Since there are a good number of San Diego folks in this thread, I wanted to share that I took advantage of a little known SDG&E rebate in association with Plug-in America, called Champions for Clean Air, found here:
Champions for Clean Air EV Rebate | San Diego Gas & Electric
The requirements for the program is that the EV buyer must either be a credentialed teacher or first responder within the SDG&E service area and pay utilities. Funding for the program appears to be limited to $500,000, which each eligible applicant receiving a $1000 point-of-sale rebate. Upon submitting your application with the required supporting documents, you will receive a confirmation email and voucher. Oh, you have to choose a particular participating dealership in your area during the application process, and all Tesla showrooms are listed as Silver-level participating manufacturers.
Upon receiving the approval and voucher, both you and the dealership will be notified by PluginAmerica.com . There are staff listed in the email that you should contact, but no one in the store had any knowledge of the program and even after repeated calls, they still didn't know what to do. However, my ISA confirmed in my pro-forma that the $1000 rebate was noted on my account and will be applied during the final payment. One thing that concerned me was that the voucher is only good for
60 days after approval, but fortunately my delivery was changed to this weekend so I am in the clear. If you expect your delivery date to be further out than 60 days, then you might want to wait to apply. Conversely, I believe the program runs thru 2019 and has limited funding, so it is a first-come/first-serve basis. Possibly capped at 500 approved buyers.
If any of you haven't purchased yet and either your or your spouse meet the requirements of the program, I hope you will be able to take advantage of the additional rebate. Oh, and lastly, I live in Laguna Niguel, CA which is serviced by SDG&E and my spouse is a credentialed teacher, so I was able to qualify for the rebate.