Climate Pros SD does not have an internal dataset of “what San Diego is collecting.” We do not publish payouts by equipment type or a 30 percent denial rate.
What is on the claims ledger: Section 25C does not cover property placed in service after December 31, 2025. IRS. TECH single-family HVAC new reservations stopped November 14, 2025. HEEHRA single-family was fully reserved February 24, 2026, with no new income-verification applications. As of July 15, 2025 a project cannot take TECH and HEEHRA together. SDG&E Golden State retail offerings have ended.
The “best year to stack” story was 2024-2025. That math does not run on a typical 2026 single-family install.
How a live rebate still gets denied
Equipment off the list. Installer not enrolled in that program. Missing AHRI. Filing window missed. Income misclassified. Property type the program does not cover. None of those shares is a study from this brand.
If you installed in 2025: AHRI certificate, invoice with model and date, Form 5695. The IRS owns the credit thresholds. This page does not invent SEER2 cutoffs. AHRI directory: ahrinet.org. The IRS annual limit for qualified heat pumps and heat pump water heaters was $2,000, nonrefundable, with QMID on the return.
There is no citable map that “Santee claims more than Del Mar.” A contractor who already did solar paperwork sometimes knows the forms. A tenant is not the 25C taxpayer on the landlord’s house.
HEEHRA design caps: up to $8,000 below 80 percent AMI and up to $4,000 from 80 to 150 percent AMI for qualifying replacement of an existing primary heating source with a heat pump, reservation approved before install. Those are design caps, not a check today. Multifamily: available budget is not an open Stage 1 application.
Listed SDG&E residential time-of-use plans peak 4 to 9 p.m. Plans. Stack explainer. Eligibility. Confirm anything still open on sdge.com/rebates.
Call (442) 777-6440. Get an equipment quote that does not subtract closed programs. Heat pump service.