Solar Quotes in Madera, CA

If PG&E is your utility

• New PG&E solar customers are on the Solar Billing Plan, also known as the Net Billing Tariff (NBT). The CPUC says the NBT applies to customers who submit an interconnection application on or after April 15, 2023. Source: https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/nbt (accessed 2026-10-20)
• PG&E says customers enrolled in CARE or FERA, living in California Indian Country, or in a qualifying disadvantaged community can receive additional bonus credits during the first five years of the Solar Billing Plan. PG&E reviews the interconnection application, then upgrades the meter and sends written permission to operate. Source: https://www.pge.com/en/clean-energy/solar/getting-started-with-solar.html (accessed 2026-10-20)
• PG&E's Net Billing Tariff (Schedule NBT, sheets effective August 28, 2026) credits exports at hourly avoided-cost values. Residential customers who interconnect in the program's first five years also get an ACC Plus adder for nine years from PTO: $0.00880/kWh for 2026 (low-income: $0.03600), falling to $0.00440 in 2027. Source: https://www.pge.com/tariffs/assets/pdf/tariffbook/ELEC_SCHEDS_NBT.pdf (accessed 2026-10-20)

A note on the federal tax credit

The federal residential clean energy credit (25D) doesn't apply to expenditures made after December 31, 2025. The IRS treats an expenditure as made when installation is completed. Source: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/faqs-for-modification-of-sections-25c-25d-25e-30c-30d-45l-45w-and-179d-under-public-law-119-21-139-stat-72-july-4-2025-commonly-known-as-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-obbb (accessed 2026-10-20). This page isn't tax advice.

Questions to ask

1. Which PG&E net metering or export rule will my system be on, and what is the current credit rate?
2. How did you size the system against my last 12 months of usage, and what export share did you assume?
3. Who files the interconnection application, and how long does permission to operate usually take here?
4. What's included in the price (permits, inspections, monitoring), and what warranties cover panels, inverter and workmanship?

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