and available incentives.
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Turn-key, whole-home services are fully subsidized for income-qualified homeowners. Realtors can refer clients who qualify (must own and occupy home, use gas appliances, and have household income at or below 80% AMI). Resources and contractors available for other homeowners, including emergency water heater replacement program.
Source: WestLight Energy

Help clients understand that going all-electric may be easier and more affordable than they think. This resource explains why most homes can electrify without an expensive PG&E service upgrade and outlines strategies to reduce costs and avoid project delays.

Actual data on whole-home installation costs (~$35K average), bill savings (averaging 20%), no electrical panel upgrades needed across all nine homes, and high customer satisfaction (4.6/5.0). A strong local case study for client conversations.
Source: Westlight Energy, January 2026

This printable flyer shows an all-electric home with simple explanations. This is a great visual resource to use at open houses and in-person events.
Source: Sustainability Department

Rebates, Toolkit, Incentives & Financing

Help clients understand what financial support is available and how to access it.
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Interactive tool to find rebates for heat pump HVAC, heat pump water heaters, induction stoves, EVs, and more. Filters by income level and equipment type.

Interactive tool to find rebates for heat pump HVAC, heat pump water heaters, induction stoves, EVs, and more. Filters by income level and equipment type.
Source: WestLight Energy

Directory of certified heat pump contractors across California. Helpful for clients who want trusted installer referrals after deciding to transition from gas to electric equipment.
Source: California Energy Commission / TECH Clean California

Home Energy Score & Green Labeling

Tools Realtors can use in listings and buyer conversations to communicate home energy performance.
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The U.S. DOE’s 1–10 home energy efficiency rating system. Explains what the score means, how assessments work, and how realtors can use the score in transactions. Builds on Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) Green Labeling training.
Source: Program Overview, U.S. Department of Energy

Regional program connecting realtors to Home Energy Score training, assessor networks, and green labeling resources across Bay Area counties. The parent program for this toolkit effort.
Source: Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN)

Policy & Regional Context

What Realtors need to know about upcoming rules and the broader Bay Area decarbonization landscape.
ProgramDescription

Learn about Regulation 9, Rules 4 and 6 to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides from residential and commercial furnaces and water heaters in buildings in the Bay Area. Find out about the status and anticipated timeline of the rule development process. Information on hearings, workshops, and other events is provided below, along with supporting documents and materials from the implementation working group.
Source: Bay Area Air District

Plain-language explanation of what current and upcoming California energy code means for homes being sold or renovated. Helps Realtors answer client questions about compliance obligations.
Source: California Energy Commission

Technical assistance program supporting local jurisdictions in the adoption of building and transportation electrification reach codes. Technical assistance includes custom code development, outreach assistance, council meeting support, and submission support.
Source: WestLight Energy, Silicon Valley Clean Energy, Santa Clara County and the San Mateo County Sustainability Department

Program Partners

This collection of resources is made possible through a collaboration of organizations working together to support the voluntary transition to all-electric appliances. Questions? Contact energy@smcgov.org.
San Mateo County Association of REALTORS logo
WestLight Energy logo
BAYREN logo
Go Electric logo
A note from SAMCAR: This effort is intended to support informed, voluntary decision-making by homeowners and does not represent an endorsement by SAMCAR of mandates or appliance bans.

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