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Solar + battery incentives

Check the program. Then check your eligibility.

California incentive programs can reduce costs for some households, but availability, budgets, and rules change. Treat incentives as something to verify—not a promised discount.

What is SGIP?

The California Public Utilities Commission’s Self-Generation Incentive Program supports qualifying customer-side energy systems. Current program information includes incentives for advanced energy storage and certain paired solar-and-storage projects. Some residential pathways focus on low-income customers and other qualifying groups.

No automatic qualification: Your utility, location, household or program status, technology, project timing, and current budget availability may all affect eligibility.
Check current SGIP information at CPUC ↗

Details that may affect eligibility

Utility or program administrator

Rules and application pathways can depend on who provides your electricity or gas.

Income or equity criteria

Some budgets require specific income qualifications or enrollment in other eligible programs.

Resilience factors

Medical needs, wildfire risk, or power shutoff history can matter for certain program categories.

System and timing

Equipment, sizing, demand-response requirements, reservation timing, and budget status can affect an application.

A safer incentive conversation

  1. Ask for the exact program and budget category in writing.
  2. Find the current rules on the official program website.
  3. Confirm who files the application and when funding is reserved.
  4. Ask what you owe if the incentive is delayed, reduced, or denied.
  5. Do not sign based on a verbal “guaranteed rebate.”

Good next step

Gather your utility name, recent bills, city, and the reason you want storage. Then contact the official program administrator or a qualified installer familiar with the current process.

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