To receive an SGIP incentive, you must be an SCE customer. Customers applying for the Residential Solar and Storage Equity Budget (RSSE) must be a California residential customer, which include customers receiving service from a Publicly-Owned Utility (POU).  

SGIP eligibility budgets vary based on customer type, income qualifications, and the location of the project site:

• Download the SGIP Eligibility Criteria Matrix to get an in-depth look at the qualifications.

No, you do not need to have solar to qualify for this program. Energy storage allows for self-supply during outages for added resiliency. If your main electrical panel is configured to only have critical load (e.g., a few lights, refrigerator, A/C) on, your energy storage system will last longer. If you install energy storage, you can also take advantage of load-shifting to maximize your energy consumption during off-peak pricing and benefit from Time-of-Use (TOU) pricing control.

Visit the SCE Battery Marketplace to explore your options with approved vendors. Once you review quotes and choose a vendor, they’ll help you through the application process. 

Yes, prior to receiving an SGIP incentive, all new customers must be interconnected and have PTO through the Solar Billing Plan, also known as the Net Billing Tariff. NEM 1.0 or 2.0 customers must transition to the Solar Billing Plan before submitting an Incentive Claim Form.

• Customers applying through the Low-Income Budgets are exempt from transitioning to the Solar Billing Plan.

Yes, to be eligible for SGIP, all Residential customers must be on an SGIP-approved rate:

• TOU-D-Prime, TOU-D-5-8 PM, or TOU-EV-1 (closed to new customers
• To change your rate, visit TOU Rates or call 1-866-743-1645.

Yes, all new SGIP projects must enroll in a qualified Demand Response Program:

• Critical Peak Pricing (CPP) for Bundled customers only:
  • To enroll you may email CPPsupport@sce.com. with your name, address, and contract number, or call 1-800-655-4555 for assistance.
  • To learn more, visit sce.com/CPP and Demand Response Programs for Homes.
     
• Capacity Bidding Program Elect (CPB-E) for Bundled and Unbundled customers:
  • Requires enrollment through an aggregator having an agreement with SCE.
  • To enroll, or request additional information, you may email DRP@sce.com.  

Yes. For paired-storage (PS) systems less than 10 kW, NEM credits are capped in accordance with the NEM PS estimation methodology, as described in the NEM Successor Tariff.   

For systems over 10 kW, a Net Generation Output Meter (NGOM) must be installed to properly meter the generation of the system and distinguish any energy exported to the grid specifically from the battery component.

Yes, there are home energy storage incentives for those who do not live in eligible communities and high fire-risk areas. The approved developers will be able to discuss the Self-Generation Incentive Program general market incentives still available to all customers. 

In addition, if you do not meet the qualifications for the Self-Generation Incentive Program, we still have rebate options of $150, up to $200, or up to $600 for products that support your power needs. Visit the SCE Battery Marketplace to research and shop for qualifying Portable Power Station or Portable Generator products.

Available rebates include:

• A $150 rebate for the purchase of a qualifying Portable Power Station, if you live in an area designated as a Tier 2 or Tier 3 high fire risk area. (Limit of 5 per SCE residential address.)
• A $200 rebate ($600 for income-qualified or Medical Baseline customers) for the purchase of a qualifying Portable Generator, if you live in an area designated as a Tier 2 or Tier 3 high fire risk area.
  If you have already purchased a qualifying product within the past 90 days, and would like to apply for a rebate, visit marketplace.sce.com and click on “Product Rebate”. A proof of purchase is required and products must meet the terms and conditions listed on the SCE Marketplace. You can also visit sce.com/rebates to learn about other rebates that may be available to you. 

Charging: You can store power from either your home or business rooftop solar system, or from the grid when electricity prices are lower, to be used at a later time.  If an outage is imminent due to a storm or shutoff event, some storage providers are able to send a signal to your battery to fully charge ahead of time, so that you will have the maximum amount of backup power possible during the outage. 
Discharging: You can use the energy stored by your battery to power your home or business when the price of electricity from the grid is more expensive, at night when your solar system isn’t producing (if you have solar), or during an outage when you need backup power.

SGIP requires Energy Storage systems to discharge a minimum of 52 full discharges per year. A ‘full discharge’ is the equivalent of discharging the SGIP-incentivized energy capacity whether it is during a single or multiple discharges. SGIP does not dictate or control when the battery discharge occurs.

The solar and energy storage system controller is generally programmed by the installer to direct the energy to the appropriate system to maximize the customer’s rate plan to offset Time-Of-Use time periods. There is a loading order; first, the solar energy is used for onsite usage, any excess goes to the energy storage until it is full, then any excess after that will be exported to the grid. 

The vendors listed on our SCE Battery Marketplace have been approved by our third-party vendor to help you with the application and installation process.

For a list of approved SGIP Developers, you can also visit the statewide SGIP page at https://www.selfgenca.com. Once on the page, you can find the list under Forms and Documents > SGIP Developer Eligibility Applications > Approved SGIP Developer List. 

When there are potentially dangerous weather conditions in fire-prone areas, we may need to call a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) event. During these events, we will proactively turn off power in high fire risk areas to reduce the threat of wildfires. Turning off our customers’ power is not something we take lightly, but PSPS events are one of the ways we can better ensure the safety of the public, our customers, and our employees. Find out more on our Public Safety Power Shutoffs page.

If you rely on an electric well water pump and live in a high fire-risk zone or are impacted by PSPS events, you may also be eligible for incentives to offset most or all costs to install a residential battery storage system.

To qualify, you must:

• Live in a High Fire Threat District (Tier 2 or Tier 3), check the CPUC Fire Map or
• Have experienced two or more discrete PSPS shut offs, and
• Rely on an electric pump for your well water supply (critical drinking water and sanitation supply, not for agricultural use), and
• Meet income qualification guidelines:
  • Demonstrate annual household income of no greater than 80 percent of Areas Median Income (AMI), or
  • Residential multi-family buildings to demonstrate they are either located in a disadvantaged community, as defined by SGIP, or that 80 percent of building households have incomes at or below 60 percent of AMI, and
• Provide an attestation stating that the storage installation site is a primary residence (not a second home, vacation rental, or other residence that is not a primary residence) occupied by either a homeowner or tenants, and that the residence is not provided water by a municipal or private utility.