California’s air regulator announced its Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE), making point-of-sale discount vouchers available for zero-emission professional landscape equipment.
The new funding is administered by CALSTART, with an allocation of over $27 million of voucher funds for professional landscape services operated by small businesses or sole proprietors. Applications for the voucher incentive are set to open in November to offset the initial purchase cost of alternative zero-emission equipment.
According to CARB, professional landscape service equipment accounts for a significant percentage of greenhouse gas emissions and creates considerable noise pollution in the communities in which they’re operated.
“Professional landscapers often operate on very tight profit margins and can find it challenging to upgrade to new technology,” said Jacob Whitson, CALSTART’s lead project manager, “CORE’s new landscape voucher incentives will allow them to more easily adopt zero-emission professional equipment for their businesses, while in turn encouraging manufacturers to expand their offerings in this market.”
The types of zero-emission professional landscaping equipment eligible for CORE vouchers include:
- Edgers
- String Trimmers
- Hedgers
- Chain- and pole saws
- Handheld blowers and vacuums
- Backpack blowers and vacuums
- Walk-behind mowers
- Ride-on/stand-ride mowers
- Chargers
- Power management equipment
- Batteries <700Wh
- Batteries ≥700Wh
For more information, visit californiacore.org.
