Solar & Battery Regulation & Incentive Programs

CPS Energy - Solar PV Rebate Program

Program Overview

Category:: Financial Incentive
Program Type:: Rebate Program
Implementing Sector:: Utility
State:: Texas
Eligible Storage Technologies:: Solar Photovoltaics
Website:: https://www.cpsenergy.com/en/my-home/savenow/rebates-rebate/solar-photovoltaic-rebate.html
Incentive Amount:: First $9 million will pay a flat rebate of $2,500 per project, plus $500 for locally-produced panels
Next $5 million will pay a flat rebate of $1,500 per project, plus $500 for locally-produced panels

Commercial: $1 million will pay $0.60/Watt, plus an additional $0.10/Watt for locally-produced panels
Maximum Incentive:: $25,000 for Residential
$80,000 for Commercial
Eligible System Size:: 1 kW AC minimum
Equipment Requirements:: PV modules and inverters must be listed on the California Energy Commission (CEC) website. Warranties: Installer 5 year, PV Module Manufacturer 20 years, Inverter Manufacturer 5 years
Installation Requirements:: Systems must be grid connected and installed by a CPS Energy registered installer; Systems must be South-oriented and be situated with enough unobstructed space to provide 80% system production efficiency.
Ownership of Renewable Energy Credits:: CPS Energy
Administrator:: CPS Energy
Applicable Sectors:: Commercial, Industrial, Nonprofit, Residential, Schools, Multifamily Residential, Institutional
Budget :: Total of $30 million to be distributed in three tranches
Utility:: San Antonio City of
Last Updated:: 03/20/2019
Funding Source: Save for Tomorrow Energy Plan (STEP)

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility	Sectors	Technologies
$/W2500.0000	Residential	Solar Photovoltaics
max $25000.0000	Residential	Solar Photovoltaics
$/W0.6000	Commercial	Solar Photovoltaics
max $80000.0000	Commercial	Solar Photovoltaics

Summary

CPS Energy, San Antonio's municipal utility, offers rebates to customers who install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on their homes, schools, or businesses. Third-party owned systems (e.g., leased PV systems) are not eligible for rebates (a customer must make the upfront financial investment). The rebate is available to all CPS Energy customers for systems of at least 1 kilowatt (kW)-AC.

Current funding will be allocated through three tranches. Each tranche will have a different rebate amount:

Tranche 1: $2,500/project, plus $500 for locally-produced panels
Tranche 2: $1,200/project, plus $500 for locally-produced panels
Tranche 3 (commercial only): $0.60/watt, plus $0.10/watt for locally-produced panels

To be eligible for the rebate, solar projects must be priced at $4.00 per watt or less.

Rebates have a maximum of $25,000 per residential account per year and $80,000 per commercial account per year. Residential buildings applying for the commercial incentive must be established for at least one year.

System owners are responsible for obtaining all applicable permits and permissions required to install and operate the system and all work must be performed in accordance with all applicable federal, state, local, and manufacturer codes and standards. CPS publishes interconnection guidelines for systems smaller than 25 kW. Rules for larger systems will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Rebate recipients will be required to sign an agreement granting all of the renewable energy credits (RECs) produced by the system to CPS Energy.