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NEM/NBT

IRA

General Resources:

• FAQ on Changes to the ITC in the Budget Reconciliation Bill

• Final 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill

• Text of the Inflation Reduction Act

• Department of Treasury Master List of IRA Related Tax Guidance

• Residential ITC Manufacturer’s Certification Letters

• Federal Solar & Storage Tax Credit FAQs - 2018

Energy Communities:

• IRA Energy Community Memo

• Guidance on Using Brownfields Map

• EPA Brownfield Location Map for Identifying Brownfields

• Federal Government map showing non-Brownfield Energy Community Locations

• Federal Government FAQ on Energy Communities

• Treasury Notice 2023-29 – Treasury Guidance on how areas qualify as Energy Communities because of coal plant closures and fossil fuel unemployment

• Treasury Notice Notice 2023-45 – describes requirements for a brownfield site safe harbor for projects with a nameplate capacity of not greater than 5 megawatts (MW) in alternating current (AC).

Domestic Content Adder

• FAQ Domestic Content

• Treasury Notice 2023-38 – initial guidance on the Domestic Content adder

• Treasury Notice 2024-41 – additional guidance on
  the Domestic Content Adder

Public Works

• AB 2143 Compliance Fact Sheet

• Text of AB 2143

• CPUC Website for Contractor & Project Registration and Submitting Certified Payroll Records

State Requirements Under AB 2143

DIR Links

• FAQ on Public Works

• Public Works Portal

• Submitting Certified Payroll Records

• Awarding Bodies

• Apprentices

• Prevailing Wage FAQ

• Prevailing Wage Unit for Finding Wage Determinations

Virtual Power Plants

• Demand Side Grid Support

Consumer Protection

• CSLB Model Home Improvement Contract with SB 517 and AB 1327 edits

• Addendum to the 2022 Solar Consumer Protection Guide

• A Contractor’s Guide to California Consumer Protection Requirements

• Cover Sheet Required on All Residential Contracts Starting January 1, 2019

• Solar Energy System Supporting Information (ENGLISH)

• Solar Energy System Supporting Information (SPANISH)

• CALSSA Fact Sheet on Solar Energy System Supporting Information Document

Rates

• Departing Load Charges

• Fixed Charge Member Memo

• SCE Commercial and Industrial Rates Implemented in 2019

• PG&E Non-Residential Rates 2019

• SCE Residential Rate Changes in 2019 & 2020

• PG&E Rates Webinar Slides

• SCE Rates Webinar Slides

Codes, Standards, Permitting

• 2025 California Electrical Code and Changes to ESS Capacity Sizing

• Title 24 JA 12 Battery Standard for New Construction

• UL 9540, UL 9540A, and Reduced Spacing for
  ESS Units

• Understanding the Safety of Residential Lithium-Based Energy Storage Systems

• SEAC: Informational Bulletin on the UL 9540 Safety Standard & the UL 9540A Test Method

• EV Charging Mandate for Parking Canopies

• The Solar Rights Act - HOA Laws

• Heat Alarms for Residential ESS: Modification Request

SGIP

General Resources

• Self-Generation Incentive Program - 2018

• 2016 Rebate Reforms: Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP)

• SGIP Greenhouse Gas Rules

• SGIP equity budget factsheet - April 2020

• SGIP Documentation Form

SGIP Maps

• Fire Zones

• Qualified Census Tracts

• Resiliency Zones

• SGIP DAC

Interconnection

• NEM2 Three Year Build Deadline

• System Size Calculations for Interconnection and NEM Grandfathering

• SCE Guide on Adding Non Export Capacity to NEM Systems

• Non-Export Systems

• Timelines Requirements for Main Panel Upgrades

End-of-life PV modules

• New California End-of-Life Solar Photovoltaic Module Regulations 

• Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Panels Reusing, Recycling, & Disposal

Market Data

• 2025 California Market Data (Jan-Jun)

• CALSSA 2024 Market Data

• 2024 Top Installers

Political Info

• Legislator Campaign Websites

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