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Chapter 03b · The DG Wire

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Chapter 03b.1 · What's in it

Six standing sections.
One filing-week briefing.

The same six headers every week. We don't pad. If nothing meaningful happened in a section that week, it's a one-line note instead of three paragraphs of filler.

CPUC dockets PG&E B-19 PG&E B-20 SGIP step SCE rates SDG&E rates §48 ITC OBBBA RFS / RIN Rule 21 BAAQMD SJVAPCD SMAQMD Queue motion CEC bonus Equity-resiliency PSPS MIP / Tranche 3 Transferability Cost-basis
Chapter 03b.2 · A typical issue

Looks like this.
Reads in eight minutes.

Three real-shape issue covers from a typical filing week. The DG Wire is plain text in your inbox — the layout below is how the same content shows up on the archive page if you ever want to reread one.

The DG Wire
Issue №14
2026-04-21
California DG · WeeklyFiling week · 2026-04-21

SGIP step ticks down one notch; PG&E B-19 GA filing lands.

SGIP step

PG&E large-scale storage budget allocation crossed the next tranche threshold on Friday, moving the program to Step 4. Filings in flight at Step 3 must complete within the standard grace window.

PG&E rates

B-19 General Service GA filing submitted Tuesday. Capacity charges show a structural 9.4% lift relative to the prior cycle. TOU windows unchanged.

Air districts

BAAQMD Rule 9-8 amendment language posted for public comment; no immediate effect on carbonate fuel cell siting.

Read time · 7 mininfo@bcalenergy.com
The DG Wire
Issue №15
2026-04-28
California DG · WeeklyFiling week · 2026-04-28

Treasury post-OBBBA §48 guidance; transferability discount tightens.

Federal · §48 ITC

Treasury issued Notice 2026-08 clarifying the post-OBBBA flat-30% mechanic for fuel cell projects with begin-of-construction after 12/31/2025. Cost-basis substantiation requirements expanded by two line items.

Transferability market

Active brokers reporting bid discounts compressing from 8–10% to 5–7% on Q2 fuel-cell credits with full substantiation packages. Underwriting demand for documentation set has materially increased.

Interconnection queue

PG&E posted updated cluster study results; commercial queue movement remains 5–9 years for new export.

Read time · 8 mininfo@bcalenergy.com
The DG Wire
Issue №16
2026-05-05
California DG · WeeklyFiling week · 2026-05-05

MIP Tranche 3 timeline confirmed for 2027; CPUC ALJ ruling on equity-resiliency adder.

MIP · Microgrid Incentive

CPUC confirmed Tranche 3 of the $79.2M PG&E Microgrid Incentive Program will open in 2027 — final tranche. Developers should pre-position with DVC anchor sites and CBO partners now.

Equity-resiliency

ALJ ruling clarified eligibility criteria for the SGIP equity-resiliency adder; HFTD Tier 2/3 zones in eight additional counties added.

Air districts

SJVAPCD posted a clarification memo on Rule 4702 applicability to carbonate platforms. No new constraint; existing exemption affirmed.

Read time · 8 mininfo@bcalenergy.com

Hover the stack — issues fan apart

Chapter 03b.3 · Why free

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