In this newsletter:
  • Make Your Home More Resilient by Adding Battery Storage
  • SJ Cares Customers Save Even More with San José Clean Energy
  • More Options for Your San José Clean Energy True-up
  • The Latest on the NEM 3.0 Decision
 Make Your Home More Resilient by Adding Battery Storage
Have you thought about adding battery storage to your solar system? When paired with rooftop solar, batteries can store excess energy produced by your panels for use around the clock – including when the sun isn’t shining or during a power outage. You’re also further reducing greenhouse gas emissions by using clean energy during more hours of the day.
 
Now is the right time to explore this opportunity with assistance from the Inflation Reduction Act. The Act expanded rooftop solar incentives to battery storage. Eligible solar customers can receive a 30% tax credit on battery storage installation, helping make the purchase more affordable. The Act also provides additional ways customers can save on home energy efficiency and electrification projects. Learn more by reading our blog “Save Money on Home Improvements and Your Energy Bill!”

NOTE: Adding a battery to your existing solar system will not impact your NEM legacy under the new Net Billing Tariff recently approved by the California Public Utilities Commission (i.e., you will remain on NEM 1.0 or 2.0 if you add a battery to your existing solar system).
SJ Cares Customers Save Even More with San José Clean Energy
We’re proud to help customers with low incomes save over $5.5 million this year through our SJ Cares program. As of January 1, 2023, customers enrolled in the state’s California Alternate Rates for Energy Program (CARE) or Family Electric Rate Assistance Program (FERA) save an extra 10% off SJCE charges. Customers are automatically enrolled for instant savings.

Solar customers can also qualify for this discount by signing up for CARE or FERA. Visit our Discount Programs page to see if you qualify.
More Options for Your San José Clean Energy True-up 
REMINDER: We recently updated our Net Energy Metering (NEM) Terms and Conditions, to include the following:

  • Customers can request an early true-up even if they have less than 10 months of service. You must make this request by the end of March before we true up customers in April. Read more below.
  • At true-up time, net generators whose net surplus compensation is less than $100 will automatically receive a bill credit.
  • At true-up time, net generators whose net surplus compensation is more than $100 will receive a check in the mail.
  • If you close your account with SJCE, you can request any final checks be sent to a different address than the one we have on file. This must be done within two weeks of stopping service with SJCE.

We wait for customers to have over 10 months of NEM service before truing them up. This is so you can generate credits in summer months and use them up in winter months. However, customers can now request an early true-up if they have less than 10 months of service to avoid a true-up bill with more than a year of charges. To request an early true-up, fill out our online request form or contact Customer Service at (833) 432-2454 before the end of March 2023. For more information, visit our Rooftop Solar page.
The Latest on the NEM 3.0 Decision
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently updated the state's NEM program. The CPUC decision affects those thinking about going solar in the future and does not affect NEM 1.0 or NEM 2.0 customers. Learn more about the decision by reading our blog, "How California's Rooftop Solar Program Will Change in 2023."
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