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SCE customers who live in qualified communities may apply to enroll in the Green Saver program. The Local Green Saver program is closed to new applicants. To qualify for the Green Saver program, you must also be eligible for the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) or Family Electric Rate Assistance (FERA) program. Eligibility criteria for these programs is available at the CPUC website under “DAC-GT (Green Saver)” and “CSGT (Local Green Saver).”

There is a Local Green Saver project in Visalia; however, this program is now closed to new applicants and the Visalia project will be shifted to the Green Saver program. Starting January 2025, the Green Saver program will start accepting applications.

The CPUC recently approved a decision to discontinue the Local Green Saver program and automatically transition existing Local Green Saver customers to the Green Saver program. This change does not have a significant impact on our customers, because the Green Saver program provides the same 20% discount. The change also removes location restrictions previously applied to the Local Green Saver program, which enables more of our customers to participate.

Because the Local Green Saver program is being discontinued, the waitlist is now closed. If you were on the waitlist and we determined you are eligible, we will automatically enroll you in the Green Saver program. If you were on the waitlist but we determined you were not eligible, you will receive an email in February with information about other helpful programs that may be available to you.

The Green Saver program expands eligible solar project sites to include areas within five miles of qualifying communities and California Indian Country. It also eliminates a previous Green-e Energy certification requirement.

In addition, customers enrolled in the Local Green Saver program will be transitioned to the Green Saver program. These changes expand the program and allow more of our customers to participate.

To learn more, please refer to our Green Saver Fact Sheet.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) designed these programs to support Disadvantaged Communities (DACs) – areas throughout California experiencing a combination of economic, health, and environmental burdens (poverty, high unemployment, air and water pollution, the presence of hazardous waste, and a high incidence of asthma and heart disease). Explore the map of communities eligible for these solar programs.

To complete your application, be sure to have your SCE service account number, service address, and other contact information ready.

To qualify for the Green Saver program, you must also be eligible for CARE or FERA (if you are not currently enrolled in CARE or FERA, you may have to calculate your total combined gross annual household income and provide some information to determine whether you may be eligible for the Green Saver program).

Once we have confirmed your application and determined you are qualified, you will be enrolled in the program within 1-2 billing cycles. If the program is full or if a solar project is not available, we may place you on a waitlist until space is available or more solar projects that are dedicated for the Green Saver program are constructed. We will then automatically enroll you in the program, which will take effect within one to two billing cycles.

If you are on the waitlist and an opening in the program becomes available, if you are still eligible, we will remove you from the waitlist and send you an email confirming you have been enrolled.

To learn more about CARE and FERA, please visit our CARE & FERA Discounted Rates page.

Yes! Our other renewable energy programs include (but are not limited to) the Green Rate and Enhanced Community Renewables programs.

No, you are not qualified for these programs if you already have solar at home.

If you are able to install solar at your home and are interested in installing a system, please visit our Solar Power page to learn about the process and how you may receive SCE bill credits through our Solar Billing Plan.

If you have additional questions or need assistance, please call us at 1-866-701-7866 and a Customer Service representative will be glad to help you.