Southern California Edison

Southern California Gas Company

Energy Star

Find energy efficient appliances, tax credits for residential energy efficiency, rebates, and ways to conserve energy and money. 

Tri-County Regional Energy Network (3C-REN)

The 3C-REN is a collaboration among three California Central Coast counties, including Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo, working together to deliver regional energy efficiency programs that meet local needs and help reduce energy use, carbon emissions, and meet the goals of local climate action plans.

Strategic Energy Plan

The City of Goleta committed to moving the city’s municipal facilities and community-wide electricity supply to 100% renewable electricity by 2030. To meet these goals and to improve the reliability and resiliency of the local energy grid, the Strategic Energy Plan was developed to provide a roadmap to reach 100% renewable energy and was unanimously adopted by City Council on July 16, 2019.

Community Choice Energy (CCE) - Central Coast Community Energy

In 2019 the Goleta City Council voted to join Central Coast Community Energy (formerly Monterey Bay Community Power), a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) electricity provider. Community Choice Aggregation enables cities, counties and other authorized entities that aggregate electricity demand within their jurisdictions to purchase and/or generate electricity supplies for their residents and businesses. Joining a CCE allows the City of Goleta to support the City Council adopted 100% renewable energy goal outlined in the Strategic Energy Plan.

Goleta Water District

Department of Water Resources

City of Goleta Environmental Services - Stormwater

Within the Environmental Services Division, the City of Goleta’s Stormwater subdivision is responsible for ensuring Goleta’s clean watersheds, thriving habitats, and clean communities, the importance of which are represented in our City’s logo. This subdivision provides crucial services for our residents, who take pride in their community.

WaterWise in Santa Barbara County

This is the water conservation website for Santa Barbara County. Here you can look up water conservation programs available in your area, get tips on gardening, irrigation and landscaping, or schedule a free water check up. 

Goleta Water District Rebates & Incentives

The Goleta Water District has rebates and incentives available for homeowners and businesses looking to reduce their landscaping water usage.

Center for Landscape & Urban Horticulture - University of California, Division of Agriculture and Resources

This is an information resource of the University of California Cooperative Extension (UC Cooperative Extension). This site features science-based information on landscape water management and conservation, urban tree management and selection, and assistance for home gardeners and consumers of horticultural products and services. 

City of Goleta Environmental Services - Solid Waste

The City of Goleta Environmental Services Division administers Solid Waste Franchise Agreements and oversees City-wide recycling and household hazardous waste programs. This includes everything from recyclables to bulky items and more.

MarBorg

MarBorg Industries is a family owned and operated business, serving Goleta and leading the way in residential and commercial garbage collection, recycling and waste management, and portable sanitation equipment. Find information on MarBorg’s collection services and schedules. 

Recyclables and Waste Disposal

In addition to the automated collection service, MarBorg offers a variety of collection services. Learn how to dispose of items, ways to recycle, household hazardous waste and bulky item pick-up here.

Goleta Sanitary District

The Goleta Sanitary District provides Goleta residents with wastewater collection, treatment, and resource recovery. You can find answers to commonly asked questions here. 

Goleta West Sanitary District

The Goleta West Sanitary District provides Goleta residents with wastewater collection, treatment, and resource recovery.

Compost Guide

In partnership with the City of Goleta, MarBorg Industries is pleased to offer Goleta residents up to two free Earth Machine compost bins per household. Call MarBorg at 805-963-1852 to order your compost bin.

Free Styrofoam Recycling Drop Off

MarBorg and Heal the Ocean have partnered on a campaign to keep Expanded Polystyrene (EPS), commonly known as styrofoam, out of the ocean. For more information on disposing of plastics and what can be recycled locally, you can check Marborg's resource page. 

Single-Use Plastics

California recently passed Assembly Bill 1276, which requires food vendors to distribute single-use items upon request only. The City of Goleta will have an enforcement agency set up before the June 2022 deadline, and looks forward to reducing plastic waste in our community.

Find sample signage to post in your business here.

Available Rebates for Electric Vehicles

View the EV Charging Incentives here 

Electric Vehicles (EVs) for Everyone/EVs Para Todos

Community Environmental Council's (CEC) program providing bilingual guidance and resources to support informed decisions about purchasing an EV.

SBCAG Traffic Solutions

Traffic Solutions promotes and encourages alternatives to driving alone, with the goals of reducing traffic congestion, air pollution and vehicle miles driven as well as improving the quality of life for employees, visitors, and residents of Santa Barbara County.

Commuter Rail Service

Train service for Goleta! Enjoy stress-free commuting and save money by choosing transit. New early morning train service to Goleta and Santa Barbara makes it easy to ride the Amtrack Pacific Surfliner to work.

Transit Guide

Santa Barbara MTD

Plan your trip, subscribe to service alerts, or find the maps and schedules for local public transportation.

Drive Clean California

Learn about electric vehicles and incentives.

Electric Drive 805

See the list below for even more cost saving tools to help make an EV the right choice for you:  

Community Choice Energy’s Electrify Your Ride program 

Choose EV EV Savings Calculator 

California Vehicle Savings Calculator 

Department of Energy Vehicle Cost Calculator 

Electric Car Savings Calculator 

Charge VC Electric Vehicle Savings Calculator 

California Air Resources Board Cost and mileage calculators  

What is the Green Business Program?

The Green Business Program of Santa Barbara County (GBPSBC) is part of the California Green Business Program, a network of local programs operated by counties and cities throughout California. The GBPSBC provides resources, assistance and evaluations to businesses that want to operate more sustainably in order to conserve resources, generate savings, and gain certification and recognition. The GBPSBC works with businesses in the cities of Goleta, Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, Buellton, Solvang, Santa Maria and Guadalupe, as well as the unincorporated areas of Santa Barbara County to operate in an environmentally-responsible manner, and recognize them for their efforts. 

The City of Goleta - Green Business Certified

Since incorporation in 2002, the City of Goleta demonstrated a commitment to sustainability. Over the past several years the City has strived to further its sustainability goals through various projects and partnerships. In November 2017 the City of Goleta was award the Certified 3-STAR Community Rating and in November 2018 received a Silver LEED City Certification. In December 2017, the City of Goleta committed to moving the city’s municipal facilities and community-wide electricity supply to 100% renewable electricity by 2030, and by July 2019 the City Council unanimously adopted the Strategic Energy Plan. Goleta was certified as a Green Business of Santa Barbara County in 2016 and re-certified in 2019 and 2023.

How to Become a Green Business

1. Contact the green business administrator via email at knielsen@environmentalin.com to get help with the process
2. Pay a Fee based on the sector and size of your business
3. You will be assessed through an onsite evaluation to verify practices reported on the checklist and to offer further suggestions and guidance if needed
4. Receive your certification once all requirements have been met 

For more information on how to become a green business click here.

SCE Resources for Building Improvements 

Qualified small businesses can receive reduced-cost energy-saving products and installation from SCE. Check out the resources for improving HVAC efficiency and/or retro-commissioning existing buildings.  

Green Seal 

With thousands of certified products, services and spaces from the world’s leading companies, the Green Seal certification mark is a universal symbol that a product or service meets the highest benchmark of health and environmental leadership.

Goleta Green Building Program

The goal of the Goleta Green Building Program is to increase awareness of and access to green building resources and encourage the incorporation of green building measures into the design, construction, and maintenance of buildings.

Green Building

Learn about the advantages of green building, techniques and approaches to building, and access a knowledge base answering common questions.

Green California

California is reducing its environmental footprint through sustainable state government operations and practice including energy efficient state building design and construction, renewable energy generation at state facilities, environmentally preferable state purchasing, and sustainable state-owned vehicles.

National Association of Home Builders Green

NAHB supports voluntary sustainable, high performance new home construction and remodeling and provides resources and tools for its members that build sustainable homes and communities.

U.S. Green Building Council

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is committed to a sustainable, prosperous future through Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design or LEED, the leading program for green buildings and communities worldwide.

Building Green

Offers a knowledge base, green product guide, credential support, peer networks and consultation for building green.