Rising True-Up Bill?
Reduce it with PowerUp

Stay ahead of your increasing energy demand with Baker’s PowerUp
program. Taking advantage of new rules and technology, Baker has found more ways for you to save while keeping your current NEM status.

Whether your solar system was installed by Baker or not, if you need more power, Baker has your solution.
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Add more solar with PowerUp

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Until now, options for adding panels to your solar system was limited. Take advantage of the new rules, giving you more options on how to add solar to your system.

With Baker you can:

  1. Add more solar
  2. Add a home battery
  3. Upgrade your system

Whether you’re looking for more solar panels or battery storage, we’ll help you maximize your solar production. Because life is too short to pay high electric bills again.

What Changed? New Tech, New Rules

In addition to technological advancements in both batteries and inverters there have been updates to the rules, allowing for the installation of solar that will keep your energy, in-house. The ability to create a system that does not export excess energy to utilities like SDG&E has been a key moment in the adding of solar and/or battery.

How to PowerUp

Ways to PowerUp Your Solar System with New Utility Rules

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Add More Solar

Adding more panels to an existing system while maintaining your current NEM status is a great way to get more power and lower your bills. Some things Baker Solar Professionals will help you with include:

    • Do a thorough energy analysis to determine the right number of panels to add.
    • Confirm your inverter is powerful enough to handle more panels and explore your options if it isn’t.
    • Maintain your current Net Energy Metering status

Non-Export Systems

A Non-Export System is designed to produce solar energy without sending excess power back to the grid. This allows you to retain your favorable current net energy metering status.

By using all the generated electricity within your household, you can:

    • Reduce your dependency on the grid.
    • Eliminate your True Up bill.
    • Charge your battery for later use.
    • Prevent excess electricity from going back to the grid.

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Add a Home Battery

To take the next step toward total energy independence and savings, adding a home battery to your system is a must. Benefits include:

    • Home Battery Storage: Store excess electricity generated from your solar panels to power your home at night or during power outages.
    • Flexible Backup Options: Choose batteries based on your needs and budget, providing several hours to several days of backup power.
    • Maximize Solar Energy Savings: Store self-generated solar energy for use during peak hours or as a backup, without compromising your current net metering agreement through the PowerUp program. Using the energy in your battery during peak times versus buying it from the utility generates big savings.
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Upgrade Your Inverter

The SolarEdge Re-Energize program is designed to help homeowners get the most out of their SolarEdge system by upgrading their qualifying SolarEdge Inverter to a Home Hub Inverter.

Here’s How:

    • Upgrade your SolarEdge Inverter using the Re-Energize discount with SolarEdge
    • Add Panels and Increase your system size up to 200%!
    • Add a SolarEdge battery and further reduce your bills + get backup protection

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