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California Solar Initiative is a renewable energy program in the United States.

As part of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Million Solar Roofs Program, California has set a goal to create 3,000 megawatts of new, solar-produced electricity by 2016 — moving the state toward a cleaner energy future and helping lower the cost of solar systems for consumers. This is a comprehensive $2.8 billion program.^[1]

The CSI offers cash incentives on solar PV systems of up to $2.50 a watt. These incentives, combined with federal tax incentives, can cover up to 50% of the total cost of a solar panel system.^[1] There are many financial incentives to support the use of renewable energy in other US states.^[2]

CSI provides more than two billion dollars worth of incentives to customers for installing photovoltaic ^[3], and electricity displacing solar thermal ^[4] systems in the three California Investor-Owned Utilities service territories.

The program was authorized by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and by the Senate Bill 1 (SB 1):

Decision (D.) 06-01-024, in collaboration with the California Energy Commission, with the goal of installing 3,000 MW of new solar facilities in California's homes and businesses by 2017.
On August 21,2006, the Governor signed SB1, which directs the CPUC and the CEC to implement the CSI program consistent with specific requirements and budget limits set forth in legislation.

Responsibility for administration of the CSI Program is shared by Investor-Owned Utilities:

Pacific Gas and Electric Company – PG&E customers;
Southern California Edison Company – SCE customers;
California Center for Sustainable Energy – SDG&E customers.

Residential installation starts in early 2007 fell off sharply because of the disincentives inherent in SB1, requiring time-of-use (TOU) tariffs, with the result that homeowners who install panels may find their electric bill increasing rather than decreasing. The governor and legislature moved quickly to pass AB1714 (June 2007) to delay the implementation of this rule until 2009. Assigning administrative responsibility to the for-profit utilities is viewed by many observers to be a backward step in the path toward energy independence ^{[citation needed]}.

References

^ ^a ^b The California Solar Initiative.
^ Financial Incentives in the USA.
^ CSI Handbook
^ California Public Utilities Commission press release "CPUC establishes California Solar Initiative requirements for solar thermal technologies", December 20, 2007. Accessed February 15, 2008.

External links

[CAsolar-1] The California Solar Initiative.

[2] Financial Incentives in the USA.

[3] CSI Handbook

[4] California Public Utilities Commission press release "CPUC establishes California Solar Initiative requirements for solar thermal technologies", December 20, 2007. Accessed February 15, 2008.

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 Residential installation starts in early 2007 fell off sharply because of the disincentives inherent in SB1, requiring time-of-use (TOU) tariffs, with the result that homeowners who install panels may find their electric bill increasing rather than decreasing. The governor and legislature moved quickly to pass AB1714 (June 2007) to delay the implementation of this rule until 2009. Assigning administrative responsibility to the for-profit utilities is viewed by many observers to be a backward step in the path toward [[energy independence]] {{Fact|date=February 2008}}.
+== See also ==
+* [[Solar power in California]]
 == References ==