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 six-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 5, 2026.

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 1.652 4,993,830 0.155 417,260 1.017 2,640,327 0.148 264,801 2.972 8,316,218 0.020 60,600
Track B N/A N/A N/A N/A 7.009 18,609,168 39.274 87,399,388 33.885 66,684,882 80.168 172,693,439 26.416 81,159,951 332,978,153.0 70,747,946
Total 0 0 1.652 4,993,830 7.164 19,026,428 40.291 90,039,715 34.033 66,949,683 83.140 181,009,656 26.436 81,220,551
SCE Track A N/A N/A 0.457 1,460,979 0.258 853,729 0.144 246,239 0.351 1,079,669 1.210 3,640,616 0.248 285,120
Track B N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.823 2,185,691 20.936 43,873,289 21.773 45,343,671 43.532 91,402,650 7.389 21,115,967 406,904,639.0 290,460,285
Total 0 0 0.457 1,460,979 1.081 3,039,420 21.080 44,119,528 22.124 46,423,340 44.742 95,043,267 7.637 21,401,087
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 1.433 3,548,607 9.061 19,974,679 6.800 14,070,161 17.294 37,593,446 5.558 20,347,932 105,220,365.0 46,835,898
Total 0 0 0.138 443,089 1.433 3,548,607 9.061 19,974,679 6.800 14,070,161 17.432 38,036,535 5.558 20,347,932
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 12,435,696.0 12,435,696
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 0.103 231,340 N/A N/A 0.103 231,340 0.079 216,690 3,020,427.0 2,572,397
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.103 231,340 0 0 0.103 231,340 0.079 216,690
TOTAL Track A 0 0 2.247 6,897,899 0.413 1,270,989 1.161 2,886,565 0.499 1,344,470 4.320 12,399,923 0.268 345,720
Track B 0 0 0 0 9.265 24,343,466 69.374 151,478,696 62.458 126,098,714 141.097 301,920,876 39.442 122,840,541 860,559,280.0 423,052,221
Total 0 0 2.247 6,897,899 9.678 25,614,455 70.535 154,365,261 62.957 127,443,184 145.417 314,320,799 39.710 123,186,261

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

PG&E SCE SDG&E PacifiCorp Liberty Utilities TOTAL
2016 Budget ($) 1,740,992 2,733,251 0 422,443 132,440 5,029,126
2017 Budget ($) 4,359,110 4,536,050 0 961,291 258,329 10,114,780
2018 Budget ($) 39,330,000 41,400,000 9,270,000 1,009,512 314,706 91,324,218
2019 Budget ($) 33,963,300 30,581,476 9,104,076 1,150,528 419,517 75,218,897
Under-Collections
True-up2 ($)
31,620,584 45,542,591 11,343,785 0 0 88,506,960
2020 Budget ($) 34,898,605 20,410,891 10,294,957 1,177,394 326,327 67,108,174
2021 Budget ($) 28,448,281 57,569,657 9,831,156 1,090,332 300,128 97,239,554
2022 Budget ($) 41,600,106 66,028,108 18,524,768 1,512,862 401,608 128,067,452
2023 Budget ($) 38,400,027 43,839,644 13,454,945 1,606,391 299,170 97,600,177
2024 Budget ($) 25,348,294 25,142,074 4,296,389 1,666,073 568,202 57,021,032
2025 Budget ($) 31,163,731 45,188,100 12,267,572 1,312,838 TBD 89,932,241
2026 Budget ($) 22,105,123 23,932,797 6,832,717 526,032 TBD 53,396,669
Application Totals3 ($) 262,230,207 116,444,354 58,384,467 0 448,030 437,507,059
Total Budget ($) 332,978,153 406,904,639 105,220,365 12,435,696 3,020,427 860,559,280
Remaining Budget ($) 70,747,946 290,460,285 46,835,898 12,435,696 2,572,397 423,052,221

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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