PG&E’s storage-friendly “Option S” daily demand charge rate – How advantageous is it for solar and energy storage projects?
We studied PG&E’s new Option S rate to determine how utility bill savings for solar + storage projects compared to both the Option R rate and the default option. In 80% of the cases we ran, eligible C&I PV+ESS customers are best off opting onto Option S.
PG&E’s Option S (for Storage) Daily Demand Charge Rate – Here’s what you should know
PG&E was the first utility in the state of California to release an energy storage-friendly rate tariff option that featured daily demand charges, which bill based on $/kilowatt/day.