California Center for Sustainable Energy

The California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) has formally published guidelines and their acceptance of electronic signatures used on California Solar Initiative (CSI) documentation. Electronic signatures have the potential to greatly improve the speed and efficiency at which contractors can complete the CSI incentive process and potentially save significant time and money for these companies. In order to be consistent in the review and approval of electronic signatures, CCSE published these guidelines for contractors to follow as they select an electronic signature provider and begin using this technology.

Per Senate Bill 585, the California Public Utilities Commission has issued a Final Decision refunding CCSE PGE's Non-Residential program and specifying new PBI rates for Steps 8, 9, 10 for all territories.  Please download this document for information on the changes.

Per Senate Bill 585, the California Public Utilities Commission has issued a Proposed Decision refunding CCSE's Non-Residential program and specifying new PBI rates for Steps 8, 9, 10 for all territories.  Please download this document for information on the proposed changes.

The California Public Utilities Commission has finalized the revised California Solar Initiative Handbook.  Please download this document to see the changes to the CSI General Market program effective October 2011.

Redline Version of the CSI Program Handbook (Attachment A to CCSE Advice Letter 20 / PG E Advice Letter 3899-E / SCE Advice Letter 2624-E, an advice filing to update the CSI Program Handbook to conform to the changes adopted by the CPUC in Decision (D.)11-07-031, California Solar Initiative Phase One Modifications)

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG E”), on behalf of the California Solar Initiative (“CSI”) Program Administrators (“PAs”), submitted this advice filing to propose amendments to the CSI Program Handbook (“Handbook”). The CSI PAs include, in addition to PG E, Southern California Edison Company and the California Center for Sustainable Energy.