Southern California Edison (SCE), one of the administrators of the California Solar Initiative, is now hosting free 90-minute informational sessions for homeowners interested in solar panel installations. Each session will last an hour and a half and will cover all the bases of residential solar installations: technology, cost, benefits and incentives. The Los Angeles Times reports the following dates for the info sessions–call 1-866-970-9221 to reserve a space.

– Sept. 9 in Yucaipa; 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Yucaipa Community Center at 34900 Oak Glen Road. Co-hosted by the city.

– Sept. 12 in Lancaster; 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the assembly room of the the SCE’s Antelope Valley Service Center at 42060 10th St. West.

– Sept. 15 in Santa Monica; 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the second-level multipurpose room at the Santa Monica Public Library at 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Co-hosted by the city.

– Sept. 24 in Ridgecrest; 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Kerr McGee Community Center at 100 W. California Ave.

– Sept. 25 in Bishop; 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Bishop Union High School at 301 N. Flower St.

– Sept. 30 in Fullerton; 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the SCE’s Fullerton Service Center at 1851 W. Valencia Dr.

SCE offers its customers a solar rebate that is decreasing over time as the utility’s solar capacity goals are attained. Currently, that rebate is at $1.90/watt for residential projects–the highest remaining CSI rebate in the state, as compared to PG&E and CCSE, which are both at $1.55/watt. You can track the progress of the CSI solar rebates on the Statewide Trigger Tracker. The details may or may not interest you, but what you need to know is that if you’re interested in California solar, now is the time to go for it.