Qualified customers receive a 20% discount on their monthly electricity bills. This is in addition to any other monthly discount you may receive through the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) or Family Electric Rate Assistance (FERA) program.

SCE customers who live in qualified communities may apply to the Green Saver program. To qualify for the Green Saver program, you must also be eligible for the CARE or FERA program. Eligibility criteria for these programs is available at the CPUC website under “DAC-GT (Green Saver).”

The Green Saver program expands the location requirements for siting a solar project within five miles of qualifying communities and California Indian Country.

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

The CPUC approved a decision to close the Local Green Saver program and automatically transition existing Local Green Saver customers to the Green Saver program in March 2025. The Green Saver program offers the same cost-saving benefits you’ve been receiving from the Local Green Saver program, and you will continue to enjoy a 20% monthly discount on your SCE bill.

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). To learn more about the CARE and FERA programs, go to the CARE and FERA FAQ.

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. We will then automatically enroll you in the program for your next billing cycle.

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.

Our other renewable energy programs include (but are not limited to) the Green Rate and Enhanced Community Renewables programs. As with all programs, enrollment availability is subject to change.

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.