PG&E has increased rates for all customers to support their poles and wires (T&D). This affects Pioneer and non-Pioneer customers equally – everyone’s rates will go up the exact same dollar amount.
Don’t be misled. We guarantee that Pioneer’s savings over PG&E have not changed. Calculate your savings in El Dorado and Placer County.

Pioneer Expands Energy Portfolio with Edwards Sanborn Solar IV, LLC Contract

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Pioneer Community Energy (Pioneer) entered into a 15-year agreement with Edwards Sanborn Solar IV, LLC (Sanborn Solar) to receive 33.7 megawatts of solar energy. One megawatt can power approximately 500 average homes for one hour.

Pioneer remains committed to purchasing energy from local resources as available and has contracts in its portfolio with projects in Placer County and Northern California. The Sanborn Solar facility offered an opportunity to provide Pioneer customers with cost effective renewable energy, while contributing to its long-term Renewables Portfolio Standard and incremental resource adequacy requirements as prescribed by the California Public Utilities Commission.

The 300 MW Sanborn solar facility is in unincorporated Kern County, California. Sanborn Solar is a subsidiary of Terra-Gen which was established in August 2007. Terra-Gen specializes in development, construction, and operation of utility-scale wind, solar, energy storage, and geothermal generation facilities.

More News from Pioneer

More News from Pioneer

Solar Customers Receive Annual True-Up

Pioneer issued checks to solar customers with a cumulative net surplus of energy (known as Net Surplus Generators) during May for the March/April billing period if their credit balance (calculated at the Net Surplus Compensation Rate) for the past 12 months exceeded $25.00. Credit balances of less than $25.00 were rolled forward and applied to the next bill.

A few of our clients have contacted us to confirm the check’s authenticity. Rest assured, it is indeed real! If you receive a Blue or Orange check from Bill.com with a reference to Pioneer, it is safe to deposit. 

We take pride in helping our solar customers save; Pioneer pays $.005 (1/2 cent) per kWh more than PG&E for any over-production sold back to the grid (Net Surplus Compensation Rate or NSC).Â