Heating & Air Conditioning in Santa Clara, CA

What HVAC services do we offer in Santa Clara?

Every service we offer is available in Santa Clara. Start with the hub that fits, or jump to a service:

• Heating: furnace repair and heat pump installation
• Cooling: AC repair and AC tune-ups
• Water heaters: water heater maintenance, including tankless flushes
• Indoor air quality: duct and dryer vent cleaning

Who supplies electricity in Santa Clara, and what rebates does it offer?

The City of Santa Clara has its own utility, Silicon Valley Power (SVP). So for a Santa Clara home, electric rebates come from SVP. SVP’s residential rebates page says you must live in the City of Santa Clara and get your electricity from SVP to qualify. As of November 2026, it lists rebates for:

• A heat pump that replaces a gas furnace or electric resistance heat.
• A heat pump water heater, replacing either a gas or an electric model.
• An HVAC tune-up.
• Electrical panel and circuit upgrades that support new electric equipment.

Income-qualified customers may get a bonus on top. SVP pays smaller rebates as a one-time credit on your City of Santa Clara utility bill and larger ones by check. You may qualify; call us and we’ll check which SVP rebates apply to your home.

How does the permit work for a new system in Santa Clara?

Santa Clara permits go through the city’s Permit Center at City Hall, and much of it runs online. The city’s Permitting Online Portal is used to apply for permits, pay fees and book mechanical, electrical and plumbing inspections. Because SVP is part of the city, the same portal also schedules a temporary power shutoff or reconnection with Silicon Valley Power when a job needs one. We file the permit for your new system, coordinate the inspection and arrange HERS testing where it applies.

Santa Clara item	Where it is handled
Electricity and electric rebates	Silicon Valley Power, the city’s own utility
Building permits and inspections	City Hall Permit Center and its Permitting Online Portal
Temporary power shutoff for a job	Scheduled with SVP through the same portal
Permit filing and HERS testing for your new system	Upgrade Home Services

What recent work have we done in Santa Clara?

We recently replaced the old heating and cooling equipment in a Santa Clara home with a high-efficiency heat pump. The job also included new thermostat wiring, a new drain line with a safety shutoff, flushed refrigerant lines and full start-up testing (Santa Clara heat pump project). On a smaller job, we flushed scale out of a tankless water heater and checked its parts so it keeps delivering hot water (tankless maintenance project).

What do Santa Clara homeowners ask us?

Does SVCE cover my Santa Clara home?

No. Silicon Valley Clean Energy serves nearby cities like Sunnyvale and Cupertino, but its own list of communities does not include the City of Santa Clara. Santa Clara residents look to SVP instead.

How often should a tankless water heater be flushed?

It depends on your water and how much hot water you use. We check for scale at each visit and tell you what we see.

My AC is blowing warm air. What should I check first?

Look at the filter, the thermostat setting and the breaker first. Our Santa Clara warm-air guide covers the common causes.

Why choose Upgrade Home Services in Santa Clara?

We are a family-owned business, and we have served Santa Clara homeowners since 2002. Our home base is 743 Ames Ave in Milpitas. Upgrade Home Services is licensed by the CSLB under #1066776. We work with Amana, Carrier, Daikin, Goodman, Mitsubishi, Payne and other brands, and new-system estimates are free. We also serve the other cities on our service area list.