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Maintaining California’s Solar Market: Getting the Details Right
Bernadette Del ChiaroExecutive Director, CALSEIA
2014: 3 GW PV in California, plus another 3 GW nationally
Solar Water Heating installed 618 systems saving 550,000 therms, enough to supply energy needs of 1,200 homes for 20 years
54,000 Solar Jobs in CA
More than PG&E, So Cal Edison, Sempra, LADWP & SMUD combined
The Details that Matter Most
Rates, Bills & NEM 2.0 Soft Costs
ITC
50% RPS & Carbon Cap
Utility Incentives
Key Rate Issues
Tiered Rates
Time of Use Rates
Fixed Charge and
Minimum Bill
2001 Rates
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 50
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PG&ESCESDG&E
Cent
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2002 Rates
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 50
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PG&ESCESDG&E
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2007 Rates
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 50
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PG&ESCESDG&E
Cent
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2013 Rates
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 50
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PG&ESCESDG&E
Cent
s/kW
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2013 Rates
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 50
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PG&ESCESDG&E
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2.7:1
Rate Changes Hot off the Press
• 2015 rate structure will begin in November. Significant “haircut”.
• 3-tiered structure in 2019. Incremental transition between now and then
• Super User Electricity (SUE) Surcharge• A third tier that is labeled as a surcharge to indicate it is a penalty
for usage beyond normal levels. • Only 2%-10% of customers will reach SUE tier
• $10 minimum bill in November, not fixed charge (2018 revisited)
• Default TOU in 2018
PG&E Current Tiered Rates
85169
254338
423508
592677
761846
9311015
11001184
12691354
14381523
16071692
17771861
19462030
0
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40
kWh
Cent
s/kW
h
27¢
33¢
16¢
PG&E 2019 Tier Differential
85169
254338
423508
592677
761846
9311015
11001184
12691354
14381523
16071692
17771861
19462030
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
23 ¢
40.7 ¢
18 ¢
NEM 2.0• NEM 2.0 proposals submitted Aug 3rd. Decision in Dec.
• IOU proposals match Salt River Project NEM tariff which greatly damaged the market.
50% RPS & Carbon Cap
• Governor called for 50% RPS. Legislature committed. SB 350 expected to pass.
• SB 32 would reset California’s mandatory carbon cap to 40% below 1990 by 2030; 80% by 2050. Measure put on hold until 2016.
Utility Incentive Programs
• AB 1470 nearing its end. Depressed natural gas prices continue to dog market. Promise in commercial sector.
• Municipal utility programs continue to lag behind rest of state.
• Federal EPA Clean Power Plan floor. California going well beyond.
Lowering Soft Costs
• AB 2188 Permit Streamlining Mandate
• Interconnection • All on-line now• Aggregate NEM
• Codes & Standards
ITC: A Fighting Chance
Long shot and heavy lift
Need local and bipartisan support to get anywhere in Congress.
CA home to influential Rs
