The Solar Billing Plan tracks your charges and credits over an annual cycle, which is called your “Relevant Period.” At the end of each Relevant Period, you will receive the final bill in the cycle: your settlement bill. To “settle” your Relevant Period, any unused Energy Export Credits (EECs) are applied to eligible charges in the current month and, if applicable, previous months. After that, remaining EECs will offset any Energy Export Credit Charge Adjustment, and the rest are forfeited.

Once your eligible charges and EECs have been settled, you may or may not be eligible for Net Surplus Compensation (NSC). If you generated more kilowatt-hours (kWh) than you used during the Relevant Period, and your year-to-date NSC is greater than zero, you’ll be credited the wholesale NSC rate per kWh.

Your settlement bill marks the end of your annual Relevant Period, and your account resets to zero for the next Relevant Period. 

Accounts with Permission to Operate are typically set up for SBP billing within a few billing cycles. If you experience a delay that exceeds this timeframe, it may be due to an instance where SCE is unable to reprogram or replace the existing meter. Your non-SBP bill will still track the amount of electricity used from the electric grid but will not reflect the Energy Export Credits supplied to the electric grid, until the issue is resolved. The credit(s) for the surplus energy you supply to the electric grid will appear on your first SBP bill. For billing inquiries, please contact SCE Customer Service at 1-866-701-7868 for NEM residential customers or 1-866-701-7869 for NEM business customers. To learn more about how to read your SBP bill statement, please visit the Guide to Your Solar Bill. 

Once you’re enrolled in the Solar Billing Plan, SCE tracks the amount of electricity exported to the grid by your solar system, as well as the amount of electricity you consume from the grid, during each billing period. SCE does not track all the energy your solar system produces, only the excess energy you provide to the grid.

If your solar system produces more energy than you need, the Solar Billing Plan allows you to receive Energy Export Credits (EEC) for the surplus electricity you supply to the electric grid. Exported energy can lower your balance or, in some cases, offset it completely – it all depends on how much energy you produce, versus how much energy you consume. These credits are applied to your monthly bill, but do not offset certain set fees. The value of these credits varies hourly. Any unused credits accrue and roll over from month to month for the duration of your Relevant Period.  

If you still have surplus energy when you receive your annual settlement statement, you may be eligible for a payout at the Net Surplus Compensation (NSC) rate. 

On the Solar Billing Plan, customers will be compensated for energy exported to the grid based on a calculated hourly electricity price. These hourly prices will be derived from the latest CPUC approved Avoided Cost Calculator and will vary by month, weekday, and weekends. These prices will usually be lower than the rate that customers pay for electrical service.  

To learn more about how to read your SBP bill statement, please visit the Guide to Your Solar Bill.

If your project requires, or you request a NGOM, SCE will internally begin this process once your project moves to Engineering Review. Your contractor should keep you updated with the status of your NGOM as it moves through the installation process.

Battery systems in a Paired Storage agreement are charged by a renewable generator i.e., solar, wind, etc., but are not permitted to charge from the grid. 

There are currently no applicable restrictions related to the sizing for energy storage devices paired with renewable generators. The 150% rule originally outlined in the Net Energy Metering (NEM) tariff has been suspended until further notice.  

Please note that if you are participating in rebate programs such as the Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP), they may have different sizing requirements for the energy storage device. As such, you will need to confirm that the size of the energy storage device meets both the interconnection and rebate program requirements to qualify and take advantage of both programs. 

Yes, you can install an eligible ESS to your system under the Solar Billing Plan. 

Only pages with signature/initial sections are required. This includes pages 1-4 (customer initials) and pages 23-24 (customer/solar provider signatures).