California rebate for home battery storage begins to sunset

SAN DIEGO – A ruling was made Aug. 24, by the California Public Utilities Commission regarding the billing arrangement for future San Diego Gas & Electric solar customers. The ruling was anticipated by the industry and concerned citizens.

The previous solar agreement in SDG&E territory enabled solar customers to receive a high compensation for energy produced during the daytime and to spend half as much per unit of energy taken from the grid at night. This arrangement reflected a solar friendly time-of-use billing rate for the customers. After the Aug. 24 ruling, however, new on-peak windows h...