I've spent the last 48 hours trying to understand this program and while I think I've learned a lot, I'm still all sorts of confused about some stuff. Maybe you fine folk can help me.
In short, I've been planning to do Powerwalls in the next year or two, primarily for time shifting my solar generation once I get kicked off of PGE's EV-A plan and on to the far less favorable EV2-A. I wish I was paying more attention to all of those damn facebook ads telling me I could get "two free powerwalls!" instead of skimming over them as spam, because we're the model candidate for the Equity Resiliency program (high fire zone, electric well, medical baseline).
I'm clearly late to the party this year, as I understand the application period opened at the beginning of the month and PGE territory was fully subscribed 12 days later. So, I'm trying to determine the strategy I should employ to gain access to funds next year or beyond.
My main question I can't seem to get answered is how the wait list works. In short: I understand there is another $513M to be allocated to this program over the next 5 years (assuming the looming budget crater doesn't rob the piggy bank or something). If I submit an application this year on the wait list, do those waitlisted projects eventually get rolled over and funded by next year's allocations? Or is each year of the program a discrete event and everyone starts over?
Finally, are already installed systems eligible for consideration? i.e. if I installed a system this year out of pocket, could I apply for next year's funding after the fact?
Thanks all.
In short, I've been planning to do Powerwalls in the next year or two, primarily for time shifting my solar generation once I get kicked off of PGE's EV-A plan and on to the far less favorable EV2-A. I wish I was paying more attention to all of those damn facebook ads telling me I could get "two free powerwalls!" instead of skimming over them as spam, because we're the model candidate for the Equity Resiliency program (high fire zone, electric well, medical baseline).
I'm clearly late to the party this year, as I understand the application period opened at the beginning of the month and PGE territory was fully subscribed 12 days later. So, I'm trying to determine the strategy I should employ to gain access to funds next year or beyond.
My main question I can't seem to get answered is how the wait list works. In short: I understand there is another $513M to be allocated to this program over the next 5 years (assuming the looming budget crater doesn't rob the piggy bank or something). If I submit an application this year on the wait list, do those waitlisted projects eventually get rolled over and funded by next year's allocations? Or is each year of the program a discrete event and everyone starts over?
Finally, are already installed systems eligible for consideration? i.e. if I installed a system this year out of pocket, could I apply for next year's funding after the fact?
Thanks all.