1. PG&E’s Solar Choice Programs
May 2015

2. Brief History April 2012 2013 September 2013 December 2013 January
PG&E files a Green Tariff application
April
2012
PG&E files a Settlement Agreement with several parties for a “steel in the ground” renewables option
2013
Governor Brown signs SB 43, the Green Tariff Shared Renewables Program bill, into law
September 2013
PG&E files testimony, showing conformance with SB 43
December 2013
Decision issued by the CPUC on January 29, 2015
January
2015

3. Shared Renewable Energy Options
PG&E’s Solar Choice Plans will allow customers a way to purchase 100% solar power that…
Ensures new incremental solar will be developed
Requires minimal effort on the part of the customer
Has no cost-shift to non-participants

4. Community Solar Choice
Two Options
PG&E bundled electric customers will be able to purchase electricity from new solar projects within PG&E’s service area in one of two ways:
272 MW
Community Solar Choice
Local Solar
Choice

5. Comparing Plans Community Solar Choice Local Solar Choice
Pool of Solar Projects
Energy Source
Single Solar Project
.5 to 20 MW
Project Size
.5 to 3 MW
PG&E Service Area
Project Location
Same city, county or within 10 miles of customer*
50 or 100% of usage
Enrollment Level
Customer-Developer arrangement of choice, up to 120% of annual usage
PG&E Bill
Transaction
Customer-Developer Agreement, PG&E Bill
* When a Local Solar Choice customer moves within the service area, they can retain their subscription at their new service address.

6. Enrollment and Certification
First-Come First-Served
PG&E bundled electric customers* are eligible for the program
272 MW program cap, of which 45 MW are reserved for residential customers.
Enrollment open until 2019 or until cap is reached, whichever comes first.
Once a customer enrolls, he/she may stay on the program beyond this date.
227 MW
Unspecified
45 MW
Residential
Independent Certification
PG&E will seek Green-e Energy certification, the nation’s leading voluntary certification program for renewable energy
*100% Standby, non-metered service and TBS customers are not eligible to participate. NEM customers will not be eligible initially but will be allowed to participate at a later point in time.

7. Procurement Incremental, New Solar Projects Special Provisions
In response to customer enrollment, PG&E will issue competitive solicitations for the power and sign long-term contracts for new solar resources within our service area.
All program resources are above and beyond PG&E’s renewables portfolio requirements.
Special Provisions
Independent of customer enrollment, 50 MW of solar resources will be under contract by February 2016 in accordance with CPUC advance procurement goal.
272 MW
Total

8. Community Solar Choice Features
Deliveries from Day 1
Prior to new projects coming online, participants to be served by solar resources from PG&E’s Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) program.
These deliveries will not be counted towards PG&E’s RPS.
Local Project Development
Projects will be solicited in the communities with the highest level of enrollment, and elsewhere as demand warrants.

9. Local Solar Choice Features
Customer-Developer Agreement (CDA)
Customers within the same county or 10 miles of a Local Solar Choice project can contract for a share of the project’s output (e.g., customers pay $X for X kW).
Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
PG&E off-takes all energy output (kWh) from the system. PG&E pays the developer for unsubscribed energy only.
PG&E Tariff
Participating customers receive a PG&E bill credit aligning with the output of the subscribed portion of the local solar project. 
“My piece of the project”

10. Thank You