Is the SGIP battery rebate still open in 2026?

Not for most homes. The main SGIP home battery rebate is closed since the end of 2025Closed since the end of 2025SGIP battery rebate for most homes (general market)The SGIP battery rebate open to most homes ended in 2025. Only low-income homes can still apply.SGIP Program Administrators, selfgenca.com Program Metrics (Incentive Step Tracker, as of 10/9/2026) and Statewide Announcement of 2025-12-15; CPUC SGIP pageIncentive Step Tracker, Small Residential Storage: Step Status row; Statewide Announcements 2025-12-15; CPUC SGIP page budget tableVerified Oct 9, 2026. A separate fund still takes forms from low-income homes. Many areas have a waitlist. Being able to apply does not mean money is set aside for your home.

1. Which home battery rebate closed?

SGIP stands for Self-Generation Incentive Program. It helps pay for certain energy systems, including home batteries. Its budgets have different rules. An old rebate chart does not show whether a budget still takes new forms.

The general-market home battery budget is called Small Residential Storage. The SGIP program tracker lists it as closed. This was the budget for homes that did not need to meet the low-income rules.

A listed rebate rate is not proof that you can apply. The San Diego area’s program administrator still shows past rates on its page. The notice above those rates says new forms are only for the separate low-income budget.

2. What is still taking applications?

The remaining home budget is Residential Solar and Storage Equity, or RSSE. It is funded through AB 209Low-income homes only. Waitlist in most areas. Apply by June 30, 2028.SGIP solar and battery rebate for low-income homes (RSSE)This rebate is only for low-income homes. Most areas have a waitlist, so funding is not certain.SGIP Program Administrators, 2026 SGIP Handbook V3 and selfgenca.com Program Metrics (as of 10/9/2026); CPUC SGIP pageHandbook V3 sec. 1.1 (AB 209 Allocations) and Table 3.2.1b (single-family eligibility); Incentive Step Tracker, RSSE AB 209 / AB 209 POU / AB 209 Non-POU Step Status rowsVerified Oct 9, 2026. The California Public Utilities Commission says it serves low-income homes.

For a single-family home, a path to meeting the income rule is household income at or below 80% of area median incomeLow-income homes only. Waitlist in most areas. Apply by June 30, 2028.SGIP solar and battery rebate for low-income homes (RSSE)This rebate is only for low-income homes. Most areas have a waitlist, so funding is not certain.SGIP Program Administrators, 2026 SGIP Handbook V3 and selfgenca.com Program Metrics (as of 10/9/2026); CPUC SGIP pageHandbook V3 sec. 1.1 (AB 209 Allocations) and Table 3.2.1b (single-family eligibility); Incentive Step Tracker, RSSE AB 209 / AB 209 POU / AB 209 Non-POU Step Status rowsVerified Oct 9, 2026. That means the middle income for the area. Prior income checks through listed assistance programs can also meet that rule. The handbook has separate rules for low-income housing with several homes.

The deadline for new and waitlist forms is June 30, 2028Low-income homes only. Waitlist in most areas. Apply by June 30, 2028.SGIP solar and battery rebate for low-income homes (RSSE)This rebate is only for low-income homes. Most areas have a waitlist, so funding is not certain.SGIP Program Administrators, 2026 SGIP Handbook V3 and selfgenca.com Program Metrics (as of 10/9/2026); CPUC SGIP pageHandbook V3 sec. 1.1 (AB 209 Allocations) and Table 3.2.1b (single-family eligibility); Incentive Step Tracker, RSSE AB 209 / AB 209 POU / AB 209 Non-POU Step Status rowsVerified Oct 9, 2026. That date does not promise that funds will remain available until then.

3. Is there money available in San Diego?

The administrator for SDG&E territory says all available RSSE funds have been reserved. New forms join a waitlistWaitlist only as of Oct 9, 2026. About $55,000 of $19.8 million is left.RSSE rebate status in SDG&E territoryIn the San Diego area, this money is already spoken for. New applicants join a waitlist.Center for Sustainable Energy, sgipsd.org Incentive Rates page announcement; SGIP Program Administrators, selfgenca.com Program Metrics (as of 10/9/2026)sgipsd.org/incentives top Announcement banner; selfgenca.com Incentive Step Tracker, Residential Solar and Storage Equity - AB 209, CSE columnVerified Oct 9, 2026 in the order received. Funding comes from projects that cancel.

Elsewhere, the program tracker checked in October 2026 showed waitlists in most areas. Some budgets for customers of publicly owned utilities were open. Those are separate from the main utility budgets. A statewide announcement alone cannot show whether money is available for a specific home.

4. What rates does the remaining rebate list?

For homes that receive RSSE funding, the listed battery rate is $1.10 per Wh$1.10RSSE rebate for a home batteryFor low-income homes that get RSSE funding. It pays per unit of battery size.SGIP Program Administrators, 2026 SGIP Handbook V3, Table 4.1.2Sec. 4.1.2 Equity and Pilot Budgets, Table 4.1.2: Incentive Rates for Equity, Equity Resiliency, and San Joaquin Valley, row Residential Solar and Storage EquityVerified Oct 9, 2026. A watt-hour, or Wh, measures stored energy. The solar rate is $3.10 per watt$3.1RSSE rebate for solar paired with a batteryFor low-income homes that get RSSE funding, when solar is paired with a battery. Watts are counted on the CEC-AC rating, which is lower than the panel's nameplate size, and the rebate can't be more than the system's eligible cost.SGIP Program Administrators, 2026 SGIP Handbook V3, Table 4.1.2Sec. 4.1.2 Equity and Pilot Budgets, Table 4.1.2, row Residential Solar and Storage EquityVerified Oct 9, 2026 when solar is paired with a battery.

The solar rate uses the program’s CEC-AC equipment rating, not the size printed on each panel. The rebate cannot exceed the system’s eligible cost. These rates describe the remaining low-income budget. They do not reopen the closed general-market rebate or confirm funding for your home.