Base Generation Charges
Energy you consume from the grid is billed directly using 3CE’s generation rates.
Solar Billing Plan
Manage your monthly energy costs and easily track your export credits for solar, wind, or on-site generation.
Net Energy Metering 1.0 and 2.0 Billing
For customers enrolled in legacy NEM 1.0 or 2.0, 3CE handles your clean power generation and export credits, while your utility provider manages transmission and delivery.
How Do I Know What Plan I'm On?
For customers enrolled in legacy NEM 1.0 or 2.0, 3CE handles your clean power generation and export credits, while your utility provider manages transmission and delivery.
How Does
Solar Billing Plan Work?
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Hourly Export Credits
Exported surplus power earns CPUC-approved hourly credits that roll over to offset current or future charges.
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Annual True-up in December
Each December, your export adjustments balance out and any remaining credits automatically offset your 3CE charges.
Eligible Customers
Frequently Asked Questions
It is how 3CE bills customers with on-site solar, wind, or energy generation systems, succeeding the legacy NEM 2.0 tariff.
"Net Billing Tariff" is the official CPUC name. 3CE calls it the "Solar Billing Plan" to match PG&E and SCE terminology.
Any new on-site generation system approved after April 15, 2023. Residential launched in June 2024; qualifying commercial/ag enrolls in 2026.
Energy used is billed at 3CE generation rates. Excess energy sent to the grid earns hourly export credits to offset your charges.
Compensation paid per kilowatt-hour (kWh) when you generate more energy than you use, based on hourly wholesale electricity rates.
CARE or FERA customers receive an extra $0.00396 per kWh on top of their export credits for nine years.
All 3CE generation services true-up every December. You will have a separate true-up with PG&E/SCE for delivery services.
At your December true-up, if your system generated more total energy than you consumed over the entire year.
It applies automatically as a bill credit. Residential customers with $200+ in surplus can request a check payout within 45 days.
Customers remain on NEM 1.0 for 20 years from their original approval date before automatically transitioning to the Solar Billing Plan.
Customers stay on NEM 2.0 for 20 years from approval. Moving from NEM 1.0 to 2.0 previously does not reset this timeline.
To promote energy affordability, increase grid reliability, and encourage the adoption of home battery storage systems.
Leaving early permanently moves you to the Solar Billing Plan. 3CE recommends comparing plans and consulting your solar installer.
How NEM Billing Works
View NEM TariffsDelivery and Transmission
Handled by PG&E or SCE. Minimum monthly utility delivery charges still apply.
Energy Generation
Managed by 3CE. We track what you consume versus what you push back to the grid.
Monthly Billing and Earning Credits
Each month, you are only billed for the net energy you consume beyond what you generate.
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You pay standard 3CE generation rates for the net electricity pulled from the grid. -
If your system produces excess power, you automatically receive retail credits to offset your 3CE generation charges within your current true-up period.
You pay standard 3CE generation rates for the net electricity pulled from the grid. 
If your system produces excess power, you automatically receive retail credits to offset your 3CE generation charges within your current true-up period. 
Annual True-Up
Prior Generation Credits
Our annual true-up statements arrive right on schedule every January or February, making tracking easy.
Surplus Bonus
If you generate excess electricity over the course of your 12-month billing cycle, you will earn Net Surplus Compensation (NSC). Your payout is calculated by multiplying your excess kWh by 3CE’s NSC rate.
Flexible Payout Options
The bonus can automatically apply as a true-up bill credit, or you can request a direct check payment within 45 days of receiving your annual true-up statement.
Current Net Surplus Compensation Rates
Rates apply per kWh of total excess generation (Effective Dec 1, 2025).
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3CE Customers in the PG&E Service Area
$0.023/kWh
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3CE Customers in the SCE Service Area
$0.010/kWh
Frequently Asked Questions
You are on the SBP tariff if your solar system’s interconnection agreement was approved prior to April 15, 2023. Agreements approved after this date fall under the newer Solar Billing Plan.