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Press Inquires

Members of the press, contact our newsroom or Terrie Prosper at tdp@cpuc.ca.gov or 415-703-1366.

Program Information and Contacts

The CPUC regulates distributed generation programs and policies on both the customer and utility wholesale side of the electric meter. Customer-side of the meter distributed generation incentive programs include the California Solar Initiative and the Self-Generation Incentive Program, and these programs are overseen by the CPUC and administered through Program Administrators. Utility side of the meter distributed generation includes wholesale energy generated for sale to utilities, and these procurement programs include the renewable portfolio standard program (including competitive solicitations, feed-in tariff, and renewable auction mechanism, and other procurement mechanisms) and the combined heat and power (CHP) feed-in tariff.

Program Name	Program Contact
Go Solar California – Consumer Information on All Solar Programs	Contact
Single-family Affordable Solar Homes (SASH) Program	Contact
Multi-family Affordable Solar Housing (MASH) Program	Contact
Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing (SOMAH)	Contact
Research, Development, Demonstration and Deployment (RD&D) Program	Contact
CSI - Thermal Program	Contact
Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP)	Contact

CPUC Staff Contacts

To contact the Customer Generation Programs staff at the CPUC with a question specific to a CPUC program, please use the contact list below. For general inquiries please contact the CPUC front desk.

Note that the CPUC has oversight over utility programs that provide tariffs and incentives for customers to use clean energy. However, the CPUC does not regulate solar companies or contractors. While we can help direct customers to the appropriate resources to resolve issues that arise, we suggest filing complaints directly with the state agency that has jurisdiction to resolve construction-related complaints - the Contractors State License Board.

CPUC Staff Contacts
Staff Name	Lead Responsibilities	Email
Tory Francisco	Supervisor, Customer Generation Programs	tory.francisco@cpuc.ca.gov
Cherie Chan	Green Tariff / Shared Renewables (GTSR)	cherie.chan@cpuc.ca.gov
Asal Esfahani	California Solar Initiative CSI-Thermal (Solar Hot Water) Program Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) Single Family Affordable Solar Homes Program (SASH) Disadvantaged Communities - Single Family Affordable Solar Homes Program (DAC-SASH)	asal.esfahani@cpuc.ca.gov
Erica Petrofsky	Net Energy Metering (NEM) NEM Consumer Protections Residential Solar Consumer Protections (AB1070)	erica.petrofsky@cpuc.ca.gov
Vacant	Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing (SOMAH) Virtual Net Metering (VNEM) Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing Program (MASH)
Nora Hawkins	Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP)	nora.hawkins@cpuc.ca.gov
Joshua Litwin	Disadvantaged Communities - Green Tariff (DAC-GT) Program Disadvantaged Communities - Community Solar Green Tariff (CSGT) Program	joshua.litwin@cpuc.ca.gov
Chris Westling	Net Energy Metering (NEM) NEM Fuel Cell Renewable Energy Self-Generation Bill Credit Transfer Program (RES-BCT) NEM RES-BCT NEM Aggregation (NEMA) California Distributed Generation Statistics (DGStats)	christopher.westling@cpuc.ca.gov
Vacant	Net Energy Metering (NEM) Residential Solar Consumer Protections (AB 1070) Renewable Energy Self-Generation Bill Credit Transfer Program (RES-BCT) California Distributed Generation Statistics (DGStats)