Decrease in California Solar Rebates
The California State Rebate for residential solar electric systems in the SDG&E territory dropped from $1.55/watt to $1.10/ watt.  Or about a 29% drop in residential cash rebates.  These rebates will continue to drop over time until they go away completely.

What Does this Mean?
If you were to install a mid-sized 5kW solar system then the cash rebate you would receive has dropped from $7,750 to $5,500.  A decrease of $2,000.  For a larger 10kW system the rebate decrease would be $4,000.

Planned Rebates Decreases
This is exactly as planned.  It is NOT because of state financial problems.  It is simply the natural progression of the state rebate program.  As the amount of installed megawatts (MW or millions of watts) of solar electric power increases, the state rebate is set to decrease in predetermined steps.  This will continue until the rebates go to $0. 

This current decrease is the planned decrease going from the state defined "Step 5" to "Step 6".  These steps were defined years ago when the rebates were set up.  You can find more information on these steps at the state's "Trigger Tracker" website.

The Good News
The good news is that prices on many solar panels have dropped; Making solar more affordable than ever. 



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