A key element of LADWP’s renewable energy program is the development of local solar, particularly customer based programs that tap into the city’s abundant sunshine and provide residents and businesses with the ability to generate their own power.
Local solar projects help LADWP to meet renewable energy targets and reduce the carbon footprint created by fossil fuel-burning power plants. Solar also brings economic benefits for LA as a catalyst for creating jobs and stimulating the green economy. Local solar projects also support the reliability of LADWP’s power grid. They are considered “distributed generation” and function as mini power plants that generate energy right where it is used.
Solar Rooftops
Solar Rooftops is designed to expand access to solar participation for qualified LADWP residential customers who otherwise may not be able to participate in solar due to the high cost of installing panels. Participation in Solar Rooftops also enables customers to help LADWP modernize its grid and support the creation of a cleaner Los Angeles.
Shared Solar
Shared Solar enables residential customers living in multifamily dwellings (apartments, condominiums, duplexes) to fix a portion of their electric bill against rising utility costs for 10 years, as well as support renewable energy, help create local jobs, help reduce the carbon footprint of LADWP’s generation portfolio and lessen the impact of global warming.
Self-Generation Incentive Program
The Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) helps qualified LADWP residential customers install solar and battery storage systems by providing financial incentives. This program supports clean energy adoption, enhances grid reliability, and advances LADWP’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting equitable access to renewable energy.
Utility Built Solar (UBS)
In 1998, our Utility Built Solar (UBS) program began installing solar on City-owned rooftops and parking lots to prepare Los Angeles for the growing impacts of climate change. With over 47 projects, there have been 25 megawatts (MW) of solar installed making LADWP’s energy greener. This is equivalent to the pollution reduction of powering 7,622 homes or taking 3,086 cars off the road annually.
Feed-in Tariff (FiT) Program
The FiT program allows property owners and developers to sell the output of local eligible renewable energy projects directly to LADWP (as opposed to consuming the energy onsite to satisfy the customer’s load).
Feed-in Tariff Plus (FiT+) Pilot Program
The FiT+ Pilot Program expands upon the existing FiT program to further promote the use of locally generated solar energy and to ensure the deployment of energy storage projects that can dispatch solar energy in a manner that optimizes the deliverability of renewable energy to nearby load centers at hours that are most beneficial for the electric grid.
Virtual Net Metering
Local solar plays an important role in helping us meet our renewable energy targets, while reducing the carbon footprint of our power generation portfolio.