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Status: Closed (Opening in May 2025)
Announcements: The Sac Metro Air District hosted a virtual merchant workshop on March 19. 2025. The presentation slides are available here. Please submit the Merchant Questionnaire to be added to our list of Participating Merchants for this year.
Quick Links:
Participating Merchant List (PDF)
Radius Recycling Destruction Acceptance Information (PDF)
Sims Metal Destruction Acceptance Information (PDF)
Background
The Commercial Lawn and Garden Program provides funding opportunities for owners of commercial lawn and garden (L&G) equipment to replace their old combustion-powered equipment with zero-emission battery-electric equipment. Qualified businesses, public agencies, and nonprofits can purchase discounted zero-emission mowers, blowers, and other landscape equipment from eligible dealers and manufacturers through a voucher process. For the 2025 funding cycle, the Sac Metro Air District has allocated $1.5 million toward zero-emission commercial L&G projects.
Funding Table
The maximum funding amounts per piece of
equipment vary by equipment type and are shown in the table below. Excess voucher amounts can cover the cost of additional charging cables, batteries, adapters, and other charging equipment acquired as part of the equipment purchase. Approved applicants must contribute at least 15% of the total eligible purchase cost of the new equipment. This requirement is waived for public entities and small businesses as defined in the Program's Policies and Procedures Manual.
| Chainsaws/ Trimmers/ Edgers/ Brushcutters | $700 |
| Leaf Blowers/ Vacuums | $1,400 |
| Walk Behind Lawn Mowers | $1,500 |
| Ride-on or Stand/Sit Mowers | $15,000
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*A maximum of $50,000 is available per applicant per funding cycle*Excess voucher amounts cannot be transferred to another equipment purchase.
*Batteries and/or chargers intended to be used with multiple pieces of equipment may be spread across excess voucher amounts if approved by the district.
*Equipment for residential use is not available through this program
Requirements
All participants must meet the following requirements. Please do not purchase or pay for the new equipment before applying for and receiving a voucher. The applicant must:
Reside and operate within Sacramento County and/or operate predominantly (more than 75% of the time) within Sacramento County.
Be a landscaping business, a public agency, or a nonprofit that conducts landscaping work on a commercial scale.
Own, for the previous two years, operational gas or diesel-powered L&G equipment to be scrapped.
Purchase new, cordless, zero-emission equipment from one of our participating merchants. The new equipment must serve the same function as the older equipment being replaced or be within the same equipment category.
Provide a 15% cost share for approved equipment purchases (waived for small businesses and public entities).
Own and operate the new zero-emission equipment in California for a minimum of 36 months.
Program Steps
Step 1:Check Available Inventory
Reference our Participating Merchant List below for available equipment inventory.
Determine if you have existing combustion L&G equipment to trade in for new cordless zero-emission equipment.
The new equipment must serve the same function and perform the same work as the existing equipment or be within the same equipment category, as listed in the Funding Table above.
Step 2: Apply Online
Please complete the electronic application below and attach all required documents (e.g., invoice receipts, business license, etc.).
Please fill out and attach the Additional Equipment Form if applying for more than five (5) pieces of equipment.
WAIT for Air District approval (DO NOT purchase any equipment before receiving a voucher)
Online Application (Closed)
Formulario de Solicitud (Cerrado)
Step 3: Purchase New Equipment
Once the voucher has been issued, purchase the new equipment through a participating merchant.
Vouchers must be used before their expiration date.
A point-of-sale discount will be applied to the purchase.
Step 4: Surrender Old Equipment
Deliver old equipment to a participating merchant or an approved recycling facility (refer to the Participating Merchant List for details).
Old equipment must be verified as operational. Otherwise, it will be rejected.
New equipment will be handed over once the old equipment is surrendered.
Program Resources/ Tabla de Recursos
Presentations
Do you sell electric landscaping equipment? The Sac Metro Air District hosted a virtual meeting on March 19, 2025, for interested merchants and dealers to learn more about program requirements and how to become a participating merchant. A recording of the presentation will be available here. The presentation slides are available here.
