California Solar Initiative
The California Solar Initiative (CSI) provides various financial incentives for solar installation on your home or business. Over the next decade, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), through CSI, will provide over $2.1 billion in incentives for existing residential homes and existing (and new) commercial, industrial and agricultural properties.
CSI Background
As part of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Million Solar Roofs Program, California has set a goal to create 3,000 megawatts of new, solar produced electricity by 2017. CSI supports this goal with financial incentives to promote cleaner energy for the state and help lower the cost of solar energy systems for consumers. By installing solar on your home or business, you can benefit from these incentives.
Latest CSI News
- On January 31, 2008, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved Decision (D.) 08-01-030, which removes the requirement that providers of performance monitoring and reporting services (PMRS) be independent and unaffiliated with California Solar Initiative incentive recipients, solar installers, or solar manufacturers. The decision orders the CSI Program Administrators to develop a performance data provider (PDP) protocol for the data reporting between solar energy systems and the Program Administrators that serves as the basis for Performance-Based Incentive (PBI) payments. On February 25, 2008, the Energy Division will convene a workshop in San Francisco to finalize the protocols for PMRS, as discussed in this order. PGE Interim PBI Process (DOC, 46 KB)
More Resources
- Go Solar California
Additional information about CSI from the California Energy Commission (CEC) and CPUC - New Solar Homes Partnership
CEC’s 10-year, $350 million program to encourage solar in new-home construction - Next Solar Installer Workshop
- Metering and Monitoring Expo Presentations and Exhibitor Information
- Transition from PG&E Electric Rate Schedule E7 to E6
- EPBB Calculator
- Statewide Trigger Tracker
- PG&E Standard Net Energy Metering (NEM)
Contact Us
We value your feedback. For questions or comments about solar at your home or business, please contact us by e-mail, phone or mail.
E-mail
solar@pge.com
Phone
Solar Customer Service Center 1-877-743-4112
Solar Hotline 415-973-3480
Mailing Address
PG&E Solar and Customer Generation - CSI
PO Box 7433
San Francisco, CA 94120
Street Address (for overnight deliveries)
PG&E Solar and Customer Generation - CSI
245 Market St., MC N4G
San Francisco, CA 94105-1797
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