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Self-Generation Incentive Program

Important Announcement! - The SGIP renewed on January 1, 2008 and runs through December 31, 2011. Eligible technologies include only wind and fuel cells.

Please Note: Incentives for all Solar Projects are provided by the CCSE California Solar Initiative Program, please visit www.gosolar.energycenter.org.

Program Summary

Self Generation Fuel Cells Pursuant to California Assembly Bill 970, the California Public Utilities Commission ( CPUC) approved the Self-Generation Incentive Program ( SGIP) on March 27, 2001 running through December 31, 2011.

Self-Generation refers to distributed generation technologies installed on the customer's side of the utility meter. The electricity generated by the system provides a portion or all of the customer's electric load. Through the SGIP, the California Center for Sustainable Energy provides incentives for up to 5 megawatts ( MW) of distributed generation equipment.

Qualifying "self-generation" equipment must be certified to operate in parallel with the electrical grid and meet other criteria established by the CPUC.

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INCENTIVES AVAILABLE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF QUALIFYING EQUIPMENT
Incentive Levels1	Eligible Technology	Incentive ($/watt)	Minimum System Size2
Level 2 Renewable	Wind Turbines	$1.50	30 kW
Level 2 Renewable	Fuel Cells (Renewable fuel)	$4.50	30 kW
Level 3 Non-renewable	Fuel Cells (Non-renewable fuel)3	$2.50	None
N/A⁴	Advance Energy Storage	$2.00	Capped at DG Systems Size
1 Level 1 previously included solar generation, now administered through the California Solar Initiative 2 maximum incentive payout capped at 1 MW and maximum system size is 5 MW 3 Systems must utilize waste heat recovery meeting Public Utilites Code 216.6 4 An additional incentive of 20% will be provided for the installation of eligible Distributed Generation ( DG) technologies from a California Supplier

Retail electric and gas customers of San Diego Gas & Electric ( SDG&E), Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison or Southern California Gas are eligible for SGIP. The California Center for Sustainable Energy administers the program within the SDG&E service territory.

While residential customers are not excluded from the program, the minimum kilowatt ( kW)system sizes effectively limit most applications to non-residential energy consumers. To learn more about rebates for wind turbines or fuel cells that generate less than 30 kW of energy, visit the California Energy Commission's Emerging Renewables Program.