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San Diego Community Power details Solar Advantage program, first carport project in Chula Vista
Summary
Staff briefed the Citizens Advisory Committee on May 8 about the Solar Advantage program, a CPUC‑authorized local infill community solar effort that will auto‑enroll low‑income customers in disadvantaged communities and includes a board‑approved 1.7 MW carport project in Chula Vista.
San Diego Community Power staff updated the Citizens Advisory Committee on May 8 about the Solar Advantage program, the agency’s locally focused community solar effort built from CPUC green‑access allocations. Staff described secured projects, the CPUC procedural changes that expanded project eligibility and the agency’s customer auto‑enrollment plan for low‑income customers in disadvantaged communities.
Tessa Tabar, program manager for community solar at San Diego Community Power, told the committee the program combines the former Disadvantaged Communities Green Tariff (DAC‑GT) allocation with the Community Solar Green Tariff (CSGT) allocation after a recent CPUC decision. “When those projects come online, we offer a 20% overall bill discount,” Tabar said, explaining that discount is automatic and stacks on top of state CARE or FERA discounts for eligible customers.
Tabar said SDCP inherited roughly 14 megawatts of DAC‑GT and 4 megawatts of CSGT allocation and that the…
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