How much you get
There's no flat dollar figure for a home battery in San Francisco the way a heat pump rebate works — instead, California's Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) pays a per-kWh incentive that varies by your household income and whether you're in a high fire-threat zone. For a typical 13.5kWh battery (about $12,000–$15,000 installed):
- General market: a base SGIP incentive applies to any PG&E residential customer, no income requirement.
- Equity tier (lower income): a meaningfully higher per-kWh rate.
- Equity Resiliency (high fire-threat zone or medical baseline): the highest tier, sometimes covering most or all of the battery cost — this is where the $2,700–$13,500 range comes from.
Note: the federal 30% tax credit for standalone home batteries (Section 25D) also ended for anything placed in service in 2026 or later — don't expect an installer's quote to include it.
Why pair a battery with solar at all in San Francisco? Because PG&E's NEM 3.0 net billing only pays you $0.04–$0.08/kWh for power you export — a fraction of retail. A battery lets you store your own solar and use it yourself at night instead of selling it cheap and buying it back expensive.
Source: CPUC Self-Generation Incentive Program, PG&E
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Common questions
How much is the home battery rebate in San Francisco?
There's no flat rebate — California's SGIP pays a per-kWh incentive that varies by income and fire-threat zone, from a base general-market rate up to $2,700-$13,500 for a typical 13.5kWh battery at the highest equity tiers. The federal 30% tax credit for batteries ended for systems placed in service in 2026 or later.
Where do I find home battery installers in San Francisco?
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Next steps
View all San Francisco rebate programs → or check the official PG&E rebates & incentives → for the current source of truth.