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Overview of the CPUC’s CSI-Thermal Low-Income Solar Water Heating (SWH) Program. January 2012 California Public Utilities Commission Energy Division. www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/energy/DistGen/. 1.
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Overview of the CPUC’s CSI-Thermal Low-Income Solar Water Heating (SWH) Program January 2012 California Public Utilities Commission Energy Division www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/energy/DistGen/ 1
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) allocated, based on Decision (D.) 10-01-022, $25 Million for incentives intended to promote the installation of gas-displacing SWH systems on qualifying low-income single-family and multifamily residences in PG&E, SoCalGas, and SDG&E service territories. What is the CSI-Thermal Low Income Program?
Eligibility • Eligibility is determined by meeting either of the following: • Low-Income Residential Housing Definition: Section 2861(e) defines low-income residential housing as housing financed with government tax credits, bonds and loans, or a residential complex in which at least 20% of the total units are sold or rented to lower income households. • Energy Savings Assistance Program (ESAP) Eligible: Section 2866(c) includes residential housing occupied by ratepayers participating in a Commission-approved and supervised gas corporation Low-Income Energy Efficiency (LIEE) program, now known as the Energy Savings Assistance Program (ESAP). This applies to single and multifamily applicants. However, multifamily housing applicants must have at least 50% of all units occupied by ESAP participants.
Additional Requirements • All properties must remain low-income for at least 10 years from the time of installation. • Applicant must install a SWH with a Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC) OG-300 rating that displaces the use of natural gas and which has not already received an incentive through the CSI-Thermal Program. • Must meet system design, installation, energy output, and system warranty under Section 2864. • Residence must be owner occupied.
Incentives and Caps • Financial Incentives
Caps • Incentive Caps 6
Eligibility Check List • Applicants must meet all of the following: 7