SB700 to extend SGIP program through 2025, $800M for Behind-the-Meter Storage
SB700 was signed into law in September and extends California’s Self-Generation Incentive Program for another five years, through 2025. The bill will add up to $800 million for energy storage initiatives along with other clean energy technologies for the state.
California to Mandate Solar Panels on All New Construction Homes Starting in 2020
The California Energy Commission approved a plan, in a 5-0 vote, requiring all newly constructed homes to have rooftop solar, going into effect in 2020. The recommended energy efficiency standards will be added to building regulations and requirements at some point this year. This mandate makes California the first state in the United States to require new construction homes to have solar panels, increasing its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
CPUC Approves Peak Period Shifts for SDG&E TOU Rates
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved peak period shifts for San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), which officially went into effect on December 1, 2017. The changes include a major shift of the time-of-use (TOU) periods, moving the midday summer “on-peak” window from 11am to 6pm, out to 4pm – 9pm. SDG&E becomes the first investor owned utility (IOU) in California to implement these radical changes, as part of their General Rate Case (GRC) filing. Both Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), and Southern California Edison (SCE) are looking to follow suit in their pending GRC filings.