PG&E customers, California · Rebate
Permanent Battery Storage Rebate (PG&E)
Run by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
PG&E residential customers who have had five or more wildfire safety outages since January 1, 2024 can get a $7,500 rebate on their first permanent home battery, once it's installed and interconnected and enrolled in a Time-of-Use rate and PG&E's Emergency Load Reduction Program.
Amounts
How much you get
$7,500 per household for a qualifying permanent battery storage system, regardless of system size or number of batteries.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 6 of these.
Residential electric service customer of PG&E.
First-time permanent battery storage customer of PG&E; one rebate per household.
Experienced five or more Wildfire Safety outages since January 1, 2024. Check the address on PG&E's Wildfire Safety Progress Map (Backup Power Solutions tab).
The battery must be on the Qualified Product List and purchased on or after January 1, 2025.
What to doChoose a battery on PG&E's qualified product list, purchased on or after January 1, 2025.
Battery installed with Permission to Operate from PG&E, the home on a Time-of-Use rate, and the battery enrolled in PG&E's Emergency Load Reduction Program through the provider.
What to doHave your contractor get Permission to Operate from PG&E, switch to a Time-of-Use rate, and enroll the battery in ELRP through your battery provider (Tesla or Enphase VPP, Sunrun CalReady) or PG&E's Automated Response Technology program.
Installed by a licensed California contractor.
What to doUse a contractor with an active California A, B, C-10, C-38 or C-46 license; the PBSR contractor list is optional. Get a quote from a contractor
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
You apply online. Apply within 12 months of Permission to Operate or by December 31, 2026, whichever comes first, while funding lasts (about 141 rebates left as of October 16, 2026). PG&E says funding refreshes next year.
- Check your address.
Enter your address in the Wildfire Safety Progress Map and open the Backup Power Solutions tab to see if you pre-qualify.
- Buy and install an approved battery.
Use a licensed contractor; installing and connecting a battery can take three months or longer.
- Get Permission to Operate.
Your contractor submits the interconnection application to PG&E's Electric Generation Interconnection department.
- Enroll in a Time-of-Use rate and ELRP.
Enroll the battery in ELRP through Tesla or Enphase VPP or Sunrun CalReady, or through PG&E's Automated Response Technology program. SmartFlex Rewards by Uplight doesn't count.
- Apply online.
Attach the signed purchase agreement/contract (not the invoice). Apply within 12 months of Permission to Operate and by December 31, 2026.
Purchase agreement/contract showing the installation date, signing date, contractor's license number, battery make/model and quantity
Forms and instructionsPermanent Battery Storage Rebate - PG&E
Questions about applyingGeneratorBatteryRebateProgram@pge.com
Stacking
Use it with
Your address
Next steps
Check that it covers your address. Then, if you want, ask for a contractor quote.
Is it available at your address?
Before anything else
Your quote request is in If a contractor we work with serves your ZIP, they can contact you. We take one request per person; contact us to change it.
Get an email if this program changes
We'll write if its amount, status or deadline changes. Nothing else.
FAQ
Questions
How much does Permanent Battery Storage Rebate (PG&E) pay?
$7,500 back.
Do I need to be a PG&E customer?
Yes. It’s only for homes in PG&E customers, California. See Do I qualify for the details.
Do I have to use a contractor?
Yes. Installed by a licensed California contractor.
Do I need approval before I buy?
Battery installed with Permission to Operate from PG&E, the home on a Time-of-Use rate, and the battery enrolled in PG&E's Emergency Load Reduction Program through the provider. Have your contractor get Permission to Operate from PG&E, switch to a Time-of-Use rate, and enroll the battery in ELRP through your battery provider (Tesla or Enphase VPP, Sunrun CalReady) or PG&E's Automated Response Technology program.
What’s the deadline?
Apply after it’s installed: within 365 days of purchase or by Dec 31, 2026, whichever comes first.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 27, 2026.
Can I reserve a rebate before my battery is installed?
No. The rebate is first come, first served, and you can't reserve it before completing the program requirements.
Do I have to leave NEM 2.0 to get the rebate?
No. The program doesn't require switching from NEM 2.0 to NEM 3.0, though adding solar capacity may.
Does my installer have to be on PG&E's contractor list?
No. Any contractor with an active California A, B, C-10, C-38 or C-46 license can do the work.
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