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 three-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 October 6, 2025.

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 2.883 8,039,870 0.034 70,347 0.660 1,890,179 0.148 192,624 3.725 10,193,020 0 0
Track B N/A N/A 0 0 10.023 20,767,576 34.000 45,556,367 23.186 12,181,394 67.209 78,505,336 0.584 1,941,983 301,927,620.0 211,287,281
Total 0 0 2.883 8,039,870 10.057 20,837,923 34.660 47,446,546 23.334 12,374,018 70.934 88,698,357 0.584 1,941,983
SCE Track A N/A N/A 0.457 1,460,979 N/A N/A 0.140 188,509 0.351 0 0.948 1,649,488 0 0
Track B N/A N/A N/A N/A 4.062 9,527,107 20.824 32,129,760 14.460 8,550,765 39.346 50,207,631 0.483 3,178,564 382,971,842.0 327,936,159
Total 0 0 0.457 1,460,979 4.062 9,527,107 20.964 32,318,269 14.811 8,550,765 40.294 51,857,120 0.483 3,178,564
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 0.503 1,129,330 7.359 5,902,175 5.810 2,428,503 13.672 9,460,008 0.060 162,518 98,387,648.0 88,322,033
Total 0 0 0.138 443,089 0.503 1,129,330 7.359 5,902,175 5.810 2,428,503 13.810 9,903,097 0.060 162,518
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 11,241,895.0 11,241,895
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 0.055 120,170 N/A N/A 0.055 120,170 0 0 3,020,427.0 2,900,257
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.055 120,170 0 0 0.055 120,170 0 0
TOTAL Track A 0 0 3.478 9,943,938 0.034 70,347 0.800 2,078,688 0.499 192,624 4.811 12,285,597 0 0
Track B 0 0 0 0 14.588 31,424,013 62.238 83,708,471 43.456 23,160,661 120.282 138,293,146 1.127 5,283,064 797,549,432.0 641,687,625
Total 0 0 3.478 9,943,938 14.622 31,494,360 63.038 85,787,159 43.955 23,353,285 125.093 150,578,743 1.127 5,283,064

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
($)
Application Totals3
($)
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 22,218,321 90,640,339 301,927,620 211,287,281
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 55,035,683 382,971,842 327,936,159
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 10,065,615 98,387,648 88,322,033
PacifiCorp 422,443 961,291 1,009,512 1,150,528 0 1,177,394 1,090,332 1,512,862 1,606,391 1,666,073 645,069 0 11,241,895 11,241,895
Liberty Utilities 132,440 258,329 314,706 419,517 0 326,327 300,128 401,608 299,170 568,202 TBD 120,170 3,020,427 2,900,257
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 80,319,062 155,861,807 797,549,432 641,687,625

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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