Residential Washer Rebate
Qualified SFPUC customers can receive a rebate of $100 for the purchase and installation of an Energy Star Most Efficient (ESME) clothes washer certified by the Environmental Protection Agency through their Water Sense program. These washers use 33% less water than standard models. If you plan to purchase a coin-operated commercial-grade washing, see the SFPUC's Commercial Clothes Washer Rebate Program.
Eligibility Requirements
- The residential property where the clothes washer is installed must have an active SFPUC water account.
- You are a residential single-family or multi-family account holder or live in multi-family housing served by a SFPUC water account.
- The residential property where the clothes washer is installed has not received a washer rebate from us in the past 5 years. Please verify before purchasing by emailing waterconservation@sfwater.org.
- The clothes washer must be delivered and installed, and rebate applications must be completed within 90 days of purchase date. The washer cannot contain silver ion technology.
- If you are not the water account holder, you will need to provide a signed account holder release form.
To Apply
Step 1
Purchase and install a qualifying Energy Star Most Efficient clothes washer. Any residential washer with the Energy Star Most Efficient designation is eligible. Sort by Most Efficient on the Energy Star website. Washers not on the list will be rejected.
Step 2
Review the Program Terms & Conditions and Release of Liability
-
Program Terms & Conditions and Release of Liability
- Your property must have an active SFPUC water account.
- The proof of payment submitted must show the itemized cost of the washer. It must also show a delivery address and delivery confirmation that matches the service address of the water account.
- Rebate amount will not be more than the price of the washer. Taxes are not included in this amount.
- You must apply and complete your W-9 within 90 days of buying the washer.
- The rebate check for qualifying product(s) is mailed twelve weeks after SFPUC receives and approves a completed application.
- You must submit a separate application for each metered address.
- You cannot receive more than one rebate for the same product.
- The washer must remain where it was installed for at least six months.
- Limit of one rebate per household within a five-year period.
- Installing a qualifying washer may not result in lower water bills.
Rebate Agreement – Release of Liability
The SFPUC may deny any application that does not meet the requirements. The applicant agrees to allow the SFPUC to inspect washing machine installations as a potential condition to obtaining a rebate under this program. Funding for this program is limited to available resources. Rebates are processed on a first come, first serve basis.
SFPUC shall bear no responsibility or liability for the cost, expense, operation, maintenance, or repair of a participant’s residential clothes washing machine. SFPUC shall likewise bear no responsibility or liability for delay in accepting an application, rejection of an application, or termination of the program.
Step 3
Before you start your application, you will need:
- SFPUC Water Account Number and Account Holder Name
- The name, phone, and email of the applicant
- Washer purchase and installation date, price, manufacturer, and model number
- Itemized Proof of Payment (Our system cannot accept HEIF attachments)
- The email, phone number, address, or website of the washer retailer
Step 4
Apply Online for your Rebate
- If you haven’t applied for any previous SFPUC conservation assistance, you’ll be prompted first to register for our application portal.
- Click APPLY NOW under the residential washing machine icon and complete the application. Partial applications cannot be saved in our system.
- After completing the online application, send a completed and signed IRS Form W-9 to the San Francisco Controller’s Office. You can email them to supplier.management@sfgov.org or you can mail a hard copy to: Supplier Management, 1 Dr. Carlton B Goodlett Place, Room 300, San Francisco, CA 94102.
Rebates cannot be issued without a W-9 form on file with the Controller’s Office. This is because some people receive $600 or more in rebates from the City of San Francisco in a year. These people will receive an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 1099 and may have to pay federal taxes. The Social Security number you provide in the application will remain confidential. The SFPUC operates under the terms of the Privacy Act. Social Security numbers will not be shared with people or organizations outside the Controller's Office. The SFPUC's request for Social Security or Tax ID numbers follows federal law. This law is the Federal Privacy Act of 1974, 42 UCS 405 (c) (2)(c).
We reserve the right to inspect the installations. For more information on this program, please email waterconservation@sfwater.org or call 415-551-4730.