City of Palo Alto Utilities - PV Partners

Program City of Palo Alto Utilities - PV Partners
Category Financial Incentive
Implementing sector Utility
Last Update
State California
Administrator City of Palo Alto Utilities
Website http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/pvpartners
Budget $1.3 million per program year for 10 years. If all of the funds are reserved in a given program year, the rebate level drops to the next program year, and the program stays open.
Start Date
Technologies Solar Photovoltaics

Note: Funds for residential and large commercial rebates have been fully reserved. Rebates are no longer available for residential systems or large commercial systems. 

The City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU) PV Partners Program offers incentives to customers that install qualifying PV systems. The program, which has a budget of approximately $13 million over 10 years, is divided into 10 steps (residential incentives have 12 steps), each funded at $1.3 million. 

Incentive levels as of 3/11/2016 are described below. For current levels, consult the program web site above.

  • Small/Medium Commercial (Rate E-2, E-4) <30 kW: $1.20/watt AC
  • Small/Medium Commercial (Rate E-2, E-4) 30 kW and greater: PBI $0.15/kilowatt-hour (kWh) for 60 months



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