Special Program for Low Income Homeowners - Solar Systems with Battery Storage
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Hello, This is a great opportunity for families and retired people with a low income who have high PG&E bills, or even low to moderate bills. This program is for the underserved community that in the past hasn¡¯t been able to qualify for the federal tax credit due to low federal tax income.? Last year we had a guest speaker Brock Glasmann from?ES Solar give our EAASV group a presentation on Solar Systems with battery storage as a way to greatly reduce your PG&E bill and protect your home from utility company power outages. Those systems were available for purchase or via a monthly purchase power?agreement.? Now for a very limited time, low income homeowners can get a system with 13 (or more) solar panels along with a Tesla 3 Power Wall system installed (at no cost to the homeowner) through a California Grant program.?? The name of this program is:?¡°Residential Solar and Storage Equity¡±.???(This is a SGIP category you won¡¯t find online yet).?
Brock just contacted me about the unique program which makes this type of system available to low income homeowners. The entire cost being is?paid for by the State of California via a subsidized rebate for solar and battery systems?that can be transferred over to ES Solar to install. The agreement would read: ¡°Amount due from homeowner: $0¡±. ? ? Each qualified grant will pay for a minimum of?thirteen 385 watt solar panels and 1 Tesla 3 powerwall.? ES Solar will guarantee to claim the grant for the homeowner before installation. This is not ¡°Free solar¡± -?this is a fully subsidized rebate from the state but still requires assistance and items needed to ensure the rebate. See checklist below:? There are restrictions that apply and the program has not been officially announced online?yet.?? This email is an announcement for qualified applicants to get pre-approved before the official announcement.?? Pre-approval increases their chances of actually receiving a grant, since the number of grants for each area is strictly limited.?? The grants will be awarded in the April - May 2025 time frame.? ES Solar can provide the full?program rules written by project administrators at the CPUC. This document is not currently available online, however I can email a copy to you upon request. There will be a?website?with this information?in a couple of months.? The issue is, that once the website opens,?the rebates will be gone within a week.? ES Solar is dedicated to do 500 rebates and will have a full team submitting rebates that week for anyone that meets the required qualifications before the submittal?week.? They will do their best to lock in the rebate - there is no penalty to cancel the install if the program reaches the limit before the rebate is awarded. ? ES Solar will also be doing a load justification form for PGE and SMUD and other utilities where it is possible to get more than 13 panels and a larger rebate.? The minimum is 13 panels and 1 Tesla battery, but some people may qualify for a bigger system depending on usage and a load justification form.? Here is a short list of the most important restrictions. 1. Applicants must be single family homeowners - this program is not available for renters. 2. Applicants must be considered low income - the?income limit?depends on the size of the family and county they live in. (For example in Santa Clara County: under $100K for one person and under $145K for a 4 person family which is?approximately?80% or less than the?median income of the county you reside in).? 3. The home must have a roof that is adequate for solar, there cannot be shading over the roof, the system has to produce at 70% minimum of max capacity.? If a homeowner has no existing?solar system,?a minimum of 13 panels and 1 battery can be provided and paid for by a subsidized state rebate.? If the home already has solar and qualifies for under 80% median county income, a $14,000?-?$24,000 battery rebate can be provided that pays for a majority of the project.? 4. The applicant must contact Brock Glasmann soon to get an appointment to be pre-approved.? They?have to pass certain?qualifications and be willing to assist ES solar with the?necessary documents and checklist items above?to ensure being able to secure a rebate.? Time is limited during projects like this.? We will only have 5-6 weeks to help people start collecting information for enrollment. Brock is scheduling 30 - 60 minute virtual zoom calls with interested homeowners?to see if they?could be a good fit to get the system paid for.?5. Once the program is officially announced, Brock's office will quickly submit the pre-approved applications to the grant program.?? The number of grants awarded is limited, so there is a tiny chance that an application that?has been pre-approved will not?receive a grant.?? This is a first come-first served program and once the limit is reached for each county, no further grants will be given. 6.?While this is a California statewide?program, Brock's company is only serving areas near?San Jose and Sacramento.?? Due to past installation challenges or lengthy permitting processes, it is not available in Palo Alto and San Francisco. If this program is not for you, please feel free to forward this email to anyone you know who may meet the qualifications. I do have some rather lengthy documents from Brock that provide way too many details to include here. If you are interested, please email me:?? Jerry.Pohorsky@...?? ? ? ? ? ? I can send you the income tables by county?and other material that Brock has sent me. Jerry Pohorsky Electric Vehicle Association Silicon Valley Chapter President 408-464-0711 _____________________________________________ To enroll in the program, contact: 11366 Amalgam Way Suite A Rancho Cordova, CA, 95670 ES Solar CA LIC #1127444 Rep HIS License # 152285 ¡°Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.¡± ¨C Andrew Carnegie Digital business card link:
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