{"id":12998,"date":"2026-10-09T04:07:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T04:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextgpower.com\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T04:08:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T04:08:58","slug":"how-much-does-a-solar-battery-cost-in-california-2026-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextgpower.com\/ar\/how-much-does-a-solar-battery-cost-in-california-2026-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Does a Solar Battery Cost in California? (2026 Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12998\" class=\"elementor elementor-12998\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a29f668 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a29f668\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13df386\" data-id=\"13df386\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca79a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cca79a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nextgpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-much-does-a-solar-battery-cost-california-2026.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nextgpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-much-does-a-solar-battery-cost-california-2026.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/nextgpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-much-does-a-solar-battery-cost-california-2026-300x164.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nextgpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-much-does-a-solar-battery-cost-california-2026-768x419.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nextgpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-much-does-a-solar-battery-cost-california-2026-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/nextgpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-much-does-a-solar-battery-cost-california-2026-600x328.jpeg 600w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13000 lazyload\" alt=\"Home battery installed on a garage wall in a California home, illustrating how much a solar battery costs in California in 2026.\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/nextgpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-much-does-a-solar-battery-cost-california-2026.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13000\" alt=\"Home battery installed on a garage wall in a California home, illustrating how much a solar battery costs in California in 2026.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextgpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-much-does-a-solar-battery-cost-california-2026.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/nextgpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-much-does-a-solar-battery-cost-california-2026-300x164.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nextgpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-much-does-a-solar-battery-cost-california-2026-768x419.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nextgpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-much-does-a-solar-battery-cost-california-2026-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/nextgpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/how-much-does-a-solar-battery-cost-california-2026-600x328.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ea7e55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ea7e55\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ca9ff9\" data-id=\"8ca9ff9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec849a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec849a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">If you\u2019ve been shopping for a <a href=\"https:\/\/nextgpower.com\/ar\/product-category\/energy-storage-system\/\"><i><u><b>\u0628\u0637\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u0645\u0646\u0632\u0644\u064a\u0629<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/a> in California, there is one thing worth checking before almost anything else: does the quote still include the 30% federal residential tax credit?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">We\u2019ve seen proposals that still do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">That credit is no longer available for residential systems purchased in 2026. The Residential Clean Energy Credit under Section 25D ended for expenditures after December 31, 2025. So if a proposal shows a battery costing $13,500 but then gives you a much lower \u201cnet cost\u201d after a 30% federal credit, make sure the installer is not using 2025 math.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">That change matters because it makes the sticker price much closer to the price you actually have to budget for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Based on the California installation quotes we are seeing, a single <a href=\"https:\/\/nextgpower.com\/ar\/product-category\/energy-storage-system\/\"><i><u><b>\u0628\u0637\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u0645\u0646\u0632\u0644\u064a\u0629<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/a> generally costs around $11,000 to $17,500 installed before incentives. There is no Section 25D federal credit for a battery purchased by a homeowner in 2026. California\u2019s SGIP program is still available, but funding depends heavily on the customer\u2019s eligibility and utility territory. Some budgets are closed, some are waitlisted, and a few AB 209 categories remain open.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 22px; line-height: 32px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; margin: 32px 0px 16px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0642\u0627\u0637 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633\u064a\u0629<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin: 16px 0px; padding-left: 18px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Expect roughly $11,000 to $17,500 installed for a single home battery in California, although electrical work and installation conditions can push that higher.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 6px;\">\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\"><span class=\"\">The 30% Residential Clean Energy Credit under Section 25D is no longer available for systems purchased in 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 6px;\">\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Third-party-owned systems, including some leases and PPAs, may still benefit from business-side federal incentives such as Section 48E. That credit belongs to the system owner, however, not directly to the homeowner.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 6px;\">\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\"><span class=\"\">SGIP is still important, but availability is complicated. The general residential tier is currently closed, while certain equity-focused AB 209 categories remain open or waitlisted depending on the territory.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 6px;\">\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Under California\u2019s Net Billing Tariff, batteries can significantly improve the economics of solar by storing midday production and using it later when electricity is more expensive.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 22px; line-height: 32px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; margin: 32px 0px 16px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">How Much Does a Home Battery Cost in California in 2026?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">For most homeowners we talk to, the useful starting range is $11,000 to $17,500 installed for one battery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">That usually includes the battery, gateway or controller, standard labor, permitting and commissioning. What it normally does not include is a major electrical-panel upgrade or unusually complicated electrical work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Here is where several of the most common systems tend to land based on the California quotes we\u2019re seeing.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ds-scroll-area ds-scroll-area--show-on-focus-within ds-scroll-area--enabled _1210dd7 c03cafe9\" style=\"--dsl-scroll-area-gutters-disappear-delay: 1s; z-index: 0; position: relative; overflow: auto; scrollbar-width: none; --padding-left: calc(( 1135px - (840px - 2 * 44px) ) \/ 2 + (840px - 2 * 44px - 100%)); --padding-right: 54px; width: calc(100% + 137.5px); padding-left: calc(-100% + 943.5px); padding-right: 54px; margin-left: calc(100% - 943.5px); color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); --container-height: 229px;\">\n<div class=\"ds-scroll-area__gutters\" style=\"--dsl-scroll-area-scrollbar-bg: #e5e5e5; --dsl-scroll-area-scrollbar-hover: #d4d4d4; pointer-events: none; z-index: 1000; transition: opacity 0.1s ease-out 1s; --container-height: 229px; position: sticky; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; width: 889.5px; height: 0px; opacity: 1 !important;\">\n<div class=\"ds-scroll-area__horizontal-gutter\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 0px; right: 0px; top: 215px; height: 8px;\">\n<div class=\"ds-scroll-area__horizontal-bar\" style=\"cursor: initial; pointer-events: all; background-color: transparent; position: relative; height: 8px; margin-bottom: auto; left: 0px; width: 769.345px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ds-scroll-area__vertical-gutter\" style=\"position: absolute; right: 3px; top: 3px; bottom: -226px; width: 8px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: max-content; max-width: max-content;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12); font: 500 15px \/ 25px quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border-top: none; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px 10px 0px; text-align: left;\"><span class=\"\">\u0628\u0637\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0629<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12); font: 500 15px \/ 25px quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border-top: none; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px; text-align: left;\"><span class=\"\">Usable Capacity<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12); font: 500 15px \/ 25px quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border-top: none; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px; text-align: left;\"><span class=\"\">Continuous Output<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12); font: 500 15px \/ 25px quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border-top: none; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px; text-align: left;\"><span class=\"\">Typical Installed Cost*<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12); font: 500 15px \/ 25px quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border-top: none; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px; text-align: left;\"><span class=\"\">Approx. Cost per Usable kWh<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12); font: 500 15px \/ 25px quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border-top: none; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px; text-align: left;\"><span class=\"\">Warranty<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px 10px 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Tesla Powerwall 3<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">13.5 kWh<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">11.5 kW<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">$13,000\u2013$16,500<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">$960\u2013$1,220<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 0px 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">10 years<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px 10px 0px;\"><span class=\"\">FranklinWH aPower 2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">15 kWh<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">10 kW<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">$11,000\u2013$15,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">$730\u2013$1,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 0px 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">15 years<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px 10px 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Enphase IQ Battery 10C<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">10 kWh<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">7.08 kW<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">$13,000\u2013$18,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">$1,300\u2013$1,800<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 0px 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">15 years<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px 10px 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Enphase IQ Battery 5P<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">5 kWh<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">3.84 kW<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">$7,500\u2013$8,500<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">$1,500\u2013$1,700<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 0px 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">15 years<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">*Installed-price ranges are based on California installer quote data and can vary by project. Manufacturer specifications have been updated to the current models. If want more competitive home batteries, contact NextG Power.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Two-battery systems typically cost less per battery than buying the first one because some of the fixed costs\u2014permitting, gateway equipment, design and crew mobilization\u2014have already been paid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">That\u2019s why a second battery might add roughly $10,000 to $12,500 rather than doubling the entire project price.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 22px; line-height: 32px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; margin: 32px 0px 16px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">What Happened to the Federal Battery Tax Credit?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">The short version is that the homeowner credit ended.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Section 25D previously provided a 30% credit for qualifying residential clean-energy investments, including battery storage. For expenditures after December 31, 2025, that credit is no longer available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">The difference is significant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">A $14,500 battery that effectively cost $10,150 after a 30% credit in 2025 is now a $14,500 purchase in 2026, before any state or utility incentives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">There is one important distinction here. Third-party owners may still qualify for federal business tax incentives. Section 48E, the Clean Electricity Investment Credit, includes qualified energy-storage technology. The credit is claimed by the taxpayer that owns the qualifying property\u2014not automatically by the homeowner leasing it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">That means a solar or battery leasing company may be able to incorporate federal tax benefits into its pricing. It does not mean that every lease is automatically 30% cheaper or that the homeowner receives a 30% tax credit personally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">That\u2019s an important distinction when comparing a cash proposal against a lease.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 22px; line-height: 32px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; margin: 32px 0px 16px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">What California Battery Incentives Are Still Available?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">The big one is still SGIP, California\u2019s Self-Generation Incentive Program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">But SGIP is not one simple statewide rebate. There are several budgets, different eligibility rules and different funding levels. Availability also changes as reservations are made, cancelled or reallocated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">As of August 19, 2026, the live SGIP tracker shows the following general picture:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ds-scroll-area ds-scroll-area--show-on-focus-within ds-scroll-area--enabled _1210dd7 c03cafe9\" style=\"--dsl-scroll-area-gutters-disappear-delay: 1s; z-index: 0; position: relative; overflow: auto; scrollbar-width: none; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); --container-height: 491px;\">\n<div class=\"ds-scroll-area__gutters\" style=\"--dsl-scroll-area-scrollbar-bg: #e5e5e5; --dsl-scroll-area-scrollbar-hover: #d4d4d4; pointer-events: none; z-index: 1000; transition: opacity 0.1s ease-out 1s; --container-height: 491px; position: sticky; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; width: 752px; height: 0px; opacity: 1 !important;\">\n<div class=\"ds-scroll-area__horizontal-gutter\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 0px; right: 0px; top: 477px; height: 8px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ds-scroll-area__vertical-gutter\" style=\"position: absolute; right: 3px; top: 3px; bottom: -488px; width: 8px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 752px; max-width: unset;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12); font: 500 15px \/ 25px quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border-top: none; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px 10px 0px; text-align: left;\"><span class=\"\">SGIP Category<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12); font: 500 15px \/ 25px quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border-top: none; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px; text-align: left;\"><span class=\"\">Current Incentive<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12); font: 500 15px \/ 25px quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border-top: none; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px; text-align: left;\"><span class=\"\">Current Status<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px 10px 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Small Residential Storage<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">$150\/kWh<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 0px 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">Closed in the main IOU program territories<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px 10px 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Residential Solar &amp; Storage Equity \u2013 Ratepayer<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">$1,100\/kWh<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 0px 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">Closed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px 10px 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Residential Solar &amp; Storage Equity \u2013 AB 209<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">$1,100\/kWh storage + $3.10\/W solar<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 0px 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">Waitlisted in several territories<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px 10px 0px;\"><span class=\"\">AB 209 POU category<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">$1,100\/kWh storage + $3.10\/W solar<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 0px 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">Open in SCE and PG&amp;E territory<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px 10px 0px;\"><span class=\"\">AB 209 Non-POU category<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">$1,100\/kWh storage + $3.10\/W solar<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 0px 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">Waitlisted in SCE and PG&amp;E territory<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px 10px 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Equity Resiliency<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">$1,000\/kWh<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 0px 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">Closed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px 10px 0px;\"><span class=\"\">San Joaquin Valley Residential<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">$1,100\/kWh<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 0px 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">Closed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">The most important thing here is not to treat an SGIP rebate as guaranteed money unless you have confirmed eligibility and reservation status.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">For example, the standard $150-per-kWh residential incentive would be worth $2,025 on a 13.5 kWh battery. That\u2019s meaningful, but the current general residential step is closed. I would not subtract $2,025 from a customer\u2019s proposal today and present the result as their guaranteed net price.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">The equity programs are much more substantial and can potentially cover a large percentage of the project cost. But qualification is more specific than simply being on CARE or FERA. Income, location, outage exposure, medical needs and the particular SGIP budget can all matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">So this is one area where it\u2019s worth checking the customer\u2019s actual address and eligibility rather than relying on a generic online rebate calculator.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 22px; line-height: 32px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; margin: 32px 0px 16px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Don\u2019t Overlook Virtual Power Plant Programs<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">A second source of value can come from programs that pay homeowners for allowing batteries to support the grid during periods of high demand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">These programs are becoming more common, but there isn\u2019t one universal \u201c$350 per year\u201d number that applies to every California battery. Payments vary by utility, battery manufacturer, aggregator and program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">SMUD is a good example of how substantial these incentives can get.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Its current My Energy Optimizer Partner+ program offers eligible new battery customers an enrollment incentive of up to $10,000 per household when they enroll within 90 days of receiving permission to operate. SMUD also lists ongoing payments for participating batteries; the current Tesla schedule is $110 per quarter for one battery, $220 for two and $330 for three or more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">That is very different from a normal SGIP rebate, so it is worth looking separately at the programs available through your utility and battery manufacturer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 22px; line-height: 32px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; margin: 32px 0px 16px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">What Actually Makes One Battery Installation More Expensive Than Another?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">The battery itself is only part of the bill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">A straightforward installation next to a modern electrical panel can be dramatically cheaper than retrofitting storage onto an older house with a long conduit run and an outdated 100-amp panel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Here are the cost items that tend to move quotes the most:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ds-scroll-area ds-scroll-area--show-on-focus-within ds-scroll-area--enabled _1210dd7 c03cafe9\" style=\"--dsl-scroll-area-gutters-disappear-delay: 1s; z-index: 0; position: relative; overflow: auto; scrollbar-width: none; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); --container-height: 374px;\">\n<div class=\"ds-scroll-area__gutters\" style=\"--dsl-scroll-area-scrollbar-bg: #e5e5e5; --dsl-scroll-area-scrollbar-hover: #d4d4d4; pointer-events: none; z-index: 1000; transition: opacity 0.1s ease-out 1s; --container-height: 374px; position: sticky; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; width: 752px; height: 0px; opacity: 1 !important;\">\n<div class=\"ds-scroll-area__horizontal-gutter\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 0px; right: 0px; top: 360px; height: 8px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ds-scroll-area__vertical-gutter\" style=\"position: absolute; right: 3px; top: 3px; bottom: -371px; width: 8px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 752px; max-width: unset;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12); font: 500 15px \/ 25px quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border-top: none; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px 10px 0px; text-align: left;\"><span class=\"\">Cost Driver<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12); font: 500 15px \/ 25px quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border-top: none; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px; text-align: left;\"><span class=\"\">Typical Impact*<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12); font: 500 15px \/ 25px quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border-top: none; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px; text-align: left;\"><span class=\"\">When It Comes Up<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px 10px 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Main electrical-panel upgrade<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">$2,500\u2013$5,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 0px 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">Older 100-amp service or problematic legacy panels<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px 10px 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Installing battery later instead of with solar<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">$1,500\u2013$3,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 0px 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">Separate permitting, inspection and mobilization<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px 10px 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Permit and inspection costs<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">$400\u2013$1,200<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 0px 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">Varies by city<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px 10px 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Second battery<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">$10,000\u2013$12,500<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 0px 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">Shared fixed installation costs make unit two cheaper<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px 10px 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Long conduit\/electrical run<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">$500\u2013$1,500<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 0.727273px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; min-width: 100px; max-width: min(30vw, 320px); padding: 10px 0px 10px 16px;\"><span class=\"\">Detached garage or battery far from the main panel<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">*These are project-estimate ranges rather than regulated prices. Actual quotes vary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">One of the easier costs to avoid is doing the same project twice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">If you already know you want both solar and storage, installing them together will usually be less expensive than putting in solar now and bringing another crew back two years later to add the battery.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 22px; line-height: 32px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; margin: 32px 0px 16px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">How Big a Battery Do You Actually Need?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">A lot of California homes end up somewhere around 10 to 15 kWh of usable storage, but square footage is not the best way to size a battery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">What matters more is what you\u2019re trying to accomplish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">If your goal is mainly bill savings, look at how much electricity you use during the expensive evening period and how much excess solar you produce during the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">If your goal is backup power, start with the loads you want to keep running during an outage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Keeping the refrigerator, internet, lights and a few outlets running is one thing. Keeping multiple air conditioners, an electric range, pool equipment and an EV charger running is a very different battery design.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">A bigger battery can give you more backup time, but it doesn\u2019t automatically produce proportional bill savings.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 22px; line-height: 32px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; margin: 32px 0px 16px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Does a Battery Still Pay for Itself Without the Federal Credit?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Sometimes. But the answer is less automatic than it was in 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Here\u2019s a simple example.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Suppose a homeowner in SCE territory already has solar under the Solar Billing Plan and adds one Powerwall 3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Illustrative assumptions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 16px 0px; padding-left: 18px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Battery installed cost: $14,500<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 6px;\">\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Solar energy currently exported: about 3,500 kWh per year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 6px;\">\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Battery shifts about 3,300 kWh per year into use at the house<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 6px;\">\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Effective avoided electricity cost: $0.45\/kWh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 6px;\">\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Average export value being given up in this example: $0.07\/kWh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">That gives us:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">3,300 kWh \u00d7 $0.45 = $1,485 in avoided purchases from the utility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">If those exports otherwise would have earned about $245, the estimated annual net benefit becomes roughly:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">$1,485 \u2212 $245 = $1,240 per year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Simple payback:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">$14,500 \u00f7 $1,240 = about 11.7 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">That\u2019s the kind of calculation I would rather show a homeowner than simply say, \u201cthe battery pays for itself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">And it needs one more disclaimer: this is simple payback, not a full investment model. It does not account for financing costs, battery degradation, changing utility rates or the opportunity cost of the upfront money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">If an incentive eventually reduces the purchase price, the payback gets shorter. If you finance the battery at a high interest rate, it can get longer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Backup power also has real value, but it is personal rather than something we can neatly put into a spreadsheet.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 22px; line-height: 32px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; margin: 32px 0px 16px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Which California Utility Gives Batteries the Strongest Economics?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Your utility and rate plan can matter almost as much as the battery you choose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">The basic reason is simple: batteries become more financially useful when there is a large difference between the value of electricity exported during the day and the cost of buying electricity back later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">For customers of PG&amp;E, SCE and SDG&amp;E, new solar systems generally fall under California\u2019s Net Billing Tariff, often called NEM 3.0. Export compensation varies by hour rather than being one fixed rate, while retail electricity prices also vary by rate plan and time of day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">SDG&amp;E is a good example. On its TOU-DR1 plan, effective August 1, 2026, non-CCA on-peak electricity is listed at 58.4\u00a2\/kWh for Tier 1 and 69.1\u00a2 for Tier 2. Other SDG&amp;E plans can be higher or lower.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">That\u2019s the right way to think about battery economics: utility + rate plan + load profile + export profile, rather than one statewide number.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 22px; line-height: 32px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; margin: 32px 0px 16px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">What About LADWP and SMUD?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">These two utilities should be separated from PG&amp;E, SCE and SDG&amp;E because they are not under the CPUC\u2019s Net Billing Tariff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">LADWP still maintains its own Net Energy Metering program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">SMUD is different. Customers approved for solar or <a href=\"https:\/\/nextgpower.com\/ar\/product-category\/energy-storage-system\/\"><i><u><b>\u062a\u062e\u0632\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0637\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0629<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/a> on or after March 1, 2022 generally fall under SMUD\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nextgpower.com\/ar\/product-category\/energy-storage-system\/\"><i><u><b>Solar and Storage<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/a> Rate. Effective June 1, 2026, SMUD pays 9.6\u00a2 per kWh for excess energy exported under that program. Older qualifying NEM customers can remain on their legacy arrangement through 2030 unless certain changes are made.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">So there isn\u2019t one \u201cCalifornia solar rule.\u201d Your utility really does matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 22px; line-height: 32px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; margin: 32px 0px 16px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Don\u2019t Forget the Base Services Charge<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Another change that gets missed in solar and battery savings estimates is California\u2019s Base Services Charge for customers of the major investor-owned utilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">The standard charge is approximately $24.15 per month, with discounted levels for eligible CARE and FERA customers. SCE, for example, currently lists approximately $6 per month for CARE customers, $12.08 for FERA and qualifying deed-restricted affordable housing customers, and $24.15 for standard residential customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Solar and storage do not eliminate that charge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">So I would be very cautious with any proposal that promises a literal \u201c$0 utility bill.\u201d A well-designed system can dramatically reduce energy charges, but there are still fixed charges associated with remaining connected to the grid.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 22px; line-height: 32px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; margin: 32px 0px 16px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Is Leasing a Battery More Attractive in 2026?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">It deserves a closer look than it did a year ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">The reason is the difference between the tax treatment of a homeowner purchase and a third-party-owned system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">A homeowner purchasing a battery no longer receives the Section 25D residential credit. A company that owns qualifying energy-storage property may potentially claim Section 48E and factor that tax value into the economics of a lease or PPA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">That can make a lease more competitive, especially for someone who does not want to put $12,000 to $17,000 down upfront.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">But it doesn\u2019t automatically make leasing the better deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">You still need to look at:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 16px 0px; padding-left: 18px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\"><span class=\"\">The starting payment<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 6px;\">\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Any annual escalator<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 6px;\">\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\"><span class=\"\">The total amount paid over the agreement<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 6px;\">\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\"><span class=\"\">What happens if you sell the home<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 6px;\">\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Buyout terms<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 6px;\">\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Equipment replacement and warranty responsibility<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 6px;\">\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\"><span class=\"\">Who receives utility and battery-program incentives<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Some leases increase every year. Tesla, for example, currently says its lease payments increase by 3% annually.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">The monthly payment alone doesn\u2019t tell you whether a lease is cheaper. Compare the total long-term cost against buying the system.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 22px; line-height: 32px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; margin: 32px 0px 16px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Is there a federal tax credit for a solar battery in 2026?<\/span><span class=\"\"><\/span><br><span class=\"\">Not under the residential Section 25D credit. That credit is no longer available for expenditures after December 31, 2025. Third-party owners may potentially qualify for separate business tax incentives such as Section 48E, but that credit belongs to the owner of the qualifying system rather than directly to the homeowner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">How much does it cost to add a battery to existing solar?<\/span><span class=\"\"><\/span><br><span class=\"\">For a typical single-battery retrofit in California, roughly $11,000 to $17,500 installed is a reasonable starting range based on the quotes we\u2019re seeing. Retrofits can cost more than installing solar and storage together because they often require another permit, another inspection and another crew visit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Can I still get an SGIP rebate?<\/span><span class=\"\"><\/span><br><span class=\"\">Possibly. The general residential storage step is currently closed, but some equity-related AB 209 categories are open or waitlisted depending on the utility territory. SGIP\u2019s tracker updates nightly, so status should be checked when you actually apply. Do not assume an SGIP amount is guaranteed simply because you appear eligible for the program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">What is the cheapest home battery?<\/span><span class=\"\"><\/span><br><span class=\"\">There\u2019s no universal winner because installed pricing varies by contractor and project. Based on the quote ranges we\u2019re currently seeing, FranklinWH\u2019s aPower 2 can be very competitive on cost per usable kWh. But price isn\u2019t the only consideration. Power output, integration with your existing solar system, backup-load requirements, warranty, physical space and installer familiarity all matter. NextG Power&#8217;s system with most competitive price and quality in the market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">How long do home batteries last?<\/span><span class=\"\"><\/span><br><span class=\"\">Most major <a href=\"https:\/\/nextgpower.com\/ar\/product-category\/energy-storage-system\/\"><i><u><b>home batteries<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/a> come with warranties in the 10- to 15-year range. Tesla\u2019s current Powerwall 3 warranty is 10 years, while FranklinWH\u2019s aPower 2 and Enphase\u2019s current IQ Battery systems carry 15-year warranties. Actual battery capacity gradually declines with use, so expected usable capacity over time should be part of the comparison\u2014not just the warranty length.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Should I wait for battery prices to fall?<\/span><span class=\"\"><\/span><br><span class=\"\">Maybe, but I would not make the decision based only on the assumption that batteries will suddenly get much cheaper next year. The better question is what waiting costs you. If the battery would save you $1,000 or more over the next year and provide backup during outages, a modest future hardware-price decline may not actually put you ahead.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 22px; line-height: 32px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; margin: 32px 0px 16px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Where to Start<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">There is no single California battery price or payback period that applies to every house.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">The useful calculation is much more specific: What does this battery cost at your house, on your utility, on your rate plan, against your actual electricity usage?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">That\u2019s the number worth comparing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"\">Before signing anything, get an itemized proposal that shows the battery, electrical work, incentives, financing assumptions and expected utility savings separately. And if a proposal still subtracts a 30% homeowner federal credit in 2026, ask the installer to redo the math. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Ready to find out what a battery would actually cost at your address? Get a custom, no-obligation quote from a certified California installer today.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">Want more battery storage solution for home and or small C&amp;I? <a href=\"https:\/\/nextgpower.com\/ar\/contact-us\/\"><i><u><b>\u0627\u062a\u0635\u0644 \u0628\u0634\u0631\u0643\u0629 NextG Power<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/a> today.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"background: none 0% 0% \/ auto repeat scroll padding-box border-box rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none; height: 1px; margin: 32px 0px; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 16px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0px !important;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">\u0627\u0644\u0643\u0644\u0645\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0641\u062a\u0627\u062d\u064a\u0629:<\/span><span class=\"\"> How Much Does a Solar Battery Cost in California, solar battery cost California, home battery cost California 2026, solar battery installation cost, Tesla Powerwall 3 cost, FranklinWH aPower 2 cost, Enphase IQ Battery cost, SGIP rebate 2026, California solar battery incentives, federal solar tax credit 2026, Section 25D expiration, Section 48E battery, NEM 3.0 battery savings, solar battery payback period California, best home battery California<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve been shopping for a home battery in California, there is one thing worth checking before almost anything else: does the quote still include the 30% federal residential tax credit? We\u2019ve seen proposals that still do. That credit is no longer available for residential systems purchased in 2026. The Residential Clean Energy Credit under [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-guides"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.1.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How much does a solar battery cost in California in 2026? 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