Wind-down of the Sonoma County Energy Independence Program (SCEIP)
Summary
The county's pioneering PACE financing program — which helped 3,200+ homeowners and businesses fund energy, water, and wildfire-resilience upgrades through property tax bills — is shutting down. New federal rules killed the residential side and no commercial projects came in over the past year. Existing loans will still be serviced through 2046, so current participants aren't affected.
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Last discussed Jul 14, 2026.
Impact analysis
The program is self-funded, so shutting it down shouldn't cost taxpayers — but no new residents or businesses can get SCEIP financing anymore.
County staff and resources are freed up, and current loan holders keep their existing terms.
Property owners who might have wanted SCEIP financing for energy or water upgrades will have to find other options.
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