A for profit or nonprofit organization can qualify for the GoGreen Business program by meeting any one of three requirements:

• 100 or fewer employees, or
• Less than $15 million a year in annual revenue, or
• Meeting the SBA definition of a small business

No. While any measure which receives a rebate or incentive from an IOU, REN or CCA automatically qualifies as an Energy Saving Measure (ESM) for GoGreen Business, participation in utility programs is not required. If desired, OBF financing may be paired with GoGreen Business to finance components of projects that qualify for GoGreen Business, but not OBF.

Yes, depending on the finance company and the composition of the project. A qualifying project must include at least one energy-saving measure, and a project where the majority of financing is not for energy-saving measures may not receive the full benefit of enhanced financing terms. Ask a participating finance company for more details.

For a project that consists solely of EV charging stations, please consider the California Capital Access (CalCAP) program.

OBF is administered by the utility companies and the financing comes from ratepayer funds. GoGreen Business is administered by the State of California and the financing comes from private financing companies. The two programs offer a variety of benefits and may also be combined on projects. For more information on these two forms of financing, please review this flyer to learn how GoGreen Business and OBF work together.

GoGreen Business offers a lot of flexibility. Depending on finance company approval, projects can be any size up to $5 million, and can include other measures (e.g. landscaping or remodeling) in addition to Energy Saving Measures (ESMs). Customers have access to multiple products including loans, leases, equipment finance agreements, service agreements and cash-flow positive options. Small businesses that lease or own their space can qualify. Finance companies can provide fast project approval. Some finance companies also provide pre-funding for qualifying projects and contractors.

A customer meeting the definition of a small business who receives service from at least one of California’s four investor-owned utilities (IOUs) - PG&E, SDG&E, SoCal Edison, SoCal Gas, or a Regional Energy Network (REN) or Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) - may apply for financing from a finance company participating in the program. Participating finance companies receive a credit enhancement for the financing they provide. The credit enhancement acts like insurance in the case that a customer defaults on their payment.