Semi-related, if you live in a tier 2 or 3 fire area, it isn’t too difficult to qualify for a 100% rebate when you install a battery backup system even without solar. If you don’t qualify for the 100% or 85%, it’ll still give back about 25%.
You have experienced two or more utility Public
Safety Power Shut-offs (PSPSs) OR live in a Tier 2 or 3
High Fire Threat District (HFTD).†
AND one of the following additional criteria:
• You live in multifamily deed-restricted housing or a
single-family home subject to resale restrictions.
• You are currently enrolled in a utility Medical
Baseline Program: https://consumers.cpuc.ca.gov/
medicalbaseline.
• You have notified your utility of serious illness and/or
life-threatening condition.
• You have received or reserved other solar-related
incentives (including SASH, DAC-SASH, MASH, or
SOMAH programs).
• Your home relies on electric pump wells for water.
