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California Public Power
SB1 Solar Program
Calendar Year 2014
Status Report
July 1, 2015
California Public Power SB1 Solar Program Status ReportJanuary through December 2014 Reporting Period
July 1, 2015 Page 2
INTRODUCTION
The California Municipal Utilities Association, the Northern California Power Agency, and the SouthernCalifornia Public Power Authority are pleased to present this annual report on the progress local publiclyowned utilities (POU) have made in implementing the California Solar Initiative. With programimplementation more than halfway complete, the State’s POUs offer this comprehensive report to helpcontextualize significant progress that has been made since 2008 that may not otherwise be evident by a“single year snapshot.” The report highlights the following:
POUs continue to offer attractive customer incentives to further SB1 goals, while maintaininglow electricity rates.
POUs are on track to fully expend the funds made available before the program sunsets and, ifinstallations continue at their current rate, public power will exceed the Energy Commission’santicipated installed capacity.
POU programs are designed to meet a statutory expenditure requirement; this design featureis extremely important as it allowed numerous POUs to offer higher rebate levels in early yearsto best encourage voluntary customer participation in more expensive solar systems, during aneconomic downturn and absent significantly higher “top tier” rates that principally drivecustomer investments in other service territories.
Each POU is different and each has tailored its solar program for its customers accordingly;POUs have been and continue to be successful in providing attractive incentives to customersto further SB1 goals.
The amount of installed kilowatts (kW) has increased an average of 8,000 to 9,000 kWannually.
The cost per installed kW has declined, and a self-sufficient solar industry has emerged.
We appreciate this opportunity to provide a comprehensive review of SB1 program results to date withinthe context of a full understanding of the variety and number of publicly-owned utility programs.
STATE SENATE BILL 1 (SB1) BACKGROUND
SB1 was signed into law on August 21, 2006. The legislation requires each POU governing body to adopt,implement, and finance a solar initiative program to incentivize investments in and encourage the increasedinstallation of both residential and commercial solar energy systems beginning on January 1, 2008.California’s Public Resources Code §25780 define three legislative goals for the California Solar Initiative:
1. To install solar energy systems with a generation capacity equivalent of 3,000 megawatts;2. To establish a self-sufficient solar industry in which solar energy systems are a viable
mainstream option for both homes and businesses in 10 years; and3. To place solar energy systems on 50% of new homes in 13 years.
POUs play an important role in supporting the 3,000 megawatt (MW) goal established by SB1. It must alsobe noted that while these three legislative goals provide general direction to State agencies and utilitiesabout the initiative’s objectives, mandatory requirements and actions are defined in different statutory
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sections. For POUs, these primary statutory requirements can be found in Public Utilities Code §2854:1
Subdivision (a) states that POUs shall adopt, implement, and finance a solar initiative program. Subdivision (b) requires that POUs provide a minimum incentive of $2.80 per watt for the
installation of solar energy systems, and that the incentive declines at a rate of no less than anaverage of 7% per year.
Subdivision (c) directs that POUs initiate a proceeding to fund a solar energy program toadequately support the goal of installing 3,000 MWs of photovoltaic solar energy.
Subdivision (f) defines “adequately support the goal of installing 3,000 MWs” by requiringstatewide expenditures for POU solar programs must be $784 million, and also establishes thebaseline expenditure level for each POU based on that utility’s percentage of the totalstatewide load served by all POUs.
As required by statute, POUs adhere to overall expenditure goals for the California Solar Initiative program.(Some POUs have voluntarily adopted MW goals as well). Annual expenditure levels for each POU varyconsiderably based primarily on the size of the utility and local governing body decision-making; somePOUs have also undertaken additional steps to finance other related expenses to further incentivize solarenergy system installations in their service territories. For example, where some POUs offered theminimum incentive of $2.80/watt at the start of the program in 2008, others offered higher rebate levels tobegin with – some in combination with rebate caps – in order to incentivize higher customer participationlevels during an extended period of nationwide economic hardship. Even in recent years, with theeconomy slowly improving, the average POU residential utility rates have ranged from approximately 8-17cents per kWh. These low rates remain a significant factor in customers’ determinations to invest in solar.Customers in other service territories with much higher “top tier” rates have a much greater incentive toinvest in solar to avoid paying dramatically higher rates overall.
Beginning June 2008, POUs have been required to report annually information relating to the utility’s solarinitiative program(s), including the number of photovoltaic solar watts installed, the total number ofphotovoltaic systems installed, the total number of applicants, the amount of incentives awarded, and thecontribution towards program goals. Beginning in 2013, annual progress reports are due July 1st.
PUBLICLY-OWNED UTILITY SB1 PROGRAM PROGRESS THROUGH 2014
POUs are actively promoting the State’s objectives under SB1 via marketing, community outreach,workshops, and working with solar installers. While program expenditures decreased in 2014, some arealready forecasting that more money will be spent on administrative costs than the actual amount ofincentives being given due to the annual decreasing tier incentive requirement. Also, some do not chargetheir expenditures as part of the SB1 program, so were not included as an associated cost in administeringit. On the incentives paid, the amount has almost doubled in 2014 compared to the prior reporting year.This increase can be attributed to several factors such as: continued strong interest in a rebate program forsome communities; overall economic improvement in some areas; additional incentives offered by someinstallers; and prior year installation completed in 2014 or incentives that were on hold due to budgetconstraints until 2014. While a quarter of the entities saw a decrease in incentives paid that can beattributed to several factors, including: that some communities are still significantly affected by the
1 SB 1 added §387.5 to the Public Utilities Code regarding POU requirements. This section was renumbered to §2854 byAssembly Bill 2227 (Bradford, 2012).
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economic downturn; installation costs continue to decrease; funds for the program have been exhausted orthe program is temporarily suspended resulting in a queue; more applications received than fundsavailable, some homeowners forgo the incentives and front the costs, some applications did not meet therequirements for incentives or had incomplete applications, some did not complete their approved rebates,or no applications were received while prior applications from previous years were fulfilled.
Some utilities have already exhausted their SB1 funding but continue to receive applications. Theseutilities still accept applications and assist customers to the greatest extent possible. Customers are madeaware when program funds are exhausted or if there are no rebates available, yet for most, due to thedecreasing installation costs, some still proceed with having the installation work performed. This indicatesthat even with no incentives available, customers are still interested in having PV systems installed and thata self-sufficient solar industry has emerged.
Many utilities maintain a “funds reserved” amount, which can represent applications received yetinstallations have not been completed, or in some cases installations are completed and incentive fundsare to be paid over time in future years. In both cases, the utilities reserve these funds from the incentivesavailable under the life of the program to enable payments. These numbers are significant as they illustratea future commitment. It should be noted that there are a few utilities that have no reserves allocatedprimarily because they have reached their SB1 funding or budget limitations.
A growing number of utilities are approaching or have already exhausted their program fund commitment.In a few cases, programs were shut down temporarily. A few utilities were able to reopen the program mid-year, but had to quickly close it again due to the amount of applications and funds available. Depending onthe robustness of the program response, some utilities capped the rebate amount by sector and/orallocated a limited time period for applications to help control the influx of applications. The experience ofeach POU is unique, reflecting the localized nature of development and saturation of solar programs acrossthe diverse service territories.
Some installers are offering leasing or power purchase agreement options to help offset some of the costs,which has helped in some areas, but not in all. While in other communities, some customers chose toinstall PV systems even without a rebate because they want to take advantage of long-term energysavings. In the past few years, a number of communities have authorized Property Assessed CleanEnergy (PACE) financing which allows property owners to finance solar energy systems with no moneydown and payment through their property tax bills.
Some POUs that previously had few applications are experiencing increased participation, driven bydevelopers or contractors who approach owners of buildings with large open space roofs, such as industrialand commercial buildings. The contractors and developers offer a combination of services includingfinancing, lease-back, and other unique structures to incent participation. In most areas, developers,contractors and PV installers have become very effective trade allies in marketing POU rebate programs.In addition, developers and contractors are aware of other tax incentives that they bring forth whenapproaching the customer.
In sum, local electric utilities are making a good faith effort and are successfully progressing to meet SB1goals. Utilities that have already met or exceeded their goals continue to assist customers with theirinstallation needs even without a rebate incentive. The POUs have also played an important role towards
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establishing a self-sufficient solar industry in which solar energy systems are a viable mainstream option forcustomers.
PUBLICLY-OWNED UTILITY SB1 PROGRAM CHALLENGES
Multiple factors influence a customer’s decision to invest in solar. Some factors are related to the utility,such as the rate structure and level of incentives as described above. POU rates are, on average,approximately 25% lower than IOU rates that typically include highly tiered rate structures, meaning it iseasier to incentivize solar installations in an IOU service area instead of a POU service area. POUs canalso have a mix of customers that is sharply different and far more concentrated than in the broad serviceareas covered by the IOUs, and this can affect how a SB1 program is designed and the ultimate success ofthat program.
Many other factors, though, are customer-motivated – and are beyond the scope of POUs to influence. Forexample, some POUs serve very poor communities that are still suffering from exceptionally highunemployment rates. Access to competitive solar companies also plays a key role in whether or not autility customer decides to invest in solar for their home or business. Customers in remote POU serviceterritories are impacted by less availability of solar providers. Large urban centers, such as the Bay Area,Los Angeles, and San Diego, naturally attract solar companies given that greater market opportunities areavailable. More rural communities, in which the populations are not as great or not as concentrated, aremore difficult and less profitable for some solar companies to serve.
Solar installations – even with an incentive contribution by the local utility or other tax incentives, andreduced cost of panels – are still expensive, especially for the areas deeply affected by the recession andstruggling with exceptionally high unemployment rates. Even then, customers would still need to pay aportion of the installation costs.
While in some areas, solar installations and applications for commercial buildings have decreased due tothe declining incentive rate. Although there the residential sector continues to see an increase ininstallations, the decreasing incentive already has some utilities looking into the possibility of a communitysolar program for their territories.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Due to a number of factors (but largely due to lower electricity rates and the economic recession)participation rates in POU programs were generally low in the early years of SB1. In more recent years,customers are increasingly taking advantage of POU solar incentives, even as those incentives decline –as required by statute. One reason for increased participation rates is that overall system costs havedecreased significantly in recent years, such that declining incentives were largely offset by less expensivesystems. In addition, leasing solar PV systems has proven to be a popular financing mechanism andallows customers to install solar at a lower cost than owning the system outright. The recent availability ofPACE financing is expected to make solar available to even more customers who otherwise cannot affordthe initial installation costs.
To support continued progress towards reaching the State’s solar goals, we would recommend that theEnergy Commission work with POUs to clarify evolving reporting requirements and to formalize a processprospectively to ensure that POUs’ issues and challenges are understood and addressed when providing
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annual progress reports. For example, discrepancies can arise when POUs are asked to only reportpayments made for current-year installations and not to include other public benefits payments that weremade in the current year for systems installed in prior years. Some POUs require participants to own theirsolar systems, which leads to under-reporting for the purposes of the SB1 solar report. Also, in the pasttotal expenditures listed may have also included the incentives reserved/awarded/paid per the descriptionwithin the reporting cell and instructions. This year it was clarified that the Total Expenditures should notinclude incentives paid during the reporting year. Since looking at the annual reports does not give anoverall picture of the 10-year program and if there is inconsistency in the totals provided in the annualreports due to the changes in interpretation, then it can lead to incomplete and/or erroneous understandingof the information being requested and reported. We look forward to continuing to work closer with theCEC on reporting SB1 programs annually.
In response to the required annual reporting, the table on the following page provides summary informationbased on the individual SB1 Solar Program Status Reports for 2014, which are contained herein.
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Notes:*Cerritos is listed, but all line items are marked as N/A. Their solar rebate incentives are administered bySCE and captured within that reporting program.- Other fields listed N/A denotes information not available at time of publication.
Number of
Applicants
Systems
Installed
Installed
Capacity
(kW)
Total 2014
Expenditures
(Non-
Incentives)
Total
Incentives Paid
in 2014
Incentives
Reserved
Alameda 3 1 7 10,766$ 385,369$ 500,000$
Anaheim 427 284 3,695 85,831$ 3,671,721$ 3,092,756$
Azusa 8 9 45 -$ 58,179$ 197,272$
Banning 14 14 86 27,330$ -$ -$
Biggs 2 - - 400$ -$ 9,550$
Burbank 17 17 117 38,146$ 475,136$ 288,301$
Cerritos* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Colton 30 28 120 162,043$ 419,850$ 162,043$
Corona - - - -$ -$ -$
Glendale 134 93 649 -$ 1,772,971$ 1,390,413$
Gridley - - - -$ -$ -$
Healdsburg 25 23 144 104,757$ 87,298$ 39,408$
IID 448 158 1,426 2,294,235$ 1,613,146$ 14,281,627$
Industry - - - -$ -$ -$
Lassen 5 5 118 12,731$ 72,000$ -$
Lodi 63 58 268 517,304$ 367,304$ -$
Lompoc 22 18 161 -$ 218,072$ 230,380$
Los Angeles (LADWP) 4,598 3,281 24,587 3,262,700$ 199,580,000$ 37,079,000$
Merced 88 86 1,119 N/A 450,000$ -$
Modesto 482 451 4,691 5,409,432$ 5,117,432$ 20,662,381$
Moreno Valley 157 132 713 852,613$ 778,447$ 226,883$
Needles 2 2 19,320 322,251$ 22,251$ -$
Palo Alto 70 92 2,048 133,429$ 1,294,677$ 3,241,547$
Pasadena 166 133 1,379 134,704$ 2,620,875$ 3,649,885$
Pittsburgh Power Company
(dba Island Energy) 5 5 49 4,536$ 64,411$ 18,053$
Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric
Cooperative 16 16 61 184,156$ 101,293$ -$
Port of Oakland - - - -$ -$ 270,680$
Rancho Cucamonga 5 1 27 239,816$ 61,094$ 178,722$
Redding 158 100 825 81,619$ 1,268,754$ 332,964$
Riverside 447 435 3,556 -$ 1,841,692$ 2,648,288$
Roseville 441 437 1,467 757,602$ 694,602$ 917,000$
Sacramento (SMUD) 2,398 2,009 10,299 2,112,808$ 15,565,553$ 123,020,364$
San Francisco N/A 676 2,999 3,940,686$ 2,054,000$ 3,051,663$
Shasta Lake 1 2 32 101,750$ 101,750$ -$
Silicon Valley Power 119 48 732 44,427$ 4,330,551$ 22,620,350$
Trinity N/A 1 2 -$ -$ -$
Truckee Donner 37 34 153 334,013$ 293,614$ -$
Turlock (TID) 307 307 5,043 3,029$ 3,419,579$ 4,675,178$
Ukiah 10 7 47 51,379$ 51,379$ -$
Vernon 1 1 357 -$ 34,808$ 661,343$
Victorville - - - -$ -$ -$
Totals: 10,706 8,964 86,341 21,224,492$ 248,887,806$ 243,446,049$
Contact Person:Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
CancelledEPBI 2 1 1
PBI 1
Total 3 1 1
Number of Installations per Building TypeExisting Buildings 1
New Construction Tier INew Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors) 1
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid
for Reporting
Year Installations
Residential - Market Rate 6.838 18,950 10,766$
Non-ProfitGovernment
Total (of all sectors) 6.838 18,950 10,766$
Total Incentives
Paid/Reporting
Year
SB 1 Funding
(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining
kW/MW Goal
(Life of Program)
385,369$ 4,200,000$ -$ 2,127 kW
Future Opportunities and Challenges: Residential and commercial rebates are fully subscribed.
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Utility Name: Alameda Municipal Power Susan [email protected]
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014Program Activities
Summary of Program Activities: In CY2014, 2 EPBI commercial rebate applications were received; 1 was
approved, but not yet installed, 1 withdrawn. 1 PBI commercial rebate
application was received, approval pending; 1 residential installation
was completed.
Program Performance
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Category TypeTotal Systems
Installed
1
Residential - Affordable/ Low IncomeCommercial
Additional Information (as available)
IndustrialAgriculturalMixed-Use
1
Total Expenditures Incentives
Reserved
10,766$ 500,000$
Any auditing of installed systems: Verified that installation is correct and operating properly when the
solar meter is set. AMP requires two meters.
Solar program information on website at: www.alamedamp.com/solar-rebates-residential
www.alamedamp.com/solar-rebates-business
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: None
Non PV solar systems installed: None
Any training or builder/installer assistance: None
Utility Name: Anaheim Public Utilities Contact Person: Mark Brownrigg
Email Address: [email protected]
Program Reporting Period: Calendar Year 2014
Summary of Program Activities: Solar rebate program for residential, commercial, and school properties.
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 412 392 19PBI 15 16 1
Total 427 408 20
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 284
New Construction Tier I
New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors) 284
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate 1,476 2,485,946 $2,101,638
- - -
2,168 3,821,756 $177,603
Non-Profit 51 86,000 $146,000
Government - - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
3,695 6,393,702 $2,425,241
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting Period
for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
$3,671,721 $35,055,800 $12,176,706 22 MW
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Future Opportunities and Challenges:
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
TOTAL (all sectors)
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
1
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
-
14
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
$85,831
269
-
-
284
Total Systems
Installed
$3,092,756
Industrial
Mixed-Use
-
-
Solar program information on website at: www.anaheim.net/utilities/solar
Non PV solar systems installed: None
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: Contractors oversizing systems make up 10% of
the received applications. Customer is allowed to downsize their system to be in compliance with the program
by not exceeding 100% of historical customer usage.
Any training or builder/installer assistance: Program Manager offered two solar energy informational sessions
for residents and two informational sessions for contractors during the reporting year.
Any auditing of installed systems: 15% of the installed systems are audited by a third party contractor. All
systems are inspected by the Building Dept. inspector.
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 8 8PBI
Total 8 8
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 9
New Construction Tier I
New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors) 9
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid
for Reporting
Year Installations
Residential - Market Rate 31.345 80087 43728
14.03 35846 14451
Non-Profit
Government
Total (of all sectors) 45.375 115933 58179
Total Incentives
Paid/Reporting
Year
SB 1 Funding
(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining
kW/MW Goal
(Life of Program)
58179 327100 1978108 3000 kW/3 MW
Future Opportunities and Challenges:There is currently a waiting list for new systems.
Total Expenditures Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Industrial
Mixed-Use
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: Azusa Light & Water
Program Reporting Period: 1-1-14 to 12-31-14
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
Total Systems
Installed
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved:
197272
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Paul Reid
0
8
9
Solar program information on website at: http://www.ci.azusa.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=565
1
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI
PBI 14 14
Total 14 14
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings
New Construction Tier I
New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors)
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid
for Reporting
Year Installations
Residential - Market Rate 86 134,488 0
Non-Profit
Government
Total (of all sectors) 86 134,488 0
Total Incentives
Paid/Reporting
Year
SB 1 Funding
(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining
kW/MW Goal
(Life of Program)
None 1,965,123 None n/a
Solar program information on website at:
None
None
None
http://ca-banning.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=300
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
27,330
14
14
Total Systems
Installed
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Veronica Craghead
Summary of Program Activities: Due to Banning's aggressive marketing of its Solar PV Rebate Program, it met
and exceeded its SB1 rebate requirements in 2010. As a result Solar PV rebate funds are exhausted and the
program has been temporarily suspended pending allocation of additional funding.
Future Opportunities and Challenges: As PV installation costs continue to decrease, Banning continues to
receive Interconnection Agreements from customers wishing to install PV systems, although there are no
rebates available.
None
None
Industrial
Mixed-Use
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: City of Banning
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
Total Expenditures Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved:
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 2 2 0PBI 0 0 0
Total 2 2 0
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 0
New Construction Tier I 0New Construction Tier II 0
Total (of all sectors) 0
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid
for Reporting
Year Installations
Residential - Market Rate 0 0 0
Non-Profit
Government
Total (of all sectors) 0 0 0
Total Incentives
Paid/Reporting
Year
SB 1 Funding
(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining
kW/MW Goal
(Life of Program)
0 $181,153.00 $128,621.62 161
Solar program information on website at:
None
None
None
www.biggs-ca.gov
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
$400.00
0
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Marlee Mattos
Summary of Program Activities: Continued to promote solar PV through customer education and the
dissemination of program information to contractors. Advised customers of program incentives through billing
fliers and city newsletter.
Future Opportunities and Challenges: We are a poor community with few customers able or willing to make the
investment in a solar PV system. Our housing stock is old, so available dollars are spent on modest efficiency
projects, rather than solar PV. As the economy has improved slightly, we are receiving more inquiries regarding
solar PV.
0
Total Systems
Installed
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: None
$9,550.00
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: Biggs Municipal Utilities
Program Reporting Period: 1/1/14 through 12/31/14
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
Total Expenditures Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Industrial
Mixed-Use
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 17 17PBI
Total 17 17
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 17
New Construction Tier I
New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors) 17
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate 90.02 140,023 $102,153
26.59 41,477 $24,086
Non-Profit
Government
116.61 181500 $126,239
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting
Period for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
$475,136 up to $15 million $4,931,424 *N/A
Any training or builder/installer assistance: Phone and email assistance available from Solar Support Program
managers.
Any auditing of installed systems: All systems given incentives were audited by a third party consultant.
Solar program information on website at: http://burbankwaterandpower.com/incentives-for-all-
customers/solar-photovoltaic-power
Utility Name: Burbank Water and Power
Program Reporting Period: CY 2014
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
$288,301
Industrial
Mixed-Use
TOTAL (all sectors)
* Note: BWP adopted a budgetary goal, not a kW goal.
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: None
Non PV solar systems installed: None
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Alfred Antoun
Summary of Program Activities: 16 residential and 1 commercial application were received and approved
during CY 2014. All 17 installations which received rebates are on existing sites. Total PBI incentives in CY 2014
paid for solar systems installed in previous years amount to $348,897 and are included in the Total Incentives
Paid/Reporting Year field. The Incentives Reserved field includes those PBI incentives projected to be paid for
those installations.
Future Opportunities and Challenges: Due to decreasing solar costs, 41 of the 58 systems installed in CY 2014
were without incentive.
1
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
$38,146
16
17
Total Systems
Installed
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number
of Apps
Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 30 28 2PBI 0
Total 30
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 28
New Construction Tier I
New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors) 28
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid
for Reporting
Year Installations
Residential - Market Rate 119.596 162,042.61
Non-Profit 93,179.96
Government
880,469.13
Total (of all sectors) 119.596 973,649.09 162,042.61
Total Incentives
Paid/Reporting
Year
SB 1 Funding
(Life of Program)
Funds Remaining kW/MW Goal
(Life of Program)
419,850.41 4,275,125 961,972.88 4MW
The City of Colton Electric Department (CED) offered residential rebates
for qualifying photovoltaic generation systems up to 3 kW for the
reporting year of 2014. During this reporting period CED paid 2 customer
applicants under the program guidelines at $2.26/kW. The remaining 26
customer applicants were paid at $2.01/kW. CED promotes the solar
rebate program through a community public access channel, press
releases, social media, and the City website. The solar rebate program was
completely subscribed in the first 3 hours the program opened.
Future Opportunities and
Challenges:Opportunities: CED continues to make changes to ensure program success.
This year CED approved PACE financing in the City of Colton which
provided financing for customers that may not qualify for conventional
financing.
Challenges: This reporting year continued to have the challenge of more
applicants than funding. CED also experienced solar venders demanding
energy data of customers. CED is working on developing an online data
request form so we can verify the customer has approved this information
to be released.
Total Expenditures Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Industrial
Mixed-Use
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: City of Colton Electric Dept.
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014-December 31, 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
Total Systems
Installed
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: CED had one customer loan fall
through and declined the rebate
162,042.61
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Jessica Sutorus
162,042.61
28
28
Solar program information on website at:
0
In 2014 CED approved PACE HERO financing for customers.
Approved PACE contractors receive training.
All PV systems are inspected for final building permit by the building
official.
www.coltononline.com
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 0 0 0PBI 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0
Number of Installations per Building Type 0
Existing Buildings 0
New Construction Tier I 0New Construction Tier II 0
Total (of all sectors) 0
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid
for Reporting
Year Installations
Residential - Market Rate 0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
Non-Profit 0 0 0
Government 0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
Total (of all sectors) 0 0 0
Total Incentives
Paid/Reporting Year
SB 1 Funding
(Life of Program)
Funds Remaining kW/MW Goal
(Life of Program)
0 $2,116,800 $2,113,394 1.89 MW
None
0
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Agricultural
0
Commercial
Industrial 0
Non PV solar systems installed:
0
Known customer application issues/applications not approved:
Total Expenditures Incentives
Reserved
Mixed-Use
$0
0
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Michael TenEyck
Utility Name: City of Corona Dept of Water & Power
No additional inquires or applications were received regarding the City's
SB 1 solar rebate program during calendar year 2014.
Future Opportunities and Challenges:
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
0
0
0
Total Systems
Installed
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
0
Solar program information on website at:
None
No
No
www.discovercoronadwp.com
0
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
Program Reporting Period:
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 134 134 7PBI 0 0 0
Total 134 134 7
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 93
New Construction Tier I 0New Construction Tier II 0
Total (of all sectors) 93
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate 624.22 1,014,616 1,118,337
0 0 0
25.06 44,976 88,533
Non-Profit 0 0 0
Government 0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
649.28 1,059,592.00 1,206,870
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting
Period for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
1,772,971 15,271,000 3,000,000 17 MW
www.glendalewaterandpower.com
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: Glendale Water and Power
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
0
Accepted new EPBI applications and continued paying out PBI
applications (received in prior years).
Future Opportunities and Challenges:
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
0
Known customer application issues/applications not approved:
1,390,413
Industrial
Mixed-Use
0
0
TOTAL (all sectors)
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Aneta Badalian
Solar program information on website at:
none
none
none
2
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
0
91
0
0
93
Total Systems
Installed
Some projects were cancelled.
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI
PBI
Total 0 0 0
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings
New Construction Tier I
New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors)
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate
Non-Profit
Government
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting Period
for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
$0.00 $435,000.00 $411,125.04 350 kW
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: City of Gridley
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
No new applications were received and no rebates were paid for systems
installed in the City's service territory.
Future Opportunities and Challenges:
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: none
$0.00
Industrial
Mixed-Use
TOTAL (all sectors)
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Mark Gosvener
Solar program information on website at:
none
There was no additional training or special assistance
provided to builders or installers.
All sites are subject to an energy audit prior to reservation of SB1 funds
and 100% of systems are inspected by a third-party (post-installation) to
verify that the system performance matches the EPBB inputs.
http://www.gridley.ca.us/sites/default/files/files/Doc
uments/electric-department/PVGuidelines.pdf
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
$0.00
Total Systems
Installed
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 25 23 0
PBI
Total 25 23 0
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 23
New Construction Tier I
New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors) 23
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid
for Reporting
Year Installations
Residential - Market Rate 79.5 139284 42666.68
96.6 169243.2 44631.02
Non-Profit
Government
Total (of all sectors) 143.69 308527.2 87297.7
Total Incentives
Paid/Reporting
Year
SB 1 Funding
(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining
kW/MW Goal
(Life of Program)
87,297.70$ 950,000.00$ 154,525.00$ 668.4
Yes, http://healdsburgutilities.org/235/Solar-PV
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: Healdsburg Electric Department
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
In CY2014 the City interconnected 23 PV systems; 18 residential units
and 5 commercial units.
Future Opportunities and Challenges: Program is well developed and functioning.
Total Expenditures Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: none
39,408.00$
Industrial
Mixed-Use
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Terry Crowley
Solar program information on website at:
none
none needed
none
5
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
104,757.24$
18
23
Total Systems
Installed
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 419 259 21PBI 29 25 2
Total 448 284 23
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 158
New Construction Tier I 0New Construction Tier II 0
Total (of all sectors) 158
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate 782 1475008 507110
633 3641012 64027
Non-Profit
Government 11 20327
1426 5136347
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting Period
for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds Remaining(Life of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
1,613,145.71$ 14,281,626.97$ 40,219,809.00$ 22,192,712.00$ 44 MW
Any training or builder/installer assistance: None
Any auditing of installed systems: System inspections performed at the time system is energized (100%)
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: Reasons for customer cancellations range from
incomplete applications, missed Milestone stage deadlines, customer financial reasons, or contractor decisions to
cancel.
Category Type
152
Total Systems
Installed
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Solar program information on website at:
Zero
www.iid.com/solar
5
Additional Information (as available)
2,294,234.57$
158
Non PV solar systems installed:
1
Industrial
Mixed-Use
TOTAL (all sectors) 571137
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Javier Camarillo
Summary of Program Activities: Imperial Irrigation District offers rebates to residential and non-residential customers
that install qualifying photovoltaic generation systems. During this reporting period, IID paid out 13 Performance Based
Incentive (PBI) payments and 167 Expected Performance Based Incentive (EPBI) payments. IID maintained the system
size cap of 15 kW (residential), 300 kW (commercial), and 400 kW (government/non-profits) set in 2010 to allow for an
increased number of participants. The district promotes the PV/Solar Solutions program through a variety of channels
including our website, community events and workshops.
Future Opportunities: Imperial Irrigation District continues to make changes to ensure program success. These changes
include modifications to program requirements, rebate caps and verification of installed equipment. Future adjustments
to incentive rate could improve customer participation. The IID's program guidelines comply with SB1 mandates and are
consistent with the CEC's Guidelines for California Solar Electric Incentive Programs.
Utility Name: Imperial Irrigation District
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Contact Person:Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 0 0 0PBI 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 0
New Construction Tier I 0New Construction Tier II 0
Total (of all sectors) 0
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate 0 0 -$
0 0 -$
0 0 -$
Non-Profit 0 0 -$
Government 0 0 -$
0 0 -$
0 0 -$
0 0 -$
0 0 -$
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting
Period for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
-$ -$ 264
None
Solar program information on website at: NA
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
-$
0
0
0
0
Total Systems
Installed
Commercial
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Richard Mrlik
Utility Name: City of Industry
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
0
Industrial
Mixed-Use
0
0
TOTAL (all sectors)
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Known customer application
issues/applications not approved:
Two main issues are: i) Low rates and flat TOU pricing marginalizes
solar economics, 2) Impact of installed panel on rooftop integrity and
long-term maintenance costs discourages PV installation
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
None
Non PV solar systems installed:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
0
Drafted solar incentive program specifying kW Goal and SB1 Funding
amount. Evaluation PV projects to utilize SB1 funds.
Future Opportunities and Challenges: Industry has flat time-of-use rate and competitive rate structure which
has made customer owned PV uneconomic.
0
0
Contact Person:Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 5 5 0PBI 0 0 0
Total 5 5 0
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 5
New Construction Tier I
New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors) 5
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate 8.2 20,264 8,000
0 0 0
9.8 15,000 18,000
Non-Profit 0 0 0
Government 0 0 0
0 0 0
100 153,700 46,000
118 188,964 72,000
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting
Period for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
72,000 1,400,000 195,269 866,237
Solar program information on website at: www.lmud.org/rebates
1
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
12,731
2
0
5
Total Systems
Installed
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Theresa Phillips
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed: None
0
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: None
0
Industrial
Mixed-Use
0
2
TOTAL (all sectors)
Any training or builder/installer assistance: No
Any auditing of installed systems: Yes. We inspect and monitor each system.
Utility Name: Lassen
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
0
5 rebates were issued for qualified projects.
Future Opportunities and Challenges: Lassen's service territory is largely low-come, which makes it
challenging to market solar in this area.
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 63 58 5PBI
Total 63 58 5
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 58
New Construction Tier I
New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors) 58
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate 267.5 401,250 367,304$
Non-Profit
Government
267.5 401,250 367,304$
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting
Period for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
367,304$ 6,100,000$ 2,476,849$ 5,326.6 kW
Solar program information on website at:
none
none
none
www.lodielectric.com
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
517,304$
58
58
Total Systems
Installed
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Adam Brucker
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: none
-$
Industrial
Mixed-Use
TOTAL (all sectors)
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: City of Lodi Electric Utility
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
There were 63 applications received and 58 rebates approved and
processed. The application requests exceeded the program budget. A
lottery system was used to select program participants.
Future Opportunities and Challenges:
Interest in solar PV installations continues to be high among LEU
customers. There are several active contractors working LEU's service
territory. LEU anticipates the 2015 budget being fully utilized.
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 21 17 4
PBI 1 1
Total 22 18 4
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 18
New Construction Tier I
New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors) 18
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate 67.469 115,993 98,071.95
93.997 153,094
Non-Profit
Government
161.466 269,087 98,071.95
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting Period
for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
218,071.95$ 1,746,000.00$ 831,994.00$ N/A
Solar program information on website at: www.cityoflompoc.com/utilities/conservation
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
-$
17
1
18
Total Systems
Installed
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Jennifer Main
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved:
230,379.50$
Industrial
Mixed-Use
TOTAL (all sectors)
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: City of Lompoc
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
A total of 161.47 kW of solar was installed during 2014 for residential
buildings. No commercial installations were installed.
Future Opportunities and Challenges:
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Future Opportunities and Challenges:Accommodating the growing demand for residential solar incentives continues to be a challenging task for LADWP. LADWP
has made great strides by transitioning the SIP to PowerClerk, a web-based solar application tool, but there is still room for
improvements across the various stages of the incentive process. The influx of the numerous solar leasing entities in Los
Angeles has significantly increased customer interest in solar. Providing an acceptable turnaround time for reservation
reviews, solar inspections, and payment processing with the increasing demand for solar will be a challenging but absolutely
necessary task for LADWP. It is also worth noting that at the lower incentive levels the cost to administer the program,
perform field verification, and process incentive payments becomes significant. There will be cases where the cost will
outweigh the incentive provided to customers. While LADWP is continuously pursuing additional measures to streamline the
program, the CEC should also consider new policies to simplify SB1 requirements to help utilities save on program
administration and make more $ available for incentives.
SB1 contains restrictive energy efficiency requirements that are expensive and cumbersome for applications. LADWP is
observing a growing trend of non-residential, new construction, and major renovation applicants installing solar in LADWP’s
service territory without the incentive. The demonstrates that at the lower incentive levels the SB1 requirements may
challenging for some, but it also shows that the installation of non-residential solar is cost effective without the utility rebate.
Since program conception, LADWP offered an incentive premium to obtain ownership of the Renewable Energy Credits
(RECs) from their customers. The California Energy Commission (CEC) adopted RPS policies that adversely affect the value of
RECs acquired through the SIP. The CEC has declared that RECs acquired through the SIP are classified as Portfolio Content
Category 3, which are worth significantly less than RECs classified as Portfolio Content Category 1.
Utility Name: LADWP
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Peter Liang
Summary of Program Activities:The LADWP Solar Incentive Program (SIP) received an average of 400 solar incentive applications a month in 2014. The
majority of applications received were for residential retrofit projects. The LADWP facilitated the installation of over 24MW
of solar photovoltaic systems in 2014, equating to approximately 40 GWh solar generation. As of December 31, 2014, there
are 98MW of SB1 solar projects online in LADWP's service territory and $200M incentives were distributed.
LADWP budgets $288M for incentive payments and $25M for administration and outreach. Funding for incentive payments is
divided evenly between residential and non-residential customers. As of December 31, 2014, approximately $40M remains
for residential customers and $11M for non-residential customers. The residential incentive is $0.40/watt, the non-
residential incentive is $0.70/watt, and the non-profit incentive is $1.45/watt. The non-residential incentive was higher than
the residential incentive because of the low application rate of non-residential projects.
In August 2014, the LADWP Board of Water and Power Commissioners approved a set of major changes to the SIP to help
streamlining program processes and reduce delays. LADWP added additional staffing to process incentive payments and
performance inspections.
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 4598 4078 283
PBI 0 0 0
Total 4598 4078 283
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 3220
New Construction Tier I 59
New Construction Tier II 2
Total (of all sectors) 3281
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate 15,728 25951200 4532724
212 349800 274621
5666 9348900 3079281
Non-Profit 787 1298550 603973
Government 2194 3620100 1747802
24,587 40,568,550 10,238,401$
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting Period
for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
199,580,000$ 313,000,000$ 51,373,000$ 280
Any auditing of installed systems:
Every solar installation within the City of Los Angeles is inspected by both the Los Angeles Department of Building
and Safety and LADWP. These inspections verify compliance with local regulations and LADWP Electric Service
Requirements, and determine the final incentive payment.
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
LADWP does not offer any formal training for solar installers/builders on solar technology or installation. However,
reference documentation is available on the LADWP solar website (www.ladwp.com/solar) which provides solar
installation tips, common mistakes/violations found on solar installations, and sample solar electrical drawings. No
formal training or education is offered by LADWP to solar installers or builders. LADWP does support education
and training through the local Community College District and Electrical Training Institute of Southern California.
Known customer application issues/applications not approved:
Approximately 6% of the applications submitted in 2014 were cancelled or rejected. Most cancellations and
rejections are due to incompleteness and failure to submit required documentation. A number of application were
canceled/rejected due to the cost of meeting energy efficiency requirements being greater than the value of the
incentive.
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
19
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
Industrial
Mixed-Use
TOTAL (all sectors)
Program Performance
Solar program information on website at:
None
www.ladwp.com/solar
70
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
3,262,700$
3174
12
3281
Total Systems
Installed
6
37,079,000$
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI
PBI 88 86 2
Total 88 86 2
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 86
New Construction Tier I 0New Construction Tier II 0
Total (of all sectors) 86
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid
for Reporting
Year Installations
Residential - Market Rate 458 756000 124950
661 1176000 241500
Non-Profit
Government
Total (of all sectors) 1119 1932000
Total Incentives
Paid/Reporting
Year
SB 1 Funding
(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining
kW/MW Goal
(Life of Program)
$450,000 $450,000/yr. $450,000/yr. 4.7MW
Solar program information on website at:
Ongoing meetings with numerous installers to explain
the program as well as our specifications and standards.Random internal reviews
http://www.mercedid.com/index.cfm/power/solar/
9
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
VANESSA LARA
77
86
Total Systems
Installed
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: Applications reported above as
not approved were canceled at
the customer's request.
0
366450
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Program Reporting Period: CY 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
Customer outreach a public events. Program updates via website. In
person meeting with various solar vendors/installers.
Future Opportunities and Challenges: Our rebate amount per watt AC is still relatively high compared to
other utilities. Participation in the program has exponentially
increased over the last couple of years. Increased participation has
also increased the number of customer calls/concerns.
Total Expenditures Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Industrial
Mixed-Use
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 473 442 31PBI 9 9 0
Total 482 451 31
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 432
New Construction Tier I 19New Construction Tier II 0
Total (of all sectors) 451
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid
for Reporting
Year Installations
Residential - Market Rate 2099 3,571,987 $1,635,825
21 35,026 $16,772
1754 3,059,951 $41,354
Non-Profit 30 54,000 $30,444
Government 263 289,302 $32,513
0 0 $0
524 901,113 $132,621
0 0 $0
Total (of all sectors) 4,691 7,911,379 $1,889,529
Total Incentives
Paid/Reporting
Year
SB 1 Funding
(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining
kW/MW Goal
(Life of Program)
$5,117,432 $35,587,142 $14,924,761 30 MW
Solar program information on website at:
None
Note at this time
All SB1 PV installations are inspected to insure program rules and guideline
compliance.
http://www.mid.org/rebates/solar/default.htm
11
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
$5,409,432
410
10
0
451
Total Systems
Installed
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Mike Zweifel / Bob Hondeville
[email protected] /[email protected]
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
3
Known customer application issues/applications not approved:
$20,662,381
Industrial
Mixed-Use
0
13
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: Modesto Irrigation District
Program Reporting Period: Jan. 1, 2014 - Dec. 31, 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
4
MID saw another huge increase in solar activity both with SB1 systems
as well as non-SB1 PV systems.
Future Opportunities and Challenges:
Total Expenditures Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 157 157 25PBI 0 0 0
Total 157 157 25
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 132
New Construction Tier I 0New Construction Tier II 0
Total (of all sectors) 132
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate 657.5 1159.6 778,447
55.2 96.5 0
Non-Profit
Government
712.7 1256.1 778,447
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting
Period for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
778,447 N/A N/A N/A
Solar program information on website at: www.moval.org
2
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
852,613
130
132
Total Systems
Installed
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Jeannette Olko
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved:
226,883
Industrial
Mixed-Use
TOTAL (all sectors)
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: City of Moreno Valley
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
Solar rebate program based on fiscal year - rebate for 2013/14 =
$2.00/watt. Rebate for 2014/15 = $1.75/watt
Future Opportunities and Challenges:
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI
PBI 2 2 0
Total 2 2 0
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 2
New Construction Tier I 0New Construction Tier II 0
Total (of all sectors) 2
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid for
Reporting Year
Installations
Residential - Market Rate 7,320 63,164 $8,750.87
12,000 103,547 13,500.00
Non-Profit
Government
Total (of all sectors) 19,320 166,711 22,250.87
Total Incentives
Paid/Reporting
Year
SB 1 Funding
(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining
kW/MW Goal
(Life of Program)
22,250.87 500,000 177,749.13 2% of non-renewable
None
CY 2014 was an unusually inactive year in solar PV installation. The ability of
homeowners to shoulder the lion's shares of the acquisition cost (ex-
municipal rebates and federal ITC) is the key determinant in the sales
dynamic. Needles is an economically challenged community. 42% of the
residents are on some form of County assistance of one form or another and
the MHI is $28,000.00.
Future Opportunities and Challenges: As noted above
Total Expenditures Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Industrial
Mixed-Use
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
City of Needles
Program Reporting Period: CY 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
Total Systems
Installed
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: None
None
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
David Brownlee
322,250.87
1
2
Solar program information on website at:
None
None
Yes
1
177,749.13
Category Type
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 68 68 5PBI 2 3 0
Total 70 71 5
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 76
New Construction Tier I
New Construction Tier II 16
Total (of all sectors) 92
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate 391 625,609 $ 296,408
1,006 1,742,638 $ 458,381
Non-Profit 529 917,822 $ 226,614
Government 122 206,616 $ -
2,048.28 3,492,685 $ 981,403
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting Period
for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
$ 1,294,677 $ 13,000,000 $ 1,840,369 6.5 MW
Any auditing of installed systems: 10 of the 92 installations were inspected (11%)
Solar program information on website at: www.cityofpaloalto.org/pvpartners
Additional Information (as available)
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: None
Non PV solar systems installed: 11 solar water heating systems were installed on a multi-family complex
Any training or builder/installer assistance: Assistance provided on an as-requested basis
TOTAL (all sectors) 92
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
$ 133,429 $ 3,241,547
Industrial
Agricultural
Mixed-Use
2
Program Performance
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Category TypeTotal Systems
Installed
80
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Commercial 5
5
Future Opportunities and Challenges: Developing non-rebate solar program initiatives including Community
Solar and Group-Buy programs.
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Utility Name: City of Palo Alto Utilities Lindsay Joye
Program Reporting Period: 1/1/14- 12/31/14
Program Activities
Summary of Program Activities: Hosted one residential workshop in May 2014. Residential rebate funds
were fully reserved in August 2014.
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 162 159 19PBI 4 4 1
Total 166 163 20
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 133
New Construction Tier I
New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors) 133
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid
for Reporting
Year Installations
Residential - Market Rate 593 952,916.00 578,268.00$
124 206,297.00 449,543.00$
662 1,172,375.00 -$
Non-Profit
Government
Total (of all sectors) 1,379 2,331,588 1,027,811$
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting Period
for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
2,620,875$ 16,000,000$ (2,026,060)$ 14,000 kW
Commercial
Industrial
Mixed-Use
2
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Program Reporting Period: January 1 to December 31, 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
Total Systems
Installed
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved:
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Mauricio Mejia
Utility Name: Pasadena Water and Power
Interest in solar power continues to remain strong in Pasadena especially
in the residential sector. In addition, solar leases account for more than
half of residential applications.
Future Opportunities and Challenges: PWP has been using PowerClerk to manage the solar program since
2013. Dealing with inexperienced installers remains our greatest
challenge.
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
Solar program information on website at:
Assistance to installers and customers is provided over the
phone via PWP's Program Answerline at 626.744.6970
PWP inspect 100% of solar installations prior to issuing "Permission To
Operate" letter
www.PWPweb.com/solar
3,649,885$134,704$
126
5
133
PWP has very small number of
applications that aren't installed.
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Contact Person:Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 5 5 0PBI
Total 5 5 0
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 5
New Construction Tier I
New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors) 5
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate 23.951 41,915 34,968$
Non-Profit 24.735 42,462 29,469$
Government
48.686 84,377 64,436$
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting
Period for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
64,411$ 400,000$ 239,466$ 500 kW
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: Pittsburg Power Company
Program Reporting Period: CY 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
1
Continue to offer the highest rebate rate for solar installations.
Adopted Net Energy Metering Program
Future Opportunities and Challenges:
To track and claim distributed Solar for RPS compliance
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: Upfront Investment, Historical
buildings
18,053$
Industrial
Mixed-Use
TOTAL (all sectors)
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Vanessa Xie
Solar program information on website at:
No
No
Utility Inspection. Monthly Solar Production Monitoring
www.islandenergy.com
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
4,536$
4
5
Total Systems
Installed
Utility Name: Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 16 16PBI
Total 16 16
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 16
New Construction Tier I
New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors) 16
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate 47.92 85,702 78,161.53
12.87 22,721 23,131.50
Non-Profit
Government
60.79 108,423 101,293.03
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting
Period for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
101,293.03 2,060,000 N/A N/A
Any auditing of installed systems: Verification of each system is completed during meter replacement. Energy
audit surveys are also required with the application.
Solar program information on website at: www.psrec.coop NOTE: PSREC is an electric cooperative. This report
is provided voluntarily to comply with the intent of SB1.
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
Provided rebates and educational information to encourage PV
installation.
Future Opportunities and Challenges: PSREC is pursuing a community solar installation.
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
N/A
0
Industrial
Mixed-Use
TOTAL (all sectors)
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Corby Gardner
N/A
N/A
2
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
184,156.03
14
16
Total Systems
Installed
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved:
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 0 0 0PBI 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 0
New Construction Tier I 0New Construction Tier II 0
Total (of all sectors) 0
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate
Non-ProfitGovernment
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting Period
for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
0 1,030,000.00$ 476,680.00$ 400
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: Port of Oakland
Program Reporting Period: CY 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
There was no activity during the reporting period.
Future Opportunities and Challenges: The Port of Oakland had no SB1 eligible applications during the reporting
period. However, the Port has one application under review for CY 2016
that will bring the total amount of SB 1 sponsored solar in the Port’s
service territory to 750 KW DC, which exceeds the Port’s 400 KW SB 1
objective as provided on the CEC’s website (Publicly Owned Utilities Life
of Program and Yearly Statistics - 2013. Posted August 13, 2014).
Total Expenditures During
Reporting Period (Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: 0
270,680.00$
Industrial
Mixed-Use
TOTAL (all sectors)
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Nicolas Procos
Solar program information on website at:
0
None
No
http://www.portofoakland.com/utility/eerp.aspx
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
0
0
Total Systems
Installed
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 5 5 0PBI 0 0 0
Total 5 5 0
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 1
New Construction Tier I 0New Construction Tier II 0
Total (of all sectors) 1
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate
27.15 50,372 61,094
Non-Profit
Government
27.15 50,372 61,094
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting
Period for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
61,094 1,250,000 899,334.99 1,190 kW
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Utility
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
One customer completed installation in 2014 and four applications were received
with installation being completed in 2015.
Future Opportunities and Challenges:With the increase in customer interest, staff reviewed and revised the rebate
program to guarantee funding will be available for multiple projects per year.
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: None
178,722
Industrial
Mixed-Use
TOTAL (all sectors)
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Trina Valdez
Solar program information on website at:
None
None
Secondary meters are installed to capture total system generation. Audits are
performed after a full year of data has been recorded.
http://www.cityofrc.us/cityhall/engineering/rcmu/rebates
/renewable.asp
1
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
239,816
1
Total Systems
Installed
Program Reporting Period: January 01, 2014 to December 31,2014
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 158 136 9PBI 0 0 0
Total 158 136 9
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 99
New Construction Tier I 1New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors) 100
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate 767.1 No 417,036.00$
generation
58.32 meters
Non-Profit installed
Government
825.42 n/a 417,036.00$
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting
Period for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life of
Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
1,268,754.00$ 6,766,346.00$ 5,816,054.00$ 6.5MW
Any training or builder/installer assistance: System sizing and design training provided as needed.
Any auditing of installed systems: Each application was reviewed and field verified prior to Net Meter set.
Solar program information on website at:
None
www.reupower.com
1
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
81,619.00$
99
100
Total Systems
Installed
Non PV solar systems installed:
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Summary of Program Activities: August 5, 2014 REU reopened its rebate program @ $1.00 per watt installed with a
maximum of $10,000 per project. REU established a rebate budget for this rebate re-opening of $750,000; within 12
business hours, 100% of these funds had been allocated. Note: only $417,036 of the $750,000 has been paid,
leaving a balance of incentives reserved of $332,964.
Contact Person: Mike Adams
Email Address: [email protected]
Utility Name: Redding Electric Utility
Future Opportunities and Challenges: During FY16 Q1 - Q2, REU will evaluate another round of solar PV rebates to
complete its SB1 funding goals, which would result in a small cash reserve to cover final reporting labor costs.
During this same period, REU will also evaluate community solar as an alternative option for the use of Redding's
remaining SB1 funds, should REU determine this option provides better solar PV opportunities for all REU
customers.
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: Customers applying for interconnection
agreements on circuits that have reached their maximum penetration levels.
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
332,964.00$
Industrial
Mixed-Use
TOTAL (all sectors)
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Challenges:
Solar program demand continues to exceed available local funding for both residential and non-residential PV programs.
While the average commercial installation has increased in 2014 to 76.69 kW AC from 40.89 kW AC in 2013 participation continues to be at a much slower pace
than residential PV systems with only eleven (11) commercial installations completed in the 2014 reporting cycle. Commercial PV systems are much more costly and
often face greater technical, structural or permitting challenges. Furthermore, commercial PV systems rarely offset the customer's entire electric demand and
therefore the return on investment is often much longer than comparable residential PV systems. In addition, many commercial customers lease rather than own
their own buildings and landlords are not motivated to install PV since utility costs are often passed on to the tenant in their lease costs. Improvement and growth in
the local economy may encourage additional commercial customers to consider PV installations.
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Gerald Buydos
Utility Name: Riverside Public Utilities
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Future Opportunities and Challenges: Solar program demand continues to exceed available local funding for both residential and non-residential PV programs.
Opportunities:
Solar hardware pricing continues to decline and the availability of attractive financing options continues to attract more residential participation. The incentives per
installed watt AC have continued to decline per SB1 guidelines, however the average residential system sizes have increased moderately. The average residential
system installation was 4.83 kW AC, 4.93 kW AC and 5.38 kW AC, for 2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively. Available Federal Tax Credits and expectations of lowered
energy bills, rather than utility rebate incentives are primarily driving customer decisions to install residential PV systems.
In 2014, 167 residential customers installed solar without an incentive compared to only 104 residential customers in 2013. This is further evidence that decreasing
PV system costs, alternative financing tools, along with the 30% Federal Tax Credit, have combined to make installing a PV system a mainstream option for many
homeowners who can afford it. RPU is currently surveying customers and evaluating opportunities in the future for creating a community solar program for those
customers where it is not feasible or practical to install solar at their residence or business.
Summary of Program Activities:
In reporting year 2014, Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) continued to experience high demand for it's solar rebate program and installation of solar systems. RPU's
solar rebate program has assisted 809 customers with the installation of solar systems through the end of 2014.
During the SB 1 calendar year 2014 reporting cycle, RPU opened the PV incentive program in June, 2013 for the fiscal year 2013/14 funding cycle. RPU offered
rebate levels at $2.00 per AC watt installed up to 50% of project costs and capped at $13,000 for residential and $2.00 per AC watt installed up to 50% of project
costs and capped at $15,000, $45,000, $100,000 for flat rate, demand rate and TOU rate commercial customers respectively. Both the residential and the
commercial programs were fully subscribed the same day the program opened.
In June, 2014, RPU opened the PV Incentive program for the fiscal year 2014/15 funding cycle offering rebate levels at $0.75 per AC watt installed up to 50% of
project costs with no cap on residential and capped at $50,000 for all commercial installations. Both the residential and the commercial programs were fully
subscribed within 145 days.
During the reporting period program demand has exceeded available funding. The customer response to the program indicates the demand for solar is continuing
to increase. Reductions in PV system hardware and installation costs as well as alternative financing sources, such as the HERO (PACE) program, have expanded
customer participation and increased affordability for installing PV systems.
RPU is experiencing a significant increase in customers installing PV systems without the assistance of a utility rebate incentive. In 2014, an additional one hundred
sixty-seven (167) residential homes installed PV systems within RPU's service territory without requesting a reservation nor submitting an application for a PV
rebate.
RPU continues to market its PV rebate program through direct customer contact, special events, print ads, contractor communication and electronic media.
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 447 439 8PBI 0 0 0
Total 447 439 8
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 435
New Construction Tier I
New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors) 435
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total Generation
(kWh/yr)Incentives Paid for Reporting Year Installations
Residential - Market Rate 2,265.01 4,960,371.90 $527,357.00
-$ -$
843.54 1,847,352.60 $252,385.00
Non-Profit -$ -$
Government 447.21 979,389.90 $0.00
-$
-$
-$
Total (of all sectors) 3,555.76 7,787,114.40 $779,742.00
Total Incentives
Paid/Reporting
Year
SB 1 Funding
(Life of Program)
Funds Remaining kW/MW Goal (Life of Program)
$1,841,691.50 $24,930,000.00 $9,748,891.63 N/A
-$
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
Mixed-Use
Agricultural
$2,648,287.50
Total Expenditures Incentives Reserved
435
-$
-$
-$
-$
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Commercial
Industrial
11
-$
Total Systems
Installed
3
Solar program information on website at:
None.
www.greenriverside.com
www.greenriverside.com/residential
www.greenriverside.com/business
Non PV solar systems installed:
Any auditing of installed systems:
The City of Riverside inspects every installed system and audits all commercial facilities and residential homes during the rebate application process, except new
construction with required Title 24 reports and public agencies not subject to City of Riverside review.
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
RPU provides PV project support and assistance to all contractors and customers who request help with technical support, rebate application processing and
permitting issues. RPU has also created strong relationships with local and regional installers and contractors.
Known customer application issues/applications not approved:
RPU had 8 solar PV rebate reservations cancel during the reporting year at the customer's request.
Program Performance
$0.00
421
-$
Contact Person:Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 439 436 3PBI 2 1 1
Total 441 437 4
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 277
New Construction Tier I 160New Construction Tier II 0
Total (of all sectors) 437
Installed
Capacity (kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid (Reporting
Period for Installations)
Residential - Market Rate 1,438 2,457,358 635,861$
29 12,195 58,741$
Non-Profit
Government
1,467 2,469,553
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting
Period for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal (Life
of Program)
694,602$ 11,159,445$ 3,213,555$ no goal for RE
Solar program information on website at:
none
none
RE performs M&V on all installed systems prior to payment of rebate
http://www.roseville.ca.us/electric/home/rebates
1
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
757,602$
436
437
Total Systems
Installed
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Renee Laffey
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: none
917,000$
Industrial
Mixed-Use
TOTAL (all sectors) 694,602$
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: Roseville Electric
Program Reporting Period: CY 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
Rebates for retrofit and new construction PV (EPBI and PBI)
Future Opportunities and Challenges:RE will reduce PV incentives to $0.00 by 12/31/16
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Utility Name: Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Program Reporting Period: CY 2014
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Jim Barnett
Summary of Program Activities:SMUD continued administering the SB1 solar PV incentive program for residential, commercial, new homes through the SolarSmart program, SolarShares and multi-family affordable housing through a pilot
virtual net metering program. Program efforts focused on:
• Educating customers with information and informational material via the SMUD website, through one-on-one communications with customers and by participating in workshops, conferences, webinars, etc.
• Managing incentive application intake and approval communications through the PowerClerk Incentive platform.
• Performing interconnection reviews and inspections for 100% of the projects installed.
• Administering EPBI payments and monthly or quarterly PBI payment disbursements through the PowerClerk Incentive platform and SAP.
• Pursuing process improvements to increase program management and administration efficiency and effectiveness which includes program communications, stakeholder collaboration, business planning,
reporting, and exchange of data between IT systems and solutions.
Program Highlights:
• Commercial Retrofit
• Continued thru the reporting period offering Step 10 ($0.20/watt EPBI)
• Customer interest in PV remains high but SMUD’s low rates contributed to lower than expected project completions
• PBI payments continue to run higher than initially anticipated. Systems are generating more than they would using 30-year average weather data.
• A pilot rate was developed that allows multiple account aggregation to be offset by a single PV installation. Mutual Housing was the 1st customer under this pilot that applied with three of their
multifamily projects.
• Total installed capacity for SB1 commercial 2007-2014 was 38.3MW with $89.5M in reserved PBI payments or paid incentives. Unbuilt reservations expected to be installed in 2015 and 2016 will add 29.4
MW with $5.7M reserved.
• Residential Retrofit
• Thru December 2014 – incentive remained at Step 10
• Total installed capacity for SB1 residential 2007-2014 was 21.6MW with $16.2M in reserved or paid incentives. Unbuilt projects expected to be installed in 2015 and 2016 based on current run-rates will
add an additional 29 MW with $3M in spending.
• Strategies were developed to maximize installed capacity and minimize financial costs in 2014.
• Low-income multifamily virtual net-metering.
• There were no uptakers for this program in 2014. Since we are coming close to reaching our financial limits in other programs, we closed the pilot rate.
• Total installed capacity for SB1 MF VNM 2007-2014 was 0.6MW with approximately $1.5M in paid incentives.
• SolarSmart New residential
• 2014 activity closed the SolarSmart Program. The SmartHome Program rolled out in 2015. All residential solar PV installations will apply thru the Residential PV Program. SmartHome features will include
PV options but reaches wider into smart home technologies, demand response, lighting, controls, EV connections and efficiency upgrades.
• Total installed capacity for SB1 SolarSmart 2007-2014 was 5.1MW with approximately $11.1M in paid incentives.
• SolarShares Program
• No new SolarShares projects have come online. Future growth is planned but will not be expensed against SB1 incentives
• Total installed capacity for SB1 SolarShares 2007-2014 was 1.1MW with approximately $1.6M in reserved incentives.
• SMUD expects to be very close to deliver the target capacity goal within the financial limit by the end of 2016 or sooner. Installed 2007-2014 66.7MW $119.9M; 2015-2016 forecast installations 58.4MW,
$8.7M
Future Opportunities and Challenges:• Reduced incentive levels had little impact on the growth rate of project activity in the residential retrofit market. Project activity has noticeably decreased in the commercial retrofit market since the
incentives dropped to Step 10 ($0.20 per Watt). However at the time of this writing, SMUD reached the commercial incentive limits by May 2015.
• The new housing market in the Sacramento region exhibited upward momentum in new housing starts in 2014, but reduced incentives levels reduced the builders interest to install solar PV.
• The solar leasing business model continues to capture a prominent share of the market for financing residential solar PV systems. While the majority of the observed growth in solar leasing is in the
residential retrofit market the solar leasing business model has made significant inroads into the new residential construction market. The concern is regarding the apparent tendency for the solar lease sector
of the PV market to distort the true cost of installation due to solar leasing service providers “optimization” of the federal investment tax credits. The benefit to the customer is a set monthly payment that on
an annual basis provides net utility bill savings, compared to a variable payment based on actual production, such as in a power purchase agreement, that produces net annual savings that are difficult to
determine. It is anticipated that solar leasing will continue to dominate the residential retrofit solar PV market. Solar leasing is also being increasingly adopted in the new residential construction market as
home builders look for ways to remain competitive. Solar leasing allows the home builders to exclude the cost of the solar PV system from the total cost of the new home thereby keeping these new solar
homes price competitive. When the new solar home is purchased, the solar lease is assigned to the new home owner becoming their responsibility to manage.
• PV system installation costs continue to decline. The solar PV market is moving closer to achieving the goal of maturing into a subsidy free PV marketplace, especially for high energy use residential
customers. For commercial customers, SMUD’s low electricity tariff rates coupled with risk adverse financing options seem to be holding back a more widespread penetration of solar PV into the commercial
market, especially for small and medium sized business. Another factor is that most small and medium size business are predominantly tenants in buildings that they do not own nor control, thereby making
the installation of a solar PV system a difficult proposition.
• Strategies continue to be explored to reduce time and costs for PV project permitting and grid interconnection approval, including the coordination of related activities with building department and
permitting officials.
• Customer education and awareness will continue to play a large part of SMUD’s role in the solar PV marketplace. The development and implementation of SMUD’s Solar Map and other web based customer
self-service tools is a continuing priority. Efforts will include developing and implementing enhancements to SMUD’s website to provide a superior online information resource for customers who have an
interest in pursuing and implanting solar PV.
• Residential Time-of-use rates were introduced in 2015. Phasing out the tiered rate structure into a TOU structure will impact the NEM financial benefits of installing PV, some customers positively, some
negatively. Residential TOU rates will be optional for PV and EV customers in 2016 and 2017. The tiered rate structure will be eliminated in 2017 with flat winter and summer rates. TOU will be the default in
2018. Customers are being educated to consider their long term investment in solar with TOU rates in mind.
• SMUD will move to the PowerClerk Interconnect platform in Q3 2015 in an attempt to reduce administration efforts and costs for all DG on our grid.
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 2398 1824 112PBI 0 0 0
Total 2398 1824 112
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 1545
New Construction Tier I 464New Construction Tier II 0
Total (of all sectors) 2009
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid
for Reporting
Year Installations
Residential - Market Rate 8014 11300000 2616000
1223.649 1848757 249464
Non-Profit 93.016 141294 15593
Government 618.486 877084 19070
349.999 531598 47067
Total (of all sectors) 10299.15 14698733 2947194
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting
Period for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
15565553 130000000 6979636 125
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
23
Category Type
Program Performance
2112808
1966
2009
Total Systems
Installed
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Mixed-Use
2
4
123020364
Agricultural
14
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Industrial
Additional Information (as available)
Solar information on smud.org website:https://www.smud.org/en/residential/environment/solar-for-your-home/
https://www.smud.org/en/business/environment/solar-for-your-business/index.htm
https://smud.powerclerk.com/Default.aspx
https://www.smud.org/en/business/environment/solar-for-your-business/solarshares.htm
https://www.smud.org/en/about-smud/environment/renewable-energy/community-solar.htm
https://www.smud.org/en/about-smud/environment/renewable-energy/solar-project-dev-info.htm
https://www.smud.org/en/residential/environment/smart-homes/index.htm
Non PV solar systems installed: NONE
Known customer application issues/applications not approved:• Installation issues continue with residential retrofit installs due to employee churn within the solar companies and new contractors entering the Sacramento market. One notable issue continues being the
lack of installing a neutral wire from the PV production meter to the breaker panel. PV production meter placement also continues to be a contractor challenge despite drawing, discussions, marks on wall, etc.
Large turnover in installation staff seems to be the norm and educating installers continues to be challenging.
• Increased application intake continues to tax our staff resources. SMUD continues to strive for a 5-day application approval turn-around.
• SMUD is beginning to receive many applications where PV systems expected generation is greater than the customers historic kWh use. These applications are now simply being denied and making the
applicant reapply from scratch. We use to make it easier on the applicant by editing and manipulating the existing application in PowerClerk. This additional effort taxes SMUD's resources and enables the
contractor to stay stuck in their bad behavior. Most oversized applications are 20-year PPA agreements between the customer/solar company. The solar companies seem to have little interest in doing what is
right for the customer but would rather increase per system capacity to increase their revenue streams. SMUD increases their effort to instruct the customers that net-producers will receive wholesale credits
rather than retail rates for their excess generation.
Any training or builder/installer assistance:• SMUD held one 3 day training session in 2014 to prepare participants for the NABCEP certification test. The class was taught by Bill Brooks from Brooks Engineering. This is an advanced solar PV training class
for code compliance design and installation of solar PV systems.
• SMUD continues ongoing training and programs that support benchmarking with the EPA's Portfolio Manager tool.
• SMUD solar PV system inspectors provide continuous guidance, advice and instructions to solar vendors/installers operating within the SMUD service territory as part of the solar PV system installation
inspections, as well as solar system plan reviews.
• The SMUD website provides customer access to PV information and financing to help customers during the decision making process to invest in solar. Contractors also use the site for program documents
and updates.
• SMUD hosted 2nd annual Energy Expo in 2014. Contractor representatives and SMUD classes about solar and energy efficiency were held throughout the day. More than 200 people attended.
• Increased training for residential customers is being performed in 2015. SMUD will also roll-out TV, print ad, and web enhancement campaign in August 2015 to reach a broader audience. We have analyzed
many customer contracts who have entered into PPA agreements and found the majority are financially negative for our customers.
Any auditing of installed systems:• As a routine part of SMUD solar PV program, we perform post installation inspections of every solar PV system that operates parallel with our electric grid.
• PV Check (part of the Clean Power Research tools) allows system-wide performance monitoring to identify underperforming systems.
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI N/A N/A N/APBI N/A N/A N/A
Total
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings N/A
New Construction Tier I N/ANew Construction Tier II N/A
Total (of all sectors)
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid
for Reporting
Year
Installations
Residential - Market Rate 1712 2,249,568 1,075,000$
147 193,158 392,000$
408 536,112 134,000$
Non-Profit 538 706,932 453,000$
Government 194 254,916 1,646,025$
0 - -$
0 - -$
0 - -$
Total (of all sectors) 2,999 3,940,686
Total Incentives
Paid/Reporting
Year
SB 1 Funding
(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining
kW/MW Goal
(Life of Program)
2,054,000$ 27,514,838$ $3,051,663 N/A
Non PV solar systems installed:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: San Francisco Public Utilities Comm
Program Reporting Period: Calendar Year 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
11
The SFPUC directly installs, maintains and operates solar PV systems on
municipal buildings throughout the City and County of San Francisco.
The SFPUC's GoSolarSF program provides incentives to residents,
businesses, and non-profit organizations to install solar PV systems on
their premises.
Future Opportunities and Challenges:
Total Expenditures
0
0
On-the-job training (OJT) program provided participating
installation companies 50% of the wages (up to $6,000)
paid to GoSolarSF Workforce Development Program hires
during the training period.
None
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Category Type
573
61
Total Systems
Installed
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
James Hendry
Solar program information on website at:
Yes. For municipal projects, SFPUC conducts full inspection and
commissioning. For GoSolarSF projects, SFPUC conducts an inspections
on a case-by-case basis following CSI guidelines.
GoSolarSF Website
http://sfwater.org/index.aspx?page=133
29
Additional Information (as available)
3,940,686$
0
676
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: New budget amount for 2015-16 is projected to
be $5 million.
3,700,025$
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
2
$3,051,663
Industrial
Mixed-Use
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 1 2 0PBI
Total 1 2 0
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 2
New Construction Tier I
New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors) 2
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate 5.514 8521 $9,750.00
Non-Profit
Government 26 37432 $92,000.00
31.514 45953 $101,750.00
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting
Period for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
$101,750.00 $2,510,000.00 $2,085,559.41 2,240 kW
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: City of Shasta Lake
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
Only one (1) new application was received during CY2014, as a result of
the City's decision to close the Solar Rebate Program until further notice
due to a lack of funding. Two (2) solar PV systems were installed in the
City's service territory and rebated under the PV Buydown Program during
CY2014 (compared to 10 systems during CY2013).
Future Opportunities and Challenges: The State of California's relentless attack on its load serving entities and
distribution providers is making the consumption of electrical energy
unaffordable. The City and its patrons cannot afford to invest in energy
efficiency and weatherization, renewable energy, roof top solar energy,
carbon free energy, and absorb the increasing cost to regulate all of these
endeavors while maintaining a reliably smart electrical energy grid.
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
1
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: During 2014, the City installed a 26
kW DC roof-top solar array on a
new City warehouse. The project
used public benefit funds (i.e. funds
for solar rebates) to fund the entire
project. The City's patrons benefit
from the utility project.
$0.00
Industrial
Mixed-Use
TOTAL (all sectors)
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Tom Miller
Solar program information on website at:
none
none
All sites are subject to an energy audit prior to reservation of SB1 funds
and 100% of systems are inspected by a third-party (post-installation) to
verify that system performance matches the EPBB inputs.
http://www.ci.shasta-lake.ca.us/index.aspx?NID=874
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
$101,750.00
1
2
Total Systems
Installed
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 114 114 0PBI 5 5 1
Total 119 119 1
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 48
New Construction Tier I
New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors) 48
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate 176 274,292 444,868.85$
552 920589 131,464.70$
Non-Profit 4 155800 224,500.00$
Government
732 1350681 800,833.55$
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting Period
for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life of
Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
4,330,550.55$ 31,500,000.00$ 14,112,690.00$ 30 MW
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: Silicon Valley Power, City of Santa Clara
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
3
We received applications for two new construction residential projects this year
which is a very new space for us. Systems will be installed during 2015, but the
two projects combined amounted to essentially the typical # of solar systems
that we usually receive in one year.
Future Opportunities and Challenges: Looking ahead and planning for changes post SB1, plus dealing with projects
that are coming in from PPA providers that are proposing non-optimally
orientated systems in order to squeeze every last possible kWh of production
out of a customer's rooftop.
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives Reserved
Commercial
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: Some projects
needed to be redesigned before incentive approval. We have seen an uptick in non-
optimally orientated systems from some installers offering PPA contracts to
residential customers. We've severely reduced rebate incentives in some cases and
outright denied rebates to systems with North facing panels
22,620,350.00$
Industrial
Mixed-Use
TOTAL (all sectors)
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Leslie Brown
Solar program information on website at:
No non-PV solar systems installed that we are aware of
We did not sponsor or offer any specific builder or installer
training this year, however staff is on hand to assist in any part
of the installation process if there are issue and/or questions
We have a staff member who maintains HERS Solar certification who inspects
approximately 90% of the installations in our service territory
www.siliconvalleypower.com
5
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
44,426.99$
40
48
Total Systems Installed
Paul Hauser/Kellie Haigh
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI
PBI
Total
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 1
New Construction Tier I
New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors) 1
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate 2 4729 0
Non-Profit
Government
2 4729 0
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting
Period for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
0 212,957 57,043 400kW
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: Trinity Public Utilities District
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
Future Opportunities and Challenges:
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: None
0
Industrial
Mixed-Use
TOTAL (all sectors)
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
phauser/[email protected]
Solar program information on website at:
None
No
None
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
0
1
1
Total Systems
Installed
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 37 34 3PBI 0 0 0
Total 37 34 3
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 34
New Construction Tier I
New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors) 34
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate 112.1 152 201,977
28.6 42 64,237
Non-Profit
Government
12.4 18.4 27,400
153.1 212.4 293,614
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting
Period for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
293,614 1,773,408 494,655 1,143 kW
Solar program information on website at:
None
No
Yes
Yes
5
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
334,012.87
27
34
Total Systems
Installed
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Kathy Neus
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: No known issues
None
Industrial
Mixed-Use
2
TOTAL (all sectors)
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: Truckee Donner Public Utility District
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
Website, Conservation Information, Truckee Home Show, Solar installer
flyers and classes
Future Opportunities and Challenges: Predominately a second home area, customers still not wanting to part
with their cash reserves
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 298 298 Not Tracked
PBI 9 9 Not Tracked
Total 307 307 Not Tracked
Number of Installations per Building TypeExisting Buildings 297
New Construction Tier I 10
New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors) 307
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate 1947.2 3,150,655 1,730,565$
15.6 25,361 17,941$
70.1 120,366 24,384$
Non-ProfitGovernment
2239.5 4,152,685 778,439$
770.7 1,265,336 269,738$
5043 8,714,403 2,821,067$
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting
Period for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life
of Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
3,419,579$ 23,597,416$ 3,156,801$ 23
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Utility Name: Turlock Irrigation District Contact Person: Nancy FollyEmail Address: [email protected]
Commercial 11
Program Activities
Summary of Program Activities: Assist customers that interested in installing solarFuture Opportunities and Challenges: In 2014, TID reached our NET metering cap. TID will need to ensuring
customers and vendors understand the differences between the traditional net metering rate schedules and
TID's new self generation rate schedules.
Program Performance
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Category TypeTotal Systems
Installed
282
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income 5
Industrial 4
Agricultural 5
Mixed-Use
TOTAL (all sectors) 307
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Any training or builder/installer assistance: Inspection training provided in July 2014.Any auditing of installed systems: Field post inspections are completed on 100% of systemsSolar program information on website at: http://www.tid.com/for-home/rebates/solar-rebate-program
3,029$ 4,675,178$
Additional Information (as available)Known customer application issues/applications not approved:Non PV solar systems installed:
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 10 7 3PBI
Total 10 7 3
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 7
New Construction Tier I
New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors) 7
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid(Reporting Period for
Installations)
Residential - Market Rate 21.77 37936 $23,335.32
25.039 41992 $28,044.00
Non-Profit
Government
46.809 79928 $51,379.32
Total Incentives
Paid (Reporting
Period for Installations)
SB 1 Funding(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining (Life of
Program)
kW/MW Goal(Life of Program)
$51,379.32 $1,530,000.00 $1,274,507.32 N/A
Solar program information on website at:
none
none
All sites are subject to an energy audit prior to reservation of SB1 funds
and 100% of systems are inspected by a third-party (post-installation) to
verify that system performance matches the EPBB inputs.
http://www.cityofukiah.com/electric-utility/
2
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
$51,379.32
5
7
Total Systems
Installed
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Mark Gosvener
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: none
$0.00
Industrial
Mixed-Use
TOTAL (all sectors)
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: City of Ukiah
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
Ten (10) new applications were received and approved during CY2014.
Seven (7) solar PV system were installed in the City's service territory and
rebated under the PV Buy Down Program during CY2014 (compared to 2
systems in CY2013). Three (3) customers did not finalize their approved
rebates.
Future Opportunities and Challenges: Solar PV Program activity increased during CY2014 as a result of some
focused marketing efforts of contractors in our service territory. There
continues to be an increase in interest in the program from customer
and contractor inquiries.
Total Expenditures
During Reporting Period
(Non-Incentives)
Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Number of
Apps Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI
PBI 1 1
Total 1 1
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 1
New Construction Tier I
New Construction Tier II
Total (of all sectors) 1
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid
for Reporting
Year Installations
Residential - Market Rate
Non-Profit
Government
357 112,240 $69,014
Total (of all sectors) 357 112,240 $69,014
Total Incentives
Paid/Reporting
Year
SB 1 Funding
(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining
kW/MW Goal
(Life of Program)
34,807.50$ 16,352,634.00$ 16,208,431
Solar program information on website at:
None
None
Systems are Pre/Post inspected by VG& E engineering and building
departments.
cityofvernon.org/dept/gas&electric/custsvc/solar
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Abraham Alemu
-$
1
Total Systems
Installed
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved: None
661,342.50$
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Utility Name: City of Vernon
Program Reporting Period: January 1, 2014-December 31, 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Agricultural
The City of Vernon installed a 357 AC KW system for an industrial
printing facility
Future Opportunities and Challenges: Have interest in installing a 350 KW system in 2015
Total Expenditures Incentives
Reserved
Commercial
Industrial
Mixed-Use
1
Contact Person:
Email Address:
Total
Numb
er of
Apps
Rcvd Apps Approved
Apps
Rejected/
Cancelled
EPBI 0 0 0PBI 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0
Number of Installations per Building Type
Existing Buildings 0
New Construction Tier I 0New Construction Tier II 0
Total (of all sectors) 0
Installed Capacity
(kW)
Total
Generation
(kWh/yr)
Incentives Paid
for Reporting
Year Installations
Residential - Market Rate n/a n/a n/a
n/a n/a n/a
0 0 0
Non-Profit 0 0 0
Government 0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
Total (of all sectors) 0 0 0
Total Incentives
Paid/Reporting Year
SB 1 Funding
(Life of Program)
Funds
Remaining
kW/MW Goal
(Life of Program)
0 $92,000 $92,000 159 kW
None
0
Any training or builder/installer assistance:
Any auditing of installed systems:
Non PV solar systems installed:
Known customer application issues/applications not approved:
Agricultural
0
Commercial
Industrial 0
0
0
Total Expenditures Incentives
Reserved
Mixed-Use
0
0
0
Senate Bill 1 Solar Program Status Report
Program Activities
Program Performance
Jenele Davidson
Utility Name: Victorville Municipal Utility Services
Very few inquiries and no applications were received regarding the
City's SB1 solar rebate program during calendar year 2014.
Future Opportunities and Challenges: Victorville Municipal Utility Services (VMUS) serves 54 customers, all
which are classified as either industrial, commercial or government
(no residential). Total available program funding is $92,000. In June
2014, the EPBI and PBI incentive rates were restored to 2008 levels
for the remaining life of the program ($2.80/watt and $0.10/kWh
respectively) and the per-customer spending cap of $15,000 was
eliminated in an attempt to improve participation. VMUS will
continue to solicit interest from its customers.
January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Summary of Program Activities:
n/a
Total Systems
Installed
Residential - Affordable/ Low Income
n/a
Systems Installed and Installed Capacity per Sector
Solar program information on website at:
None
No
n/a
http://VMUS.victorvilleca.gov
0
Additional Information (as available)
Category Type
Program Reporting Period: