
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and Rancho California Water District (Rancho Water) announced today the two utilities will team up to provide energy efficiency and water-saving upgrades at no cost to income-eligible residents in the companies' overlapping service areas. The energy efficiency upgrades are part of SoCalGas' Energy Savings Assistance Program (ESA). Rancho Water has provided $40,000 for water-saving upgrades in addition to SoCalGas' upgrades. Residents who live in the cities of Temecula, Murrieta, and unincorporated areas of southwest Riverside County may be eligible for the no-cost improvements.
Through the ESA program, qualifying customers in SoCalGas and Rancho Water's service territories can receive energy- and water-efficient upgrades such as low-flow kitchen and bath faucet aerators, lowflow shower heads, thermostatic shower valves, and thermostatic tub spouts. Customers qualify for this program if they receive benefits from any number of programs including Medi-Cal/Medicaid, Women, Infants & Children (WIC), CalFresh, or the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and if their total household income qualifies. Customers who have been impacted by COVID-19 or who have experienced a change in their income may also now qualify.