SAN DIEGO, Aug. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Last month,
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) began installations of a
new technology that significantly reduces the cost for many
customers installing residential rooftop solar. Developed by
SDG&E, the Renewable Meter Adapters (RMAs) connect rooftop
solar systems directly to the existing electric meter panel in as
little as an hour. The RMA technology allows rooftop solar
customers to avoid the need for invasive and time consuming panel
upgrades that typically cost over $2,500 not including the structural impacts to
walls, stucco and landscaping, especially for older homes.
"SDG&E is proud to have interconnected more than 62,000
customer rooftop solar systems, representing more than 415
megawatts of electricity," said Caroline
Winn, Chief Energy Delivery Officer for SDG&E. "RMA
technology is another example of our commitment to enable our
customers' choice of technology on the SDG&E grid. RMAs will
help to put solar within the reach of more of our customers in a
way that is efficient, safe, and reliable."
RMAs are among several SDG&E initiatives to support
California's environmental goals
and the growth of rooftop solar. In 2013, SDG&E developed an
online application that reduces solar interconnection times to an
average of four to five calendar days, to our knowledge that is the
fastest approval time in California. A growing number of customers are
also taking advantage of SDG&E's "fast track" option that
allows same-day connection.
RMAs will further speed up the solar interconnection process for
SDG&E customers. The RMA costs approximately $1,300. Customers and solar installers can order
RMAs by visiting sdge.com/rma or emailing
rma@semprautilities.com.
In addition to having met California's 33 percent renewable power goal,
SDG&E provides the grid service that receives output from its
rooftop solar customers during the day and delivers electricity to
those customers when their solar panels are not producing
electricity in the evening and at night. The SDG&E grid ensures
safe and reliable power.
SDG&E is a regulated public utility that provides safe and
reliable energy service to 3.4 million consumers through 1.4
million electric meters and 868,000 natural gas meters in
San Diego and southern
Orange counties. The utility's
area spans 4,100 square miles. SDG&E is committed to creating
ways to help customers save energy and money every day. SDG&E
is a subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), a Fortune 500 energy
services holding company based in San
Diego. Connect with SDG&E's Customer Contact Center at
800-411-7343, on Twitter (@SDGE) and Facebook.
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