Rooftop Solar
Powering your home and vehicle with clean electricity saves money and the planet.
Already have solar or thinking about getting solar?
Do you want to generate and store your own clean energy and use it to power your vehicle and home? Curious how much you could save with a solar + battery system? Solar + Battery Assistant can help. Customers with solar power at their home or business can take advantage of Silicon Valley Clean Energy’s attractive Solar Billing Plan (SBP). Watch the video to more about how rooftop soalr works.
Net Energy Metering (NEM) 1.0 / 2.0
If you installed solar prior to 2016 you are likely on the NEM 1.0 program. If you applied between June 29, 2016 and April 14, 2023, you are on NEM 2.0 You can confirm with PG&E Solar Customer Service at 877-743-4112, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Customers on NEM rates will remain on NEM for 20 years after this installation date.
Solar Billing Plan (SBP)
If you applied for solar anytime after April 14, 2023, you are (or will be) enrolled in the SBP.
Contract periods for the NEM program are 20 years. If you installed solar in 2004 or earlier, you will soon reach the end of your contract and will be notified by PG&E about a transition to the SBP.
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Eligibility
Any SVCE customer who meets PG&E’s solar participation requirements is eligible for an SVCE solar program. The timing of when your solar was installed will dictate the version of the solar program that you enroll in. Generally, this includes customers with renewable electric generation systems (such as solar, wind, biogas and fuel cell installations) that are less than 1,000 kW. A typical residential installation is 4-5 kW, and the typical commercial installation is 100-200 kW.
Silicon Valley Clean Energy’s solar program is only available to customers within the SVCE service area.
How To Enroll
See above to determine if you are a NEM or SBP customer.
Existing NEM Customers. If you’re already enrolled in PG&E’s NEM program and you switch to SVCE, you will automatically be enrolled in SVCE’s NEM program—no action is necessary. Both PG&E and SVCE will perform a settlement of your account’s net charges and credits (known as a “true-up”) when your energy provider changes to SVCE or back to PG&E. This settlement will result in a balance due for any usage charges owed to-date, or alternatively will result in a forfeiture of any excess credits on your account at that time.
New SBP Customers. SVCE customers sign up for the SBP program as usual, through PG&E. You will then be automatically served by SVCE’s SBP program.
PG&E is required to complete the SBP interconnection within 30 working days of receiving an application. If you don’t currently have an installed electric generation system, we recommend you first contact a solar or other energy system installer, or a professional who can guide you through installing a system and submitting a SBP application.
PG&E will provide final permission to operate your solar PV system and/or wind system, whether or not you are an SVCE customer. PG&E will review your completed application, along with a single-line diagram that is representative of your system. Upon a successful evaluation of your engineering review, PG&E will install your bi-directional meter. You may operate your PV system following receipt of a “Permission to Operate” letter.
