oaklandsolarincentives.fyi

Solar and battery rebates for Oakland homes, program by program

Last verified: November 11, 2026 · Written and checked by the DuloCore research team

Oakland solar rebates in 2026 are mostly about batteries and income-qualified help; this page lists every program we track, open or closed. To filter them for your household, use the checker on the home page.

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OpenAva SmartHome Battery

Ava Community Energy, Oakland's default electricity provider, pays $90 per kWh for the share of your battery you let it use, or $500 per kWh on CARE or FERA (paid to a qualified installer), plus $3 per shared kWh per month, paid quarterly for five years while you take part in grid events (Ava SmartHome Battery, checked Nov 11, 2026). You share 40%, 60% or 80%.

The battery must be connected to solar, you must own its grid-services rights (leased systems usually don't), and past SGIP recipients generally don't qualify unless on CARE or FERA. Renters can join with written landlord permission. Enrollment is open "until the budget is depleted."

Open, limited fundsSGIP Residential Solar and Storage Equity

This income-qualified budget pays $1,100 per kWh of storage and $3,100 per kW of solar, for up to a 15 kWh battery and 5 kW of solar without load justification, with 50% available in advance (CPUC fact sheet, checked Nov 11, 2026). You qualify with income at or below 80% of area median, past SASH or DAC-SASH participation, or current CARE, FERA or ESA enrollment.

On November 11, 2026, the SGIP step tracker showed PG&E's AB 209 Non-POU budget "Open" with $1,342,233.41 left and its POU budget on "Waitlist." Your installer files the reservation. The fact sheet's "about 100 percent" coverage assumed the federal tax credit, which has ended, so expect a gap.

OpenDAC-SASH no-cost solar (GRID Alternatives)

Income-qualified homeowners in disadvantaged communities get rooftop solar at no cost; the CPUC pays GRID Alternatives $3 per watt (CPUC, checked Nov 11, 2026). You must own and live in a single-family home, be a PG&E customer, live in a tract marked disadvantaged on the CalEnviroScreen 5.0 map, and have income within CARE/FERA limits: for 2026 to 2027, $54,100 for 1 to 2 people and $82,500 for 4 (GRID Alternatives).

Solar open, storage pausedSOMAH (affordable multifamily)

For affordable apartment buildings, SOMAH pays $3.50 per AC watt for tenant-area solar and $1.19 for common areas with no tax credits (less with ITC or LIHTC), and $1.10 per Wh for storage (SOMAH, checked Nov 11, 2026). PG&E funding is "Open to applications" (SOMAH funding), but PG&E storage incentives have been paused since May 22, 2026 (SOMAH storage).

Open, portable onlyPG&E Generator and Battery Rebate

Up to $300 per account, plus up to $200 more on CARE or FERA, for a portable battery of 290 to 1,000 Wh or a CARB-compliant generator, only at addresses in a Tier 2 or 3 High Fire-Threat District, a High Fire Risk Area, or on an EPSS circuit. Apply within 12 months of purchase or by December 31, 2026 (PG&E, checked Nov 11, 2026). Home solar batteries are not covered.

Not solarBayREN EASE Home

BayREN covers 80% of insulation, duct sealing and air sealing for PG&E customers with income at or below 120% of area median, in homes of four or fewer units built before 2010 (BayREN, checked Nov 11, 2026).

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Bill credits and programs without a listed amount

Ava adds export bonus credits for Solar Billing Plan customers (Ava), and PG&E pays an Energy Export Bonus Credit to customers who start before 2028 (PG&E). Renters in disadvantaged areas can look at the DAC Green Tariff and Community Solar Green Tariff (CPUC). These are not yet in our verified catalogue, so check amounts on the official pages; see cost and net billing. To have deadlines tracked for you, DuloCore's Oakland write-up follows the same programs.

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