{"id":5853,"date":"2018-02-08T15:28:13","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T15:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portal.solar.com\/learn\/pge-home-solar-and-electric-vehicle-rates-rundown\/"},"modified":"2019-07-01T20:00:45","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T20:00:45","slug":"pge-home-solar-and-electric-vehicle-rates-rundown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solar.com\/learn\/pge-home-solar-and-electric-vehicle-rates-rundown\/","title":{"rendered":"PG&E Home Solar and Electric Vehicle Rates Rundown"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAfter much deliberation, California’s Pacific Gas & Electric has begun rolling out its updated residential and commercial rates.<\/span><\/p>\n

As there is little opposition to the new plan, it’s highly likely that these will be the same rates the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approves this summer. <\/span><\/p>\n

There is some exciting development for solar and energy storage system owners, so read on to learn more about what these new rates could mean for you!<\/span><\/p>\n

The EV-A Schedule<\/h2>\n

The EV-A electric vehicle rate plan was designed to allow residential customers to combine their home and vehicle electricity costs. Under PG&E’s updated rate structure, customers with either energy storage systems or electric vehicles (or both!) can now take advantage of the EV-A Schedule. This will likely be the best rate available to residential customers who own both solar and storage systems. <\/span><\/p>\n

Participation among storage-only customers will be capped at 30,000 and they will also face a minimum required storage capacity. To take advantage of the EV-A Schedule, a customer without solar panels must have storage capacity that covers at least 0.05 percent of their annual consumption from the previous 12 months if their annual usage is over 6,000 kWh. For customers with an annual usage of 6,000 kWh or less, the installed storage capacity must be at least 2kWh.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Time of Use (TOU) periods have changed slightly under the new rate:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Off Peak<\/strong><\/td>\n12:00 am – 3:00 pm<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Part Peak<\/strong><\/td>\n3:00 pm – 4:00 pm & 9:00 pm- 12:00 am<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peak<\/strong><\/td>\n4:00 pm – 9:00 pm<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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While the exact rate amounts will change slightly, the structure will remain the same. The table below acts as a guideline of how the rates and TOU periods will look:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Season<\/strong><\/td>\nTime of Use Period<\/strong><\/td>\nRate (cents per kWH)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winter <\/span><\/td>\nOff Peak<\/span><\/td>\n14.99<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(October – May)<\/span><\/td>\nPart Peak<\/td>\n31.71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPeak<\/span><\/td>\n42.76<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Summer <\/span><\/td>\nOff Peak<\/td>\n14.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(June – September)<\/span><\/td>\nPart Peak<\/span><\/td>\n28.37<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPeak<\/td>\n30.04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Grandfathered Solar Time of Use Schedules:<\/h2>\n

In January 2017, the CPUC approved the grandfathering of TOU schedules for solar customers. <\/span><\/p>\n

Qualifying PG&E customers for grandfathered TOU periods include:<\/span><\/p>\n