California Rebates

California leads the nation in aggressive PV solar rebates. California has set a goal to produce 3000 kW (3 megawatts) of solar produced electricity by 2017. Commercial and residential PG&E customers can receive cash back for solar electric installations that meet stringent CEC (California Energy Commission) guidelines. The California Solar Initiative (formerly the Million Solar Roofs Initiative) provides for up-front rebates for systems <50kW.  Performance Based Incentives (PBI) will be paid for solar projects >50 (kW), with payments based on solar power produced over a five-year period.

The rebate program is designed with declining amounts as more customers sign up for the incentives (so do it now—if you wait the rebates will be lower).  The current rebate amounts can be found at http://www.csi-trigger.com/

We are happy to process all of the paperwork for you and can accept the signed rebate application as partial payment for the system, so that we wait the 2-3 months for payment from PG&E, not you.