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Southern California Edison solar interconnection: what it requires before you energize

CA · checked 2026-07-02 · request an update

How does Southern California Edison detect unpermitted backfeed?

AMI reverse flow documented

What happens if they catch you?

Being verified being verified

Small and DIY interconnection requirements

Rule 21 process, PTO before operation, NEM3 net billing. Self install allowed with permits. documented

sources: SCE grid interconnections (Rule 21) · SCE net energy metering

Verify your export before Southern California Edison does

Southern California Edison nets your exports, but the meter still logs every reverse-flow interval, including ones you didn't plan. Worth knowing your real number before they do.

Clamp meter on the grid input · energy monitor on the export register

Building battery-first or zero-export anyway? Craftstrom · EZ-1 · EG4

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Related: PG&E (CA) · SDG&E (CA)

Planning a zero-export or plug-in setup here? See the zero-export reality check and equipment notes.

Every claim above is evidence-graded: documented means it traces to the tariff or the utility's own filings, reported means a dated community report. The full table covers 60 utilities: see all of Gridrules.