California home battery rebate: Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) explained
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(Update: California’s Governor Brown signed SB 700. This adds approximately $800 million in additional funding for SGIP and extends the program through 2025.)
California’s SGIP rebate is one of the best incentives in the country for homeowners who want to install a home battery with their solar panels. The Golden State already leads the country in solar energy – it has more solar capacity than any other state in the U.S., and nearly six times more solar than number-two state Arizona. Now, California is becoming a leader in energy storage. Thanks to the Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) you can get a rebate for most or all of your solar battery installation in California, and it’s about to become a lot easier for homeowners to access. Here’s everything you need to know about the SGIP rebate.
California SGIP rebate program can help you save
First, and most importantly, homeowners who are customers of either PG&E, SCE, SCG, or SDG&E will be eligible for an incentive as high as $250 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) when you install a home battery. That’s enough to cover the majority of your battery costs. The value of the per-kWh incentive depends on the size of the battery you purchase and will be reduced as more batteries are installed in the Golden State, so it pays to be an “early adopter” of home batteries.
Key points about the SGIP program
- SGIP is a battery storage incentive available only in California
- You can save thousands of dollars on a battery installation through the program
- Speak with a solar consultant to see your total savings on solar + storage
Get Ready for Battery Storage
Integrating solar with battery storage is changing the way homeowners consume energy, and creates additional opportunities for solar installers to grow their business. By storing excess solar production on a battery, homeowners can take control of their energy consumption, maximizing their solar usage for greater electricity savings and energy independence.
The StorEdge backup solution automatically powers important household loads, day or night, when the grid goes down. Unused solar power is stored in a battery for use during grid failures for increased homeowner energy independence, in addition to its on-grid capabilities for maximizing self-consumption and electricity savings.
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