Turn your rooftop sunshine into savings and credits.
When you produce clean energy with solar panels or other renewable technologies, like wind, battery storage, or a renewable fuel cell, you help reduce the need for dirty energy that harms the environment. That’s why Sonoma Clean Power will credit you for the extra energy you send to the grid. Whether you have solar at home or at your business, you’ll be rewarded for the energy your system shares with the community.
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Sonoma Clean Power solar customers are helping to create a more sustainable future by generating their own renewable power. If your system produced more energy than you used over the past year, SCP compensation for your excess energy produced. Each spring, SCP compensates customers for surplus energy sent to the grid at the Net Surplus Compensation rate, up to $5,000 annually. If the amount is over $200, you’ll receive a check; if it’s $200 or less, it will appear as a credit on your electric bill.
Producing your own renewable energy means less reliance on fossil fuels leading to a cleaner, more sustainable future. If you’re interested in making more energy-efficient upgrades to your home, our Customer Center at 741 Fourth Street in downtown Santa Rosa offers incentives and rebates for all-electric appliances.
Net energy metering (NEM) is a program that helps people with solar panels get the most value from the electricity they produce. During sunny hours, solar panels often make more electricity than a home uses. Instead of wasting that extra power, it flows back into the electric grid, and the homeowner or business owner earns credits on their bill. These credits work like a savings balance. Later, when the home needs electricity, such as at night or on cloudy days, the homeowner can use the saved credits to offset some of the power they take from the grid. At the end of the billing period, they pay only for the electricity they used that was not covered by their credits. This makes solar energy more affordable and encourages people to produce clean energy.
SCP charges you for electricity generation each month to make payments easier and track how well your solar system is working. If your solar panels make more energy than you use, you’ll get credit for the extra energy, which goes toward future bills. If you don’t have enough credits, you’ll pay for the electricity you used that month. Remember, PG&E applies a monthly connection charge of about $10, with delivery and transmission charges billed once a year.
Each spring, if you’ve sent extra energy to the grid, you’ll be paid at the Net Surplus Compensation rate, up to $5,000 per year. If the amount is over $200, you’ll receive a check; if it’s $200 or less, it will appear as a credit on your electric bill.
Your electric generation is billed monthly, so you won’t face a large true-up bill for generation at the end of the year. However, it’s important to note that PG&E’s delivery and transmission charges are billed annually.
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