Solar Choice program costs

PG&E's Solar Choice

If you purchase your electricity from PG&E, you are eligible to participate. The only exceptions are if you take service on Transitional Bundled Service, Schedule S, in conjunction with a net metering schedule, or non-metered service. To determine if you are on Transitional Bundled Service, Schedule S, see your energy statement or visit Your Account. Participation per Service Agreement is limited to the equivalent of 2MW of solar resources (or approximately 4,730,400 kWh annually). This limitation does not apply to a federal, state, or local government, school or school district, county office of education, the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California.

Regional Renewable Choice

Same as PG&E's Solar Choice

PG&E's Solar Choice

Yes. The programs will remain open for enrollment until subscriptions reach 272 MW for PG&E’s Solar Choice and Regional Renewable Choice programs or until January 1, 2019, whichever comes first.

Regional Renewable Choice

Same as PG&E's Solar Choice

PG&E's Solar Choice

Yes. Your participation in Solar Choice will not be affected if the enrollment window closes to new enrollees.

Regional Renewable Choice

Same as PG&E's Solar Choice

PG&E's Solar Choice

By enrolling in either Solar Choice program, you are purchasing solar energy for your business. While we can’t deliver “green” electrons to a specific business, PG&E will purchase the equivalent amount of solar energy that you use monthly on your behalf.

Regional Renewable Choice

Same as PG&E's Solar Choice

PG&E's Solar Choice

Solar electricity you purchase through the Solar Choice programs will be delivered to the grid, allowing you to receive reliable electricity day and night, while contributing to renewables growth at your participation level (50% or 100% for PG&E’s Solar Choice or between the equivalent of 25% and 100% of your usage for Regional Renewable Choice).

Regional Renewable Choice

Same as PG&E's Solar Choice

PG&E's Solar Choice

We are aggressively adding more renewable energy to our power mix under California's Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) and are well on our way toward 33 percent renewables by the end of 2020 and 50 percent renewables by the end of 2030. The Solar Choice plans are separate from and incremental to the RPS. However, there are some ways in which this program and the RPS portfolio interact.

First, when customers enroll in PG&E’s Solar Choice program, the power needed to satisfy their energy requirements will initially be supplied from solar projects within our existing renewables portfolio, but not counted toward RPS requirements. These projects will be similar to those under PG&E’s Solar Choice program, and will serve customers until program-specific solar projects are available to meet their energy needs. Second, if customers leave the Solar Choice program after PG&E has procured renewable energy from new projects on their behalf, any surplus resources will instead be counted toward the RPS and provided to all customers, including our regular bundled customers not enrolled in PG&E’s Solar Choice program.

Regional Renewable Choice

The renewable energy associated with any portion of a Regional Renewable Choice project that is not subscribed by customers will be counted toward the RPS and provided to all customers, including to our regular bundled customers not enrolled in Regional Renewable Choice.

PG&E's Solar Choice

You may leave PG&E’s Solar Choice program at any time, but you will not be eligible to re-enroll for one year. Certain customers who are defaulted on to Community Choice Aggregation service may be exempt from this requirement.

Regional Renewable Choice

For Regional Renewable Choice, you are free to design your own Customer-Developer Agreement and terms with a Regional Renewable Choice Developer.

PG&E's Solar Choice

Yes. If you move within PG&E’s service territory you may still retain your participation in either program.

Regional Renewable Choice

Same as PG&E's Solar Choice

PG&E's Solar Choice

Yes. PG&E will provide you with marketing materials to help communicate your participation in the program. You will receive a welcome kit in the mail. You can also email solarchoice@pge.com to receive digital collateral like posters and social media badges to share your participation with others.

Regional Renewable Choice

Same as PG&E's Solar Choice

PG&E's Solar Choice

For many customers, rooftop solar is a good option. However, almost half of residential and commercial rooftops are unsuitable for solar because of structural, shading, or ownership issues. These programs provide residential and business customers a convenient way to participate in solar without installing or maintaining solar panels.

Regional Renewable Choice

Same as PG&E's Solar Choice

PG&E's Solar Choice

PG&E’s Solar Choice program provides solar energy to participating customers upon sign up. Initially solar energy purchased will be sourced from existing solar resources while new projects are built specifically for the program.

Regional Renewable Choice

Regional Renewable Choice projects are estimated to begin delivering energy in late 2018 at the earliest. Customers will begin receiving program credits on their monthly energy statement at this time.

PG&E's Solar Choice

If you are in a position to develop a new project sized between 0.5MW and 20 MW that can provide solar electricity at a competitive price, then you may be eligible to participate as a supplier under this program.
PG&E's Solar Choice
Regional Renewable Choice

Regional Renewable Choice

Same as PG&E's Solar Choice

PG&E's Solar Choice

Enjoy convenience:
The program offers a convenient solar option for commercial buildings that aren’t well suited for rooftop installation.

Meet sustainability goals:
Participation will lower your carbon footprint, support your clean energy goals, and may help you earn LEED points.

Demonstrate environmental leadership:
You have the opportunity to show your customers, employees and local community that sustainable business practices are important to you.

Make a difference:
Your participation funds the growth of new solar energy in California.

It's easy:
Program enrollment is as simple as a phone call and you can seamlessly add this solar option to your existing monthly energy statement.

Get solar immediately:
Upon enrollment, you will purchase solar energy from existing solar projects while new solar projects are constructed to meet program demand.

Get recognized:
You will receive a variety of promotional marketing benefits when you sign up, including:

• Print benefits - window clings, certificate of participation, poster
• Digital benefits (available in May)- website badge, sample social media posts, press release draft

Regional Renewable Choice

Enjoy convenience:
The program offers a convenient solar option for commercial buildings that aren’t well suited for rooftop installation.

Meet sustainability goals:
Participation will lower your carbon footprint, support your clean energy goals, and may help you earn LEED points.

Demonstrate environmental leadership:
You have the opportunity to show your customers, employees and local community that sustainable business practices are important to you.

Make a difference:
Your participation funds the growth of new solar energy in California.

Stay in control:
You will select a single solar project working with a solar developer to determine the terms of their contract.

Additional benefits vary by solar developer.