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Information for Prospective Clients

In order to participate in the Solar Affordable Housing Program, you must either qualify for the SASH incentive program or be a homeowner residing in one of the following municipalities. If your community is not listed but you would like information on what you can do to work towards making your community a future recipient, please contact us directly.

  • City of El Monte

  • City of Huntington Park
  • City of Inglewood
  • City of Livermore
  • City of Oakland
  • City of Richmond
  • City and County of San Francisco
    • Bayview/Hunter’s Point (94124 zip code) and Potrero (94107 zip code) Neighborhoods only
  • County of San Mateo
    • All areas outside of incorporated Daly City, Redwood City, the City of San Mateo, and South San Francisco

If you live in one of our current recipient communities, the first step to determining whether you may qualify is to answer the following four questions:

  • Do you own your home?

  • Is your roof unshaded, and either flat or pitched to the south/southwest?
  • Is your total household income less than these limits?
    • $46,350 for a family of 1
    • $53,000 for a family of 2
    • $59,600 for a family of 3
    • $66,250 for a family of 4
    • $71,550 for a family of 5
    • $76,850 for a family of 6
    • $82,150 for a family of 7
      (2009 income limits for Alameda County - please click here to see the limits for other counties in California. If you have any questions, please contact us.

If you answered yes to all of these questions, you may qualify to participate in the Solar Affordable Housing Program. To learn more about the program and begin the application process, please contact us for more information.

We also work with nonprofits like Habitat for Humanity to install solar electric systems on new homes – in these cases the homeowners do not apply to our program directly, but receive the program directly from the nonprofit building their home. Please contact us or visit our partners page if you work with a housing developer building affordable for-sale homes and would like more information about partnering with GRID Alternatives.

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