With net metering pge will keep track of the energy you use and the amount of excess power your system generates.
Portland general electric solar panels.
The company announced this week that it has.
No solar installation required pge is committed to helping you be a part of oregon s clean energy future now a new statewide offering the oregon community solar program is available to you.
This combined with some great local state incentives help to make the portland general electric territory one of the best places in america to install solar.
Currently the rebates for solar are a maximum of 20 000 for residential and 100 000 for commercial in pacific power territory and 600 000 in portland general electric territory from the energy trust of oregon plus a maximum of 6 000 for residential a federal tax credit of 30.
Produce a solar system design for your home.
The portland general electric solar cost and savings calculator also calculates required roof space once it determines the number of solar panels you need to cover your usage.
Net metering helps you offset the cost of the electricity you buy from pge with energy you generate at home.
Ensure the contractors who have installed the solar panels in your home are a part of energy trust of oregon s trade ally network.
Portland general electric the largest utility in oregon is jumping into the cutting edge business of turning home batteries into grid resources.
First off portland general electric offers net metering which makes it easy to offset your electric bills with solar panels.
This is a way for more people to participate in solar energy even if you don t own your home or business location.
Although winters in the north are cold and solar produces less than in the south solar panels installed in oregon still produce a surprising amount of electricity over a year.
Pge pacific power solar incentives.
For example if you use 720 kwh in 30 days your average use is 24 kwh per day 720 kwh 30 days.
If you used electricity at a constant rate with no peak usage for appliances air conditioner etc you would need a generator that produced 1 kw every hour of every day.
In order to qualify for the rebate you must.
The customers of portland general electric pge and pacific power who ve decided to install solar panels in their home to meet their energy demands are offered cash rebates.
Your pge bill shows how many kilowatt hours you use each month and your average kwh use per day.
Portland general electric has agreed to purchase power from a new 162 mw solar generation facility the largest in oregon to be developed and built in the eastern part of the state by a vangrid.
Generally speaking you need 65 square feet of roof space for each 1 kw of solar panels you wish to install.
Pge offer a rebate of 250 per kw up to 1 500 alongside other incentives.
