San Diego Community Power's Solar Battery Savings page tells 2024 pilot participants to consult separate program resources because their terms and eligibility may differ. If you joined that pilot, start with your enrollment records before applying today's headline dispatch description to your battery or a new solar-plus-battery PPA proposal.
Which program documents apply to your home?
The current SDCP Solar Battery Savings page identifies its main information as reflecting the 2025 program updates. It separately links the pilot manual, approved contractors, approved batteries and FAQs. These resources were checked November 9, 2026.
Find the enrollment confirmation and signed application for your home. Ask SDCP to confirm which program version and any subsequent written changes govern the account. The age of the equipment alone is not a substitute for that confirmation.
This matters when a homeowner sees a newer program summary and wonders whether an existing battery's settings are wrong. A difference between the website summary and an older enrollment record calls for clarification, not an automatic settings change.
Check the dispatch choices in the pilot records
The pilot program manual, labeled June 2024, lists application fields for the percentage of battery enrolled in summer and winter and for weekday versus weekday-and-weekend enrollment. Those fields show why a pilot participant should retrieve the actual application rather than infer the household's selection from today's general page.
Our suggested review questions are:
- Which enrollment version does SDCP have on file?
- What seasonal participation percentages and dispatch days were recorded?
- Has SDCP approved any later change in writing?
- Which settings should the manufacturer or contractor maintain for this enrollment?
For a hypothetical example, a pilot homeowner could find a weekday-and-weekend selection in an old application while reading a newer page emphasizing weekdays. The useful next step is to have SDCP reconcile the documents. This example does not establish that a particular household must dispatch on weekends today.
Keep the PPA and program records together
The pilot manual permits third-party ownership, including a lease or PPA, with participant permission and compliance with program rules. That does not automatically approve a new offer, added battery or replacement arrangement. Have the provider confirm the proposed project's eligibility and how it relates to the existing enrollment before counting incentives in a quote.
A qualifying no-upfront PPA can help eligible homeowners access solar and storage with professional support. The CPUC solar guide explains provider ownership and ongoing payments for generated electricity. Review rate, escalator, term, battery ownership and fees, maintenance, replacement and home-sale provisions. Ask who receives any incentive and how the agreement reflects it. Remaining utility costs matter; no upfront purchase does not mean free electricity or guaranteed savings.
Separate program participation from utility service
SDCP supplies generation service, while SDG&E delivers electricity, maintains the grid and manages billing and grid-outage response. The combined utility bill contains generation and delivery charges. Confirm the account's provider; not every San Diego County address receives SDCP service. WCA is not affiliated with or endorsed by SDCP or SDG&E.
Our SDCP battery performance-report guide can help organize related participation records. Ask the installer to confirm backup reserve and supported loads separately. Tesla's outage guidance illustrates why charge, demand and sunlight limit duration. Ordinary grid-tied solar alone generally does not provide outage power; compatible equipment and suitable sunlight are needed for solar recharge during an outage.
Bring your enrollment confirmation and proposed agreement to West Coast Alternatives' homeowner journey for a discussion grounded in the documents that apply to your home.