In this newsletter:
  • Get a Discount and Expert Guidance on Battery Storage!
  • Choose Monthly Billing Instead of Annual True-Ups 
  • NEM 3.0 – Proposed Changes to California’s Rooftop Solar Program
Get a Discount and Expert Guidance on Battery Storage! 
For a third time, we’re partnering with Bay Area SunShares to bring their exclusive discounts on rooftop solar and battery storage to San José. Our partnership has been a great success. In 2020 and 2021, 70 San José households installed solar and/or battery storage with SunShares discounts. In 2021, SunShares facilitated the installation of 1.38 MW of new solar and 1,341 kWh of new battery storage in the Bay Area. We’re excited to partner with them again to bring these discounts to you!

Now through November 15, you can sign up to receive up to 10% off battery storage and up to 15% off rooftop solar from SunShares’ pre-vetted installers. Secure your discount today! 

SunShares offers: 

  • Free, no-obligation solar and storage proposals
  • Free informational webinars this fall featuring live Q&A with installers. Register now. 

Batteries paired with solar panels can reduce energy costs by storing solar energy from your panels during the day and using it later, in the evening, when electricity costs more. Maximize your solar investment and improve your home’s energy resilience by adding battery storage. Learn more about your backup battery options on our website. 

With the recent passing of the Inflation Reduction Act, residential clean energy tax credits on solar and battery storage projects have been extended at 30% through 2032, helping to make it more affordable to add storage to your system. 
Our Customers Can Choose Monthly Billing Instead of Annual True-Ups
Solar customers receive monthly statements that show a running balance of electricity used and generated. Every 12 months, customers that use more electricity than their panels generate are charged, and customers that generated more electricity than they used receive a credit. This once-a-year process is called a true-up.  

Since both SJCE and PG&E provide your electric service, you have two true-up dates – one with SJCE for electric generation, and one with PG&E for electric delivery. Read more about the true-up process and how 2022 may have felt a little different on our website.

SJCE offers the unique option of monthly billing for generation charges. This option may benefit customers who do not want a single annual bill. Email info@sanjosecleanenergy.org or call (833) 432-2454 to sign up for monthly billing.
NEM 3.0 – Proposed Changes to California’s Rooftop Solar Program
In December 2021, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) proposed a new set of rules known as “NEM 3.0” for how PG&E and other investor-owned utilities (IOUs) must compensate rooftop solar customers for the energy their panels produce and how much they should pay to access the grid. In response to significant public opposition, the CPUC postponed their vote on the proposed NEM 3.0 rules in early February 2022.
 
The most recent indication is that the CPUC could propose new revisions as early as the end of September 2022. We will continue to keep you informed as information becomes available.
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