Toronto is in Ontario and San Francisco is in California — two different regions with two different rebate systems.
| Category | Toronto | San Francisco |
|---|---|---|
| 🔥 Heat Pump | 100.0 | 36.2 |
| 🧊 Insulation | 100.0 | 88.8 |
| ☀️ Solar | 88.8 | 28.8 |
| 🔋 Battery Storage | 92.5 | 28.8 |
| 🚿 Water Heater | 88.8 | 36.2 |
| 🌡️ Smart Thermostat | 88.8 | 68.8 |
| 🚗 EV Charger | 0.0 | 33.2 |
| 🪵 Windows & Doors | 88.8 | 28.8 |
| Overall PowerScore | 81.0 | 43.7 |
Toronto has the higher overall PowerScore at 81.0/100, compared to San Francisco's 43.7/100. PowerScore is a 0-100 average of 8 rebate categories built from real published rebate amounts, program status, and how many programs stack.
Toronto scores higher on solar, 88.8 vs 28.8 out of 100. Toronto's strongest category overall is heat pump at 100.0, while San Francisco's strongest is insulation at 88.8.
Not entirely — Toronto is in Ontario and San Francisco is in California, and PowerScore's dollar-value component is normalized against the strongest program in each city's own region, not against a shared national or continental scale. Treat this comparison as directional (which city currently has more, better-funded, more stackable rebate programs), not as a precise apples-to-apples number the way a same-region comparison would be.