PG&E Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP)

Discover the Self-Generation Incentive Program

PG&E provides ﬁnancial incentives for business and residential customers installing new, qualifying equipment for generating and storing energy. The Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) applies to both renewable and non-renewable technologies.

Get details about the 2018 Self-Generation Incentive Program

The Self-Generation Incentive Program is open and offering incentives to storage and generation projects. For updated information about incentive steps, go to Program Metrics.

Important SGIP program information

If you would like to apply for SGIP, complete the online application.
Project developers who wish to apply should complete the SGIP Developer Registration Form.
Apply for Interconnection.
Learn about potential SGIP residential storage customers. Download the FAQ for SGIP Residential Applicants (PDF, 312 KB)
Download the 2017 SGIP Handbook

Qualifying SGIP technologies

New and existing business or residential customers are encouraged to apply when installing qualifying, self-generation technology.

	Qualifying renewable, emerging and waste energy recovery technologies*	Qualifying nonrenewable technologies
	Wind turbines Advanced Energy Storage (AES) Waste heat to power Biogas Pressure reduction turbines Fuel cells (electric or combined heat and power)	Internal combustion engines Microturbines Gas turbines (all combined heat and power technologies)

Generation incentive rates

Upon program opening, total generation incentive funds are divided equally across three steps. Generation incentives decline by $0.10/W between incentive steps, according to the following schedule:

	Generation Incentives	Step 1
	Wind	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.90/W Max Incentive = n/a
	Waste Heat to Power	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.60/W Max Incentive = n/a
	Pressure Turbine¹⁵	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.60/W Max Incentive with biogas adder = $1.20/W
	Internal Combustion Engine CHP	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.60/W Max Incentive with biogas adder = $1.20/W
	Microturbine CHP	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.60/W Max Incentive with biogas adder = $1.20/W
	Gas Turbine CHP	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.60/W Max Incentive with biogas adder = $1.20/W
	Steam Turbine CHP¹⁵	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.60/W Max Incentive with biogas adder = $1.20/W
	Fuel Cell CHP	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.60/W Max Incentive with biogas adder = $1.20/W
	Fuel Cell Electric Only	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.60/W Max Incentive with biogas adder = $1.20/W

	Generation Incentives	Step 2
	Wind	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.80/W Max Incentive = n/a
	Waste Heat to Power	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.50/W Max Incentive = n/a
	Pressure Turbine¹⁵	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.50/W Max Incentive with biogas adder = $1.10/W
	Internal Combustion Engine CHP	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.50/W Max Incentive with biogas adder = $1.10/W
	Microturbine CHP	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.50/W Max Incentive with biogas adder = $1.10/W
	Gas Turbine CHP	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.50/W Max Incentive with biogas adder = $1.10/W
	Steam Turbine CHP¹⁵	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.50/W Max Incentive with biogas adder = $1.10/W
	Fuel Cell CHP	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.50/W Max Incentive with biogas adder = $1.10/W
	Fuel Cell Electric Only	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.50/W Max Incentive with biogas adder = $1.10/W

	Generation Incentives	Step 3
	Wind	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.70/W Max Incentive = n/a
	Waste Heat to Power	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.40/W Max Incentive = n/a
	Pressure Turbine¹⁵	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.40/W Max Incentive with biogas adder = $1.00/W
	Internal Combustion Engine CHP	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.40/W Max Incentive with biogas adder = $1.00/W
	Microturbine CHP	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.40/W Max Incentive with biogas adder = $1.00/W
	Gas Turbine CHP	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.40/W Max Incentive with biogas adder = $1.00/W
	Steam Turbine CHP¹⁵	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.40/W Max Incentive with biogas adder = $1.00/W
	Fuel Cell CHP	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.40/W Max Incentive with biogas adder = $1.00/W
	Fuel Cell Electric Only	Initial Incentive Rate = $0.40/W Max Incentive with biogas adder = $1.00/W

Energy storage incentive rates

Upon program opening, total energy storage incentive funds are divided equally across five steps. Energy Storage incentives decline by $0.05/Wh* between incentive steps, according to the following below. For detailed, up-to-date statistics on how much funding is available, visit the Self-Generation Incentive Program Metrics site.

	Step 1	Step 2
Large Storage (>10kW)	$0.50/Wh	$0.40/Wh
Large Storage Claiming ITC	$0.36/Wh	$0.29/Wh
Residential Storage (<=10kW)	$0.50/Wh	$0.40/Wh

	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5
Large Storage (>10kW)	$0.35/Wh	$0.30/Wh	$0.25/Wh
Large Storage Claiming ITC	$0.25/Wh	$0.22/Wh	$0.18/Wh
Residential Storage (<=10kW)	$0.35/Wh	$0.30/Wh	$0.25/Wh

*If a step is sold out across all Program Administrators, the incentive drops by $0.10/Wh

Tiered pricing structure

For generation projects that are greater than one megawatt (MW) and up to three megawatts, the incentives identified in the Energy generation incentive table above decline according to this schedule:

	Generation Capacity	Incentive Rate (Percentage of Base)
	0 to 1MW	100 percent
	>1 MW to 2 MW	75 percent
	>2 MW to 3 MW	50 percent

Energy Storage Duration

For AES projects that are greater than one megawatt hour (MWh) and up to six megawatt hours, the incentives decline according to the schedule below:

	Storage Duration	Incentive Rate (percentage of base)
	0 to 2 hours	100 percent
	>2 hours to 4 hours	50 percent
	>4 hours to 6 hours	25 percent
	>6 hours	0 percent

Energy Storage Capacity

Energy storage incentives are paid up to 6 MWh of capacity with tiered incentive rates. For energy storage projects that are greater than 2 MWh, incentives decline according to the following schedule:

	Energy Capacity	Incentive Rate (percentage of base)
	0 to 2 MWh	100 percent
	>2 MWh to 4 MWh	50 percent
	>4 MWh to 6 MWh	25 percent
	>6 MWh	0 percent

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