To be eligible for the Equity Resiliency category under the Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP), candidates must meet specific criteria, which vary slightly between residential and non-residential applicants:
Eligibility Criteria for Residential Customers
- Location and PSPS Experience:
- Location: Be located in a Tier 2 or Tier 3 High Fire-Threat District (HFTD).
- PSPS Experience: Have experienced two or more Public Safety Power Shut-offs (PSPS).
- Additional Eligibility Criteria: Meet one of the following additional criteria:
- Live in multifamily deed-restricted housing or a single-family home subject to resale restrictions.
- Be enrolled in a utility Medical Baseline Program.
- Have notified the utility of a serious illness or life-threatening condition.
- Have received or reserved other solar-related incentives (e.g., SASH, DAC-SASH, MASH, or SOMAH).
- Rely on electric pump wells for water and meet low-income qualifications.
Eligibility Criteria for Non-Residential Customers
- Location and PSPS Criteria:
- Location: Be located in a Tier 2 or Tier 3 High Fire-Threat District (HFTD).
- PSPS Experience: Have experienced two or more PSPS events or one PSPS and one outage due to a wildfire occurring on or after January 1, 2017.
- Facility Criteria:
- Provide critical facilities or infrastructure during PSPS events to at least one community located in a Tier 2 or 3 HFTD.
- Serve communities that meet eligibility for the Equity budget, where at least 50% of the census tracts served are disadvantaged communities.
- Additional Criteria: Facility types include local government agencies, state government agencies, tribal government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and small businesses.
The Equity Resiliency incentives provide up to $1,000 per kilowatt-hour, potentially covering 100% of the energy storage system cost.
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