The Disadvantaged Communities Green Tariff DAC-GT Program

Disadvantaged Communities Green Tariff (DAC-GT)

The DAC-GT program provides grid-scale clean energy at a 20% bill discount for income-qualified, residential customers in DACs who may be unable to install solar on their roof. DAC-GT is available to residential customers in disadvantaged communities (DACs) who meet the income eligibility requirements for the CARE and FERA programs. Customers must live in one of the top 25% most disadvantaged communities statewide or the census tracts in the highest 5 percent of CalEnviroScreen's Pollution Burden and be a billing customer of a participating utility or Community Choice Aggregator. In most cases, eligible customers are automatically enrolled in the program.

Those interested in learning more about the DAC-GT program should visit each Program Administrator’s website:

Key Components of the DAC-GT Program

Eligible customers:

Income eligible residential customers in DACs (must be eligible forCARE or FERA) or San Joaquin Valley (SJV) pilot communities

Customers receive:

100% renewable energy

20% off their otherwise applicable electric rate

Project location:

In DACs or within a 5-mile radius of DACs

Project size:

500 kW - 20 megawatts (MW)

Program capacity:

(MW caps within each utility's service territory, with some capacity reserved for CCAs)

233 MW

 

Implementation of AB 327

Assembly Bill (AB) 327 (Perea, 2013) directed the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to develop specific alternatives designed to increase adoption of renewable generation in disadvantaged communities (DACs). In June 2018, the CPUC created DAC-GT to increase access to solar for residents of disadvantaged communities located within PG&E's, SCE's, and SDG&E's service territory in Decision 18-06-027.

The DAC-GT program began enrolling customers in early 2020 and is administered by two investor-owned utilities and 11 CCAs.

Recent News for DAC-GT

  • June 2026: D.26-06-006 finalized implementation details of the Community Renewable Energy (CRE) Program and updated existing programs, including the DAC-GT and Green Tariff programs.
  • June 2026: The CPUC joined local leaders, community partners, and clean energy advocates in Oakland to celebrate the completion of a new DAC-GT project developed by Ava Community Energy, marking another milestone in California’s growing portfolio of community solar projects. The new 0.72-megawatt (MW) rooftop solar installation hosted by Prologis is another example of a rooftop project to begin operation under the CPUC’s DAC-GT Program. The competitively procured project will provide clean, renewable energy and meaningful bill savings to nearby low-income households while advancing California’s clean energy and environmental justice goals.
  • April 2026: The CPUC joined community leaders and local officials in Carson to celebrate the completion and commercial operation of a new CSGT project developed by Clean Power Alliance. The 1.32 MW project is the first DAC community solar “urban infill” project built on an industrial rooftop. Hosted on a warehouse owned by Prologis, it demonstrates how underutilized urban spaces can be transformed into cost competitive clean energy assets and is part of a broader partnership that will deploy 10 rooftop solar arrays across Los Angeles County.
  • June 2024: D.24-05-065 modified the DAC-GT and Green Tariff programs and discontinued the Community Solar Green Tariff (CSGT) and Enhanced Community Renewables programs and adopted a new Community Renewable Energy (CRE) program pending final implementation details. In response to AB 2316 (Ward, 2022) and its requirement to minimize duplicative offerings while promoting robust participation by low-income customers, the Decision ended the CSGT program with the exception of legacy projects and transferred the remaining capacity into the DAC-GT program. The Decision also expanded the geographic boundaries of a DAC census tract to allow for more eligible projects that serve low-income customers.

    Evaluations

  • 2021 DAC-GT and CSGT Program Evaluation: Pursuant to D.18-06-027, Energy Division was directed to conduct evaluations of the DAC-GT and CSGT programs every three years beginning in 2021. Evergreen Economics was contracted by SDG&E on behalf of the CPUC to evaluate the process and load impacts of the programs. D.24-05-065 and D.26-06-006 delayed the second evaluation, which is required to be completed by June 2028.

    Regulatory Documents

  • D.18-06-027: Decision creating the DAC-SASH, DAC-GT, and CSGT programs. 
  • D.18-10-007: Decision correcting and clarifying Decision 18-06-027.
  • D.20-07-008: Decision implementing automatic enrollment of PG&E's DAC-GT program.
  • Resolution E-4999: Approves PG&E's, SCE's, and SDG&E's DAC-GT and CSGT program implementation plans with modifications.
  • Resolution E-5102: Approves Clean Power Alliance’s DAC-GT and CSGT program implementation plans with modifications.
  • Resolution E-5124: Approves CleanPowerSF’s, East Bay Community Energy’s, Marin Clean Energy’s, Peninsula Clean Energy’s, and San Jose Clean Energy’s DAC-GT and/or CSGT program implementation plans with modifications.
  • Resolution E-5125: Approves with modification PG&E’s and SCE’s requests to adjust administrative and marketing budget caps for the DAC-GT and/or CSGT programs.
  • Resolution E-5130: Approves Lancaster Choice Energy’s, Pico Rivera Innovative Municipal Energy’s, and San Jacinto Power’s DAC-GT program implementation plans with modifications. 
  • Resolution E-5212: Approves two PFMs of Resolution E-4999, updates CalEnviroScreen geographic eligibility requirements, and expands DAC-GT and CSGT eligibility to California Indian Country. 
  • Resolution E-5246: Approves San Diego Community Power’s DAC-GT and CSGT program implementation plans with modifications.
  • Resolution E-5367: Approves PG&E's and SCE's DAC-GT cost containment cap proposal update.
  • Resolution E-5435: Approves Orange County Power Authority's tariff to implement the DAC-GT program.
  • D.24-05-065: Modifies the DAC-GT program and discontinued the majority of the CSGT program.
  • D.26-06-006: Finalizes implementation details of the Community Renewable Energy (CRE) Program and updates existing programs, including the DAC-GT and Green Tariff. Transitions DAC-GT funding from greenhouse gas allowance proceeds to public purpose program surcharges pursuant to AB 1207 (Irwin, 2025).

Reporting

Pursuant to Decision 18-06-027 and Resolution E-4999, each Program Administrator must file and serve quarterly reports describing, among other items, the capacity procured, capacity online, and customers subscribed. D.26-06-006 requires Program Administrators to transition all reporting to the California Distributed Generation Statistics website, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2026.

Historical program reports can be found in the R.14-07-002 and R.20-08-020 proceeding dockets under the Documents tab.

 

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