California has set a goal to create 3,000 megawatts of new, solar-produced electricity by 2017 - moving the state toward a cleaner energy future and helping lower the cost of solar systems.

Features of the California Solar Initiative (CSI):

• Beginning Jan 2007, $3.3B in incentives provided to install solar systems in California.

• Eligibility – Commercial, Industrial, Government, Non-Profits, Residences.

• Duration – designed to last 10 years, however the fund may be used up within 5 years at current adoption rates.

• Incentives – provided in 10 Steps, with incentive amounts decreasing in each step.

• At the start of 2010 – rebates for commercial systems in Northern California (PG&E) are already at Step 6; SCE customers can still take advantage of Step 5 incentives!