The California Solar Initiative has a goal to create 3,000 MW of new, solar-produced electricity by 2017 - moving the state toward a cleaner energy future and helping lower the cost of solar systems for consumers. The CSI statewide budget is $3.3 billion over 10 years, and it has three distict program components. With a 10-year commitment for solar incentives, and under legislative direction, California aims to build a self-sustaining solar industry free from ratepayer subsidies after 2016.