SCE’s “Final Decision” Rates, Part 1: Residential Rate Changes

Like the other three big IOU’s (Pacific Gas & Electric and San Diego Gas & Electric) Southern California Edison is in the process of rolling out new rates for its commercial, residential and agriculture customers. These new rates mean some big changes for solar and energy storage projects in that …

WEBINAR: Breaking down SCE’s final decision rates

Summary: Southern California Edison (SCE) is in the process of rolling out new rates for its residential, commercial and agriculture customers. These new rates will have a significant impact on the economics of solar and energy storage projects, driven largely by the fact that the “on-peak” time-of-use (TOU) periods are shifting much later in the […]

PG&E’s “Final Decision” Rates, Part 2: Commercial Rates

It’s not news to anyone that Pacific Gas & Electric is, and has been, in the process of finalizing new residential, commercial and agriculture rates for nearly three years. Finally, in October of 2019, these “final decision” rates will be implemented and be available on a voluntary basis. While the …

2018 By The Numbers

This next year you can expect a lot from the Energy Toolbase team. We have so much coming up from launching our international capabilities to several big storage integrations. While we’re pretty excited for all the big projects we have coming up this year, it’s good to reflect on all …

PG&E’s “Final Decision” Rates, Part 1: Residential Rates

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has started implementing their new Time-of-use (TOU) rates as part of their 2017 General Rate Case (GRC). In part 1 of this blog we’re going to focus on the key changes PG&E is making to their residential rates, and the implication it has on solar and storage project economics. Given that PG&E is the largest utility territory in the United States, with over 5.5 million electric customers served, their rate design changes set an important precedent nationwide.

WEBINAR: Breaking down PG&E’s 2019 Proposed Rates

Summary: Like the other big investor-owned utilities (IOU) in California, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) will begin implementing its new time-of-use (TOU) rates this year. PG&E is the largest utility territory in the U.S., with more than 5.5 million customers served, meaning its rate design changes sets an important precedent nationwide. PG&E’s rates have not […]