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Breaking News – PG&E Extends Residential Time of Use Rates E-6 and E-7 End Date to May 3, 2016

Feb 23, 2016 | Policy

Breaking News - Today PG&E filed a letter with the CPUC extending the date it is closing E-6 to new customers from March 1, 2016 to May 3, 2016. In the same letter, PG&E extended the date it is terminating E-7 from March 1, 2016 to May 3, 2016.

2015 Solar Tax Credit Documents

Feb 1, 2016 | Finance

The federal government offers a 30% income tax credit to solar system owners. Luminalt is pleased to provide you with the information. The link below will take you to: The tax form you or your tax adviser will need to complete and attach to your return The...

Have Solar? Getting Solar? PG&E Residential Rate Changes – What You Need to Do Before February 2016 Ends

Jan 27, 2016 | Solar Programs

If you have a solar system on your home or you want to install a solar system on your home, take action before the end of February 2016 to make sure you are on the best rate schedule. PG&E is making big changes to its residential time of use ("TOU") rates. For an...

PG&E Residential Time of Use Rates Changes Coming

Nov 11, 2015 | Solar Programs

“Upon the first day that Schedule E-TOU-A and E-TOU-B become available for enrollment in 2016, Schedule E-6 shall be closed to new customers.” - PG&E Settlement Agreement in A.13-04-014 adopted last week by the CPUC. PG&E will be ending its solar friendly E-6...

PG&E Minimum Bill Increase to $10

Sep 15, 2015 | Solar Programs

PG&E is sending a letter to residential solar customers that it has increased the minimum bill charge to $10 effective September 1, 2015. This change impacts every residential customer that receives electricity from PG&E, but is most noticeable to solar...

A Day in the Life of a Luminalt Solar Design Engineer

Aug 14, 2015 | Clean Energy Education

Luminalt engineers and designs the solar systems that we build. Having these services in house provides a seamless service to our clients and allows free flowing communication across design and build departments. Check out this video that goes through a day in the...

Investing in San Francisco Youth Creates a Brighter Future – Luminalt Summer Interns Erika and Demetri Write About SF Youth Jobs+

Aug 7, 2015 | Community

Young adults in San Francisco need job skills and experience to participate in the Bay Area’s economic growth. This summer we participated in SF Youth Jobs+ by interning at Luminalt, a locally owned solar installer. The goal of this City-wide program is to provide...

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