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Power your home with solar. Check out the California Solar Consumer Protection Guide for the latest solar energy information & installation requirements.
Solar Consumer Protection Guide
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recommends that solar providers give out this guide during their first contact with potential customers. Version 4 of the Consumer Protection Guide was published in 2025.
Solar providers submitting applications to interconnect residential solar customers in the service areas of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), Bear Valley Electric Service (BVES), PacifiCorp, and Liberty are required to collect customer initials and a signature on the California Solar Consumer Protection Guide.
Addendum to Guide
An addendum to the Solar Consumer Protection Guide was published in 2025. This addendum contains information on the Solar Billing Plan, also known as the Net Billing Tariff or NEM 3.
Consumer Protection Guide in Additional Languages
Solar providers should provide the Consumer Protection Guide in the language in which customers were initially contacted.
- Armenian Solar Consumer Protection Guide (version 4)
- Chinese Solar Consumer Protection Guide (version 4)
- Dari Solar Consumer Protection Guide (version 4)
- English Solar Consumer Protection Guide (version 4)
- Korean Solar Consumer Protection Guide (version 4)
- Portuguese Solar Consumer Protection Guide (version 4)
- Spanish Solar Consumer Protection Guide (version 4)
- Tagalog Solar Consumer Protection Guide (version 4)
- Vietnamese Solar Consumer Protection Guide (version 4)
Extended Consumer Protection Guide
Getting solar and/or storage installed for your home can be an intimidating process. See below for information on how to protect yourself from scams, finding a good solar provider, financing options, and other resources.