Last Updated March 24, 2023
Program Overview
Category:
Financial Incentive
State:
Texas
Incentive Type:
Rebate Program
Administrator:
CPS Energy
Start Date:
N/A
Expiration Date:
STEP extends through 2020, annual program year expiration dates may apply; program still open in June 2022
Applicable Sectors:
Commercial
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:
Solar Photovoltaics
Summary
NOTE: Tranches 1 and 2 have exhausted their funding. Only Tranche 3, exclusive to commercial customers, is available as of March 2023.
CPS Energy, San Antonio's municipal utility, offers rebates to customers who install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on their homes, schools, or businesses. Third-party owned systems (e.g., leased PV systems) are not eligible for rebates (a customer must make the upfront financial investment). The rebate is available to all CPS Energy customers for systems of at least 1 kilowatt (kW)-AC.
Current funding will be allocated through three tranches. Each tranche will have a different rebate amount:
- Tranche 1: $2,500/project, plus $500 for locally-produced panels
- Tranche 2: $1,200/project, plus $500 for locally-produced panels
- Tranche 3 (commercial only): $0.60/watt, plus $0.10/watt for locally-produced panels
System owners are responsible for obtaining all applicable permits and permissions required to install and operate the system and all work must be performed in accordance with all applicable federal, state, local, and manufacturer codes and standards. CPS publishes interconnection guidelines for systems smaller than 25 kW. Rules for larger systems will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Rebate recipients will be required to sign an agreement granting all of the renewable energy credits (RECs) produced by the system to CPS Energy.