SOMAH Incentive Budget Report


Table 1: Project Capacity and Budget summarizes the committed and remaining budget for the SOMAH program authorized by AB 693. Track A provides incentives for projects that require Upfront Technical Assistance. Track B provides incentives for projects that do not require technical assistance and have identified an eligible contractor for the project. Projects under Track A will have their incentive funds earmarked for a six-month period prior to a Reservation Request.

Table 2: Cumulative Program Budget summarizes the program dollars collected to data, by fiscal year, and identifies application totals and available program funds. Any unused funds in one program year will roll over to become available in the next program year.

SOMAH data is current as of September 28, 2026.

Table 1: Project Capacity and Budget7

Waitlist Earmarked1 Pending Reservation2 Reserved3 Completed PV Application Totals4 Storage Application Totals5 Total Remaining6
Capacity
(MW)
Budget
($)
Capacity
(MW)
Budget
($)
Capacity
(MW)
Budget
($)
Capacity
(MW)
Budget
($)
Capacity
(MW)
Budget
($)
Capacity
(MW)
Budget
($)
Capacity
(MW)
Budget
($)
Budget
($)
Budget
($)
PG&E Track A N/A N/A 1.652 4,993,830 0.155 417,260 1.017 2,640,327 0.148 264,801 2.972 8,316,218 0.020 60,600
Track B N/A N/A N/A N/A 6.953 18,509,275 39.309 87,495,311 33.885 66,684,882 80.147 172,689,468 26.412 81,176,028 332,978,153.0 70,735,840
Total 0 0 1.652 4,993,830 7.108 18,926,534 40.326 90,135,637 34.033 66,949,683 83.119 181,005,685 26.432 81,236,628
SCE Track A N/A N/A 0.457 1,460,979 0.258 853,729 0.144 246,239 0.351 1,079,669 1.210 3,640,616 0.248 285,120
Track B N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.708 1,730,878 20.851 43,692,479 21.773 45,343,671 43.332 90,767,028 7.209 20,857,190 406,904,639.0 291,354,684
Total 0 0 0.457 1,460,979 0.966 2,584,607 20.995 43,938,718 22.124 46,423,340 44.542 94,407,644 7.457 21,142,310
SDG&E Track A N/A N/A 0.138 443,089 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.138 443,089 0 0
Track B N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.394 3,466,923 9.061 19,974,027 6.800 14,070,161 17.255 37,511,111 5.444 20,347,932 105,220,365.0 46,918,233
Total 0 0 0.138 443,089 1.394 3,466,923 9.061 19,974,027 6.800 14,070,161 17.393 37,954,200 5.444 20,347,932
PacifiCorp Track A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 0 N/A N/A
Track B N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 0 N/A N/A 12,435,696.0 12,435,696
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Liberty Utilities Track A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 0 N/A N/A
Track B N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.103 231,340 N/A N/A 0.103 231,340 0.079 216,690 3,020,427.0 2,572,397
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.103 231,340 0 0 0.103 231,340 0.079 216,690
TOTAL Track A 0 0 2.247 6,897,899 0.413 1,270,989 1.161 2,886,565 0.499 1,344,470 4.320 12,399,923 0.268 345,720
Track B 0 0 0 0 9.055 23,707,076 69.324 151,393,157 62.458 126,098,714 140.837 301,198,947 39.144 122,597,840 860,559,280.0 424,016,850
Total 0 0 2.247 6,897,899 9.468 24,978,065 70.485 154,279,723 62.957 127,443,184 145.157 313,598,870 39.412 122,943,560

1 Projects that select Track A will have their incentive funding earmarked (upon Upfront Technical Assistance Approved) for a three-month period prior to a Reservation Request.
2 Projects that have submitted a Reservation Request but have not yet received Reservation Approval are considered to be Pending Reservation. Excludes Earmarked capacity and funds (projects
that have not yet submitted a Reservation Request).
3Projects that have received Reservation Approval will have their funds reserved for 18 months.
4PV Totals include capacity and budget values for Earmarked, Pending Reservation, Reserved, and Completed projects but does not include storage totals.
5Storage Totals include capacity and budget values for Earmarked, Pending Reservation, Reserved, and Completed projects.
6The SOMAH PA may maintain a small buffer in each territory’s budget in order to accommodate potential incentive fluctuations in an application which may be spurred by IOU data request results, future load additions, solar sizing tool recommendations, or other reasons.
7The Waitlist, Earmarked, Pending Reservation, Reserved, and Completed columns only include PV application capacity and budget amounts.

Table 2: Cumulative Program Budget5

2016 Budget1
($)
2017 Budget
($)
2018 Budget
($)
2019 Budget
($)
Under-Collections
True-up2 ($)
2020 Budget
($)
2021 Budget
($)
2022 Budget4
($)
2023 Budget
($)
2024 Budget
($)
2025 Budget
($)
2026 Budget
($)
Application Totals3
($)
Total Budget
($)
Remaining Budget
($)
PG&E 1,740,992 4,359,110 39,330,000 33,963,300 31,620,584 34,898,605 28,448,281 41,600,106 38,400,027 25,348,294 31,163,731 22,105,123 262,242,313 332,978,153 70,735,840
SCE 2,733,251 4,536,050 41,400,000 30,581,476 45,542,591 20,410,891 57,569,657 66,028,108 43,839,644 25,142,074 45,188,100 23,932,797 115,549,955 406,904,639 291,354,684
SDG&E 0 0 9,270,000 9,104,076 11,343,785 10,294,957 9,831,156 18,524,768 13,454,945 4,296,389 12,267,572 6,832,717 58,302,132 105,220,365 46,918,233
PacifiCorp 422,443 961,291 1,009,512 1,150,528 0 1,177,394 1,090,332 1,512,862 1,606,391 1,666,073 1,312,838 526,032 0 12,435,696 12,435,696
Liberty Utilities 132,440 258,329 314,706 419,517 0 326,327 300,128 401,608 299,170 568,202 TBD TBD 448,030 3,020,427 2,572,397
TOTAL 5,029,126 10,114,780 91,324,218 75,218,897 88,506,960 67,108,174 97,239,554 128,067,452 97,600,177 57,021,032 89,932,241 53,396,669 436,542,430 860,559,280 424,016,850

1Collections begin with the fiscal year that commences July 1 and end with the fiscal year ending June 30 of the following year.
2Investor Owned Utilities were directed to set aside additional funding in their 2020 Energy Resource Recovery Account (ERRA) and Energy Cost Adjustment Clause (ECAC) proceedings to make up for under-collections in the 2016-2019 program years.
3Application Totals include total PV incentives and storage capacity and budget values for Earmarked, Pending Reservation, Reserved, and Completed projects.
4Decision (D.) 22-09-009 amended D.17-12-022, for the SOMAH forecast budgeting process. Each IOU can propose to set aside their proportionate share of $100 million for SOMAH, if they adequately show that the IOUs' collective revenue will exceed $100 million. The SOMAH PA releases funds based on the IOUs’ set-asides, then true-up the final three months of the year once the IOUs submit their Joint Advice Letter. 2022 figures will be amended through a true-up in 2023.
5SOMAH is funded using a percentage of the proceeds from the sale of greenhouse gas allowances allocated to PG&E, SDG&E, SCE, Liberty Utilities and PacifiCorp and forecasted through their ERRA and ECAC filings. Funds are released for the program after they are transferred to the respective IOUs’ balancing accounts for the applicable collection year. The IOUs have varying cadences of funding release (quarterly vs. annually) and include true-ups for prior years in the annual collections amount. As a result, there may be a negative value displayed in Table 2 depending on cadence and values that are released for each territory. Collections are authorized for the program through June 30, 2026 with funding available through the life of the program, December 31, 2032.

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