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Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP)

Financial rebates for customers installing battery storage systems

The Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) is a financial rebate program for qualified PG&E residential and business customers installing battery storage systems.

SGIP budget categories

The SGIP offers incentives through budget categories such as the Equity Resiliency, Small Residential, Residential Solar and Storage budgets, etc. Each budget can cover a different percentage of the project cost and has different eligibility criteria.

 

  • Select the budget category of interest (i.e., Small Residential Storage, Residential Solar and Storage, etc.) to track the current incentive amount and whether funding is available.
  • Refer to the SGIP Handbook to review the eligibility criteria for the specific budget for which you plan to apply.

 

Residential customers applying for battery storage incentives must transition to qualifying home-charging rate schedules:

  • Located in Tier 2 or Tier 3 High Fire-Threat Districts (HFTD) or
  • Serves customers who had their electricity shut off during two or more Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) prior to the date of the application for SGIP Incentives and
  • Provides critical facilities or infrastructure to:
    • One or more communities in a Tier 3 or Tier 2 HFTD and
    • A community with customers whose electricity was shut off during two or more discrete PSPS events prior to the date of application for SGIP incentives or
    • A community whose electricity was shut off during one discrete PSPS event and one de-energization or power outage from an actual wildfire that occurred on or after Jan. 1, 2017 and
  • At least one of those communities is eligible for the Equity Budget.

 

Examples of critical facilities include:

  • Police stations
  • Fire stations
  • Emergency response providers and tribal government providers
  • Emergency operations centers
  • 911 call centers
  • Medical facilities, including:
    • Hospitals
    • Skilled nursing facilities
    • Nursing homes
    • Blood banks
    • Healthcare facilities
    • Dialysis centers
    • Hospice facilities, etc.

 

Note: For a full list of critical facilities and infrastructures, download the SGIP Handbook.

Upcoming new budget

SGIP Residential Solar and Storage Equity (RSSE)

 

Note: CARE/FERA customers must go through the Post Enrollment Verification process to qualify. Publicly Owned Utility (POU) customers are eligible for this budget.

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Contact us

Email: selfgen@pge.com

Call the Customer Service Center: 415-973-6436

 

Mail application fee checks to:

PG&E Payment Research

Attn: Self-Generation Incentive Program

PO Box 997310

Sacramento, CA 95899