Aliso Canyon Victims Get Electric Appliance Aid

Residents affected by the 2015 Aliso Canyon gas leak can now apply for incentives to replace gas appliances with electric ones.

Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Electric Vehicles

Screen-print poster illustration of a rounded electric heat pump unit beside a stucco wall, with a capped gas pipe stub at its base. — California is now accepting applications for $20 million in incentives, part of a $40 million state program, to help Aliso Canyon gas leak victims replace gas appliances with electric models. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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The first $20 million in incentive funding from the Aliso Canyon settlement is now available to help affected residents swap gas appliances for electric models. The state program will make $40 million available in total for heat pumps, electric stoves and water heaters.

Why it matters

The incentives are intended to create healthier homes, lower energy costs, deliver cooling and create local jobs by replacing aging gas appliances with efficient electric ones across California's affected Aliso Canyon area.

Income-qualified residents may receive up to $31,800 to cover electric installation costs, drawn from a $40 million program total with $20 million released first. The 2021 settlement reached up to $1.8 billion with SoCalGas and Sempra, compensating some 35,000 plaintiffs.

The players

TECH Clean California

A California state program helping distribute Aliso Canyon settlement money to affected residents for electric appliance upgrades.

Southern California Gas Co.

The utility whose natural gas storage well leaked at Aliso Canyon in 2015 and which later agreed to a settlement with residents.

Sempra Energy

The parent company of Southern California Gas Co., which joined the 2021 settlement of up to $1.8 billion with affected families.

The details

TECH Clean California is helping distribute the funds to anyone in the affected area with a single-family home, with additional funding for certain income-qualifying residents. The 2015 leak released nearly 100,000 tons of methane and other substances over more than 100 days, sickening thousands of families and forcing them from their homes.

2015: Aliso Canyon gas leak began and lasted more than 100 days before it was controlled.
2021: Settlement of up to $1.8 billion reached with Southern California Gas Co. and Sempra Energy.
November 2, 2026: First $20 million in settlement incentive funding announced as available.

Roadmap

The Aliso Canyon blowout, which released nearly 100,000 tons of methane over more than 100 days, remains the reference point for how California has handled gas infrastructure failures. This program shifts remediation from compensation toward electrifying home appliances in the affected area.

Eligible single-family homeowners in the affected area can receive incentives to replace gas stoves, water heaters and heating systems with electric models. Income-qualified residents may receive up to $31,800 toward installation costs.

The takeaway

Residents in the affected area with single-family homes should check whether they qualify for settlement-funded incentives before buying replacement appliances. Income-qualified households may be able to cover installation costs that would otherwise be prohibitive.