December 19, 2019
California Moves to Boost Storage to Combat Safety-Driven Power Shutoffs
California regulators are proposing to authorize an annual collection of $166 million from ratepayers from 2020 through 2024 to fund the state’s Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) — and 85% of that budget will be allocated to energy storage technologies, in a bid to help communities that experience frequent public safety power shut-offs. The CPUC’s proposed decision would also expand the parameters of SGIP to benefit customers in high fire-threat areas.
