a "generation credit" on my utility bill, even though I am not generating anything

[rocketcity]

I am shopping around for a solar system for my roof.
As I was collecting my electricity usage data so that solar vendors could make their bids, I came across an unexpected “generation credit” on my bill. (See attached image below.)

How is it possible that I am getting a “generation credit” even though I am not (yet) generating anything?

I am NOT complaining about this discount—and I don’t really want to ask my utility (Pacific Gas & Electric) about it because if and when I finally go solar, I am worried PG&E is going to say “Oh, that was a mistake!— You owe us $10,000 in back charges!”

Thanks for any advice.

[inetdog]

I am shopping around for a solar system for my roof.
As I was collecting my electricity usage data so that solar vendors could make their bids, I came across an unexpected “generation credit” on my bill. (See attached image below.)

How is it possible that I am getting a “generation credit” even though I am not (yet) generating anything?

I am NOT complaining about this discount—and I don’t really want to ask my utility (Pacific Gas & Electric) about it because if and when I finally go solar, I am worried PG&E is going to say “Oh, that was a mistake!— You owe us $10,000 in back charges!”

Thanks for any advice.

Very strange.
I will say that based on your Tier 4 usage at ~$.36/kWh you are in a good situation for installing PV!

[rocketcity]

I found out why I have that “Generation Credit” on my PG&E bill.
As it turns out, I had signed up to buy clean energy from the non-profit Marin Clean Energy (MCE) in July 2012:

https://mcecleanenergy.com/billing-res

https://mcecleanenergy.com

So, in my calculations, I neglected to include the approximately $100 per month I am paying to MCE for “clean energy” generation charges:

[Sunking]

I found out why I have that “Generation Credit” on my PG&E bill.
As it turns out, I had signed up to buy clean energy from the non-profit Marin Clean Energy (MCE) in July 2012:

https://mcecleanenergy.com/billing-res

https://mcecleanenergy.com

So, in my calculations, I neglected to include the approximately $100 per month I am paying to MCE for “clean energy” generation charges:

That was a huge mistake. Basically it is a SCAM. All the electricity comes from the same place.

[russ]

I found out why I have that “Generation Credit” on my PG&E bill.
As it turns out, I had signed up to buy clean energy from the non-profit Marin Clean Energy (MCE) in July 2012:
So, in my calculations, I neglected to include the approximately $100 per month I am paying to MCE for “clean energy” generation charges:

Just find a charity that you want to support - give your 100$ there - at least you are supporting something visible.