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San Diego · SDCP customers with solar
Make your solar pay again.
Under NBT, the solar you send to the grid is worth pennies. A battery stores it for the hours it's worth the most — and San Diego Community Power pays a rebate to add one. Plus ~$250/yr per battery and whole-home backup.
60 seconds · no obligation
Approved SDCP Solar Battery Savings installer · Tesla Powerwall Certifiedup to $6,750
San Diego Community Power rebate, paid to you
~$0/mo
Estimated net for many San Diego homes, after rebate + savings
$250/yr
Grid income per battery (estimated)
✓Tesla Powerwall Certified Installer·✓Licensed & insured·✓We handle the rebate paperwork end-to-end
Your neighbors are already doing this.
1,600
San Diego homeowners in the 2024 pilot
2,200
batteries installed
$6,900
average rebate earned
Source: San Diego Community Power 2024 Solar Battery Savings pilot.
First — are you eligible?
Solar + a San Diego Community Power bill? You may qualify.
The Solar Battery Savings program is open to SDCP residential customers who add a new battery to their on-site solar. If your bill reads "San Diego Community Power" and you already have panels, you likely qualify — we confirm before anything is signed.
Your electric bill
Power providerSan Diego Community Power ✓
Rooftop solarInstalled ✓
Account typeResidential
✓ May be eligible for the SDCP battery rebate
The rules changed on you
You're giving your solar to the grid for pennies.
Under San Diego's Net Billing Tariff, the power your panels export midday is worth almost nothing — while the power you buy back at night costs a fortune. A battery flips it back: store what you make, use it when it's worth the most.
How a battery fixes it
Bank your own power. Use it when it counts.
✓Store your solar instead of exporting it for pennies
✓Skip the 4–9 PM peak rates — run on your own power
✓Whole-home backup, every outage, automatically
✓~$250/yr per battery from SDCP's grid program (estimated)
Your personalized numbers
See what your home qualifies for.
⏳ SDCP's Solar Battery Savings funding is limited and first-come — the pilot filled fast.
Let's see what your home qualifies for.
Start with your ZIP — takes 60 seconds, no phone call to get your estimate.
🛡️The Kin Promise:100% no-obligation. We confirm every number against your real bill before anything is signed — and if the rebate doesn't clear, you owe nothing. No payment today.
Your solar, finally working for you.
Questions, answered.
How big is the SDCP rebate?+
For adding a battery to existing solar it's $250/kWh of useable capacity (market rate) — so a 2-Powerwall system is around $6,750. CARE/FERA customers get $350/kWh. New solar + battery earns $350–$500/kWh. SDCP pays it to you by check. Final amount is set by SDCP.
Do I need solar to qualify?+
Yes — the battery must be charged by your on-site solar (no grid charging). Already have panels? You're set. No solar yet? We can quote solar + battery together.
What's the grid income?+
SDCP pays roughly $0.10/kWh for energy your battery discharges in the 4–9 PM window — about $250/yr per battery (estimated), paid annually. You keep at least half your battery in reserve.
What's the catch?+
The rebate requires existing on-site solar and battery enrollment in the dispatch program, and funding is limited and first-come. Otherwise it's straightforward — we handle the paperwork.
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