Why Does PG&E Bankruptcy Raise Rates? News that PG&E has decided to declare bankruptcy due to upcoming lawsuits from fires they have caused is going to cause our electricity rates to increase. The last time PG&E declared bankruptcy, in 2001, our rates went up by 40%. They have climbed an additional 5% every year since
One of the advantages of solar that doesn’t get much publicity is the fact that a properly sized solar system can protect you from future rate increases by your utility company. The rates have been going up 5% every year since PG&E has been publishing their historical rates on their website. https://www.pge.com/tariffs/rateinfo.shtml It takes a
NEM, or Net Energy Metering, has been a driving force behind commercial solar installations since the mid 90’s. It is an agreement whereby the utility companies must pay full retail rates for any excess generation from a solar system that is sent to the grid. This occurs any time the solar system is generating more
By now you have probably heard that your business will have to move to new “B” Electric Rates by March 31 of this year, 2021. Since we all know from personal experience that PG&E only makes a move like this if it is going to help them. So what are the new B rates, why
Your electric bills are going up. There is only one way to do anything about it, and that is with onsite generation using renewable energy. Solar is by far the best option for this onsite renewable generation. Last Fall the California Public Utilities Commission granted PG&E an 8% increase in their electric rates that will
By now you have heard that PG&E is mandating that all customers change over to the new “B” rates by March 31. These new rates will have new time of use time periods over the week and year. The question is, how do these new B rates affect my solar installation? This question has two
PG&E has decided to declare bankruptcy due to upcoming lawsuits from the recent California fires they caused, and it is going to cause our electricity rates to increase. The last time PG&E declared bankruptcy, in 2001, our rates went up by 40%. They have climbed an additional 5% every year since then in a fairly
One of the considerations when deciding whether or not to invest in a solar system is how it is going to affect your roof. Since every solar system installed must go through a full permitting process by the local jurisdiction, it will receive a full review. During this engineering and permit stage of the process,
Commercial Solar is not new. In fact, the early adopters did it 15 years ago, then the fast followers like the retail giants joined the process. Now the customers are business and building owners that are tired of their high electric bills and know something about solar. If you own your building in which your
Death and taxes are two things we say we cannot avoid. However, in the case of taxes, the IRS has long been a tool our government has used to help business people make decisions regarding investments. When it comes to investments, there is a great way to avoid paying taxes, and that is by investing
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