Documents for the New Solar Homes Partnership
Upcoming Program Participation Deadlines
The New Solar Homes Partnership (NSHP) program is no longer accepting applications for new reservations. The program has ended per Senate Bill 83 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, Chapter 24, Statues of 2015) which required that any funding made available for the continuation of the NSHP, under Public Utilities Code Section 2851(e) (3), to be encumbered through the issuance of reservations no later than June 1, 2018.
The payment claim form submittal deadline is August 31, 2021, in order to satisfy the December 31, 2021, statutory payment disbursal deadline, required by SB 83 (2015).
For NSHP Applicants - New Residential Construction Only
New Solar Homes Partnership Guidebook - Eleventh Edition
California Energy Commission, Adopted: October 11, 2017. (Acrobat PDF file, 115 pages)
- Previous New Solar Homes Partnership Guidebooks
- Web Tool Guide for Applicants. (Updated ).
- Checklist: Payment Request. (Updated ).
Forms (PDF files)
- Form NSHP-2 - Payment Claim Form* (Updated ).
- Form NSHP-3 - Ten-Year Warranty Form* (Updated ).
- NSHP FI-1 Calculator Output (Sample) (Updated ).
- NSHP FI-2 (Installation Certificate) (Updated ).
- NSHP FI-3 (Certificate of Field Verification) (Updated ).
- State of California Standard Form STD-204 (Rev: 6/2003)
* Editable versions of these forms are available on the NSHP Online Web Tool Application.
Supplemental Help Documents
- NSHP Quick Eligibility Guide - General (Updated )
- NSHP Quick Eligibility Guide - Affordable Housing (Updated )
- Existing Projects: Frequently Asked Questions about Switching to the NSHP Guidebook, 11th Edition (Updated )
- 2016 Energy Standards: Summary of the Impact of the PV Credit (Updated ).
- Reservation Application Example Documents. (Updated ).
- Payment Claim Example Documents. (Updated ).
NSHP Bulkload Spreadsheet
- NSHP Bulkload Spreadsheet, Version 13.0, updated 9/13/2017.
Program-Related Reports
Annual Reports
- Annual Reports
- New Solar Homes Partnership Program Annual Report (January 1 - December 31, 2017. Posted November 08, 2018. (PDF file, 17 pages, 498 kb)
- New Solar Homes Partnership Program Annual Progress Report, January 1 - December 31, 2016. Posted May 1, 2017. (PDF file, 27 pages, 362 kb)
- Quarterly Reports
- New Solar Homes Partnership Program Quarterly Progress Report for April 1 - June 30, 2018. Posted November 8, 2018. (PDF file, 13 pages, 451 kb)
- New Solar Homes Partnership Program Quarterly Progress Report for January 1 - March 31, 2018. Posted November 8, 2018. (PDF file, 14 pages, 457 kb)
- New Solar Homes Partnership Program Quarterly Progress Report, October 1 - December 31, 2017. Posted March 11, 2018. (PDF file, 17 pages, 242 kb)
- New Solar Homes Partnership Program Quarterly Progress Report, July 1 - September 30, 2017. Posted March 9, 2018. (PDF file, 18 pages, 182 kb)
- New Solar Homes Partnership Program Quarterly Progress Report, April 1 - June 30, 2017. Posted March 9, 2018. (PDF file, 18 pages, 229 kb)
- New Solar Homes Partnership Program Quarterly Progress Report, January 1 - March 31, 2017. Posted May 11, 2017. (PDF file, 17 pages, 250 kb)
- New Solar Homes Partnership Program Quarterly Progress Report, October 1 - December 31, 2016. Posted February 8, 2017. (PDF file, 17 pages, 253 kb)
- New Solar Homes Partnership Program Quarterly Progress Report, July 1 - September 30, 2016. Posted October 28, 2016. (PDF file, 18 pages, 310 kb)
- New Solar Homes Partnership Program Quarterly Progress Report, April 1 - June 30, 2016. Posted January 13, 2017. (PDF file, 16 pages, 218 kb)
NSHP Market Report and Case Study
New Solar Homes Partnership Market Report - Staff Report
Posted: May 27, 2016. (PDF file, 40 pages)
Promoting Greener, Better Housing in California - NSHP Case Study. Publication #CEC-300-2015-002. Posted: March 10, 2015. (PDF file, 24 pages)
Public Notices and Documents
October 11, 2017 - Business Meeting to Consider Adoption of the New Solar Homes Partnership Guidebook Eleventh Edition
Notice of Availability New Solar Homes Partnership Guidebook, Eleventh Edition
New Solar Homes Partnership Guidebook - Eleventh Edition
California Energy Commission, Adopted: October 11, 2017. (Acrobat PDF file, 115 pages)
Draft New Solar Homes Partnership Guidebook - 11th Edition - Clean Version
Draft New Solar Homes Partnership Guidebook - 11th Edition - Track Changes
August 30, 2017 - Notice of Workshop on Proposed Changes to Guidebook for New Solar Homes Partnership
Notice of Availability New Solar Homes Partnership Guidebook Tenth Edition Revised
New Solar Homes Partnership Guidebook - Tenth Edition Revised
California Energy Commission, Adopted: May 10, 2017. (Acrobat PDF file, 123 pages, 1.71 mb)
May 10, 2017 - Notice to Consider Adoption of Revisions to the New Solar Homes Partnership Guidebook
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Draft New Solar Homes Partnership Guidebook - Tenth Edition, Revised (Clean)
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Draft New Solar Homes Partnership Guidebook - Tenth Edition, Revised (Tracked Changes)
May 3, 2017 - Notice of Training Workshop on Implementation of the New Solar Homes Partnership Guidebook, Tenth Edition
April 27, 2017 -
(Please note, this item was deferred to the May 10, 2017 Business Meeting)
Notice to Consider Adoption of Revisions to the New Solar Homes Partnership Guidebook
March 8, 2017 - Notice to Consider Adoption of Revisions to the New Solar Homes Partnership Guidebook
Notice of Availability New Solar Homes Partnership Guidebook Tenth Edition
New Solar Homes Partnership Guidebook - Tenth Edition
California Energy Commission, Adopted: March 8, 2017. (Acrobat PDF file, 124 pages, 1.7 mb)
Lead Commissioner Draft New Solar Homes Partnership Guidebook - Tenth Edition (Clean)
Lead Commissioner Draft New Solar Homes Partnership Guidebook - Tenth Edition (Tracked Changes)
January 6, 2017 - Notice of Workshop on Proposed Changes to the Guidebook for the New Solar Homes Partnership (NSHP)
Lead Commissioner Draft New Solar Homes Partnership Guidebook - Tenth Edition (Clean)
Lead Commissioner Draft New Solar Homes Partnership Guidebook - Tenth Edition (Tracked Changes)
New Solar Homes Partnership Tenth Edition Guidebook Workshop Presentation
New Solar Homes Partnership Flexible Installation Calculator (Demonstration Version) (XLSM File)
Notice of Webinar (Acrobat PDF file, 4 pages, 82 kb)
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 9:30 a.m.
- Webinar Presentation (Acrobat PDF file, 41 pages, 1.6 Mb)
- Comments Received (Acrobat PDF file, 1 page, 45 kb)
Webinar WebEx Recording (Streaming video and audio.)
See WebEx playback help.- Cover Letter regarding Notification of Exhaustion of New Solar Homes Partnership Program Funding and Request to Consider Program Continuation Pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 2851(e)(3) (Acrobat PDF file, 4 pages, 442 kb)
- Supporting Information for Energy Commission Request for Continuation of New Solar Homes Partnership Program and Designation as Program Administrator (November 2015) (Acrobat PDF file, 30 pages, 373 kb)
Other Related Documents and Reports:
Note: Many preliminary documents relating to solar are available on the Energy Commission's formal proceeding's or reports sections.
See our News Room for news-related documents and program updates.
A Consumer Guide to the California Solar Initiative Statewide Incentives for Solar Energy Systems, posted October 9, 2008, CPUC publication produced by Pacific Gas and Electricity Company, California Center for Sustainable Energy, Southern California Edison. (PDF file, 28 pages, 3.1 megabytes - note size!)
California Energy Commission's Renewable Energy Program: 2006 Annual Report to the Legislature, posted November 2, 2006, Energy Commission publication # CEC-300-2006-018-CTF. (PDF file, 71 pages, 716 kilobytes)
Saving with Solar - A Survey of Homeowners in California, Environment California Research & Policy Center, March 2006. (Acrobat PDF, 24 pages, 2.8 megabytes)