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Free energy improvements for farmworker homes

Income-qualified farmworker households in Riverside County and other served counties may get approved home energy improvements or solar at no cost.

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What you can get

Approved home energy improvements or solar at no cost

Who it's for

Income-qualified farmworker households in Riverside County and other served counties

What you need to know

  • A household must meet farmworker and income rules.
  • Owners and renters in qualifying one-to-four-unit homes may be served.
  • The program must assess the home and proposed work.

Your next step

  1. Ask the program to screen your household and address.
  2. Arrange the required home assessment.
Go to program website

You will go to the program's own website.

More details and sources

Full program information

Official program name: Farmworker Housing Energy Upgrades

Benefits and limits

Free solar and efficiency

Full requirements

For income-qualified farmworker households in the program's 18-county California service area, which includes Riverside County. Both owner-occupied and rented single-family homes and buildings with two to four units may be served. The administrator screens the household and home for eligible energy upgrades or solar; being a Riverside County resident alone does not establish farmworker or income eligibility.

Read the program's requirements Checked Oct 30, 2026

Key requirements, not complete provider checklist. Final eligibility, address and funding decisions belong to the provider.

Amounts and options

Listed benefit

Free solar and efficiency

Eligibility is not stated in the finder listing; confirm the provider's requirements.

Found for the DHS area; check your address and requirements.

For: People and families

Areas found for this option

Anza, Banning, Beaumont, Bermuda Dunes, Blythe, Cabazon, Calimesa, Canyon Lake, Cathedral City, Cherry Valley, Coachella, Corona, Desert Edge, Desert Hot Springs, Desert Palms, Eastvale, Garnet, Hemet, Idyllwild-Pine Cove, Indian Wells, Indio, Indio Hills, Jurupa Valley, La Quinta, Lake Elsinore, Mecca, Menifee, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Norco, North Shore, Oasis, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Perris, Rancho Mirage, Riverside, San Jacinto, Sky Valley, Temecula, Thermal, Thousand Palms, Vista Santa Rosa, Whitewater, Wildomar

Availability and area

Provider availability not verified

Listed in the finder; current funding, enrollment and applicant eligibility require provider confirmation.

This program was found while researching help in the Desert Hot Springs area. The program must confirm the address and applicant qualify.

Areas listed in the source

Anza, Banning, Beaumont, Bermuda Dunes, Blythe, Cabazon, Calimesa, Canyon Lake, Cathedral City, Cherry Valley, Coachella, Corona, Desert Edge, Desert Hot Springs, Desert Palms, Eastvale, Garnet, Hemet, Idyllwild-Pine Cove, Indian Wells, Indio, Indio Hills, Jurupa Valley, La Quinta, Lake Elsinore, Mecca, Menifee, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Norco, North Shore, Oasis, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Perris, Rancho Mirage, Riverside, San Jacinto, Sky Valley, Temecula, Thermal, Thousand Palms, Vista Santa Rosa, Whitewater, Wildomar

Where this information comes from

IREN incentive finder

Information collected Oct 30, 2026.

DHSed is an independent guide. The program makes the final decision about help, amounts and rules.