PG&E offers a Time of Use schedule that may be beneficial if you can reduce your electricity use between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on summer weekdays. Their Seasonal schedule provides lower rates in the winter and higher rates during summer months. They also have rate schedules for customers who fuel low-emission vehicles at home, and for customers who own and operate solar or wind facilities.

An E-6 Time-of-Use (T.O.U.) meter allows you to sell your excess weekday solar power back to PG&E for as much as 53 cents per kWh. At the same time, a TOU meter allows you to buy power on nights and weekends for as little as 9 cents/kWh. In other words, it’s buying low and selling high. This meter can reduce the size of the solar system needed by 15-20%. Soon, they will be mandatory in order to receive a rebate, however they are still optional as of December 2007.

In Northern California, call PG&E for more information at: 1-800-743-5000

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