SDG&E’s priciest hours are 4–9pm
On SDG&E’s standard plan, the same kilowatt-hour costs the most from 4 to 9pm. A battery fills up on your own midday sun and runs the house through those hours.
Make and Store Your Own Power.
Solar panels make power all day. A battery stores it, so you can use your own power at 4–9pm, when SDG&E charges the most.
San Diego pays among the highest electricity rates in the country, and SDG&E charges the most between 4 and 9pm.
TOU-DR1SDG&E TOU-DR1 winter rates, effective Aug 1, 2026.
Make and Store Your Own Power.
Solar panels make power all day. A battery stores it, so you can use your own power at 4–9pm, when SDG&E charges the most.
60-second check. Nobody knocks on your door.
On SDG&E’s standard plan, the same kilowatt-hour costs the most from 4 to 9pm. A battery fills up on your own midday sun and runs the house through those hours.
San Diego Community Power’s Solar Battery Savings program pays an upfront rebate per kWh of battery, plus a payment for discharging weekdays 4–9pm. SDCP residential customers only; we check if you qualify.
SHS Power, veteran-owned, CSLB #1082533, out of Chula Vista. 4.9★ on Yelp across 88 reviews, and our own crew on your roof, start to finish.
Blake · Owner, SHS Power
Veteran-owned · CSLB #1082533 · In business since 2011
Bring your bill and your questions. You get a real read on your usage and your backup goals. No pitch, no pressure.
You see the exact system before you say yes. Permits, SDCP and incentive applications, SDG&E interconnection and the inspection are on us.
Every incentive you qualify for applied, and a house that runs on its own power through the 4–9pm peak.
“The house hasn’t used any electricity from the grid since the day SHS switched on the system.”
“Power was recently cut from 9 PM to 9 AM, and my battery backup handled it beautifully.”
Jose S.
via Yelp · Jun 2025
“The work was so clean that the city inspector took photos to show his colleagues back at the office.”
Kal Z. · San Diego
via Yelp · Aug 2026
“They came the same day and on time and were extremely knowledgeable.”
Ed D. · San Diego
via Yelp · Aug 2026
With a battery, yes. NEM 3.0 cut what SDG&E pays for exported power to a fraction of what it charges you in the evening. A battery keeps your own power on your side of the meter.
Yes. We specialize in adding batteries to existing systems, Enphase, SolarEdge and SunPower included. Your panels stay, and your NEM status stays, because storage is not new generation.
That’s the point of the battery. It switches over automatically and keeps your backed-up circuits live; how long depends on capacity and what you’re running.
Cost depends on system size, your roof and how much storage you want, so we quote it rather than guess. $0-down financing is available.
Typically a few weeks from signed proposal to install day, and the install itself is usually one to two days. Permitting and SDG&E interconnection add time before you switch on; we handle both.