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Solar Incentives
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Maximize your savings with state tax credits, rebates, property tax exemptions, and net metering programs. Updated June 2026.

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Colorado
Residential & Commercial
Avg Monthly Savings 
$180 – $350
State Tax Credit
  • None — state income tax credit expired
Utility Rebates
  • Xcel Energy Solar Rewards: $1/watt up to $7,000
    RENU Loan: financing up to $75,000
    Energy Smart Colorado: 25% up to $2,500 (Pitkin/Eagle Counties)
Property Tax
  • 100% exemption — solar adds no property tax liability
Sales Tax
  • 100% exemption on solar equipment & installation
Net Metering
  • Full retail net metering — Xcel Energy pays retail rate
California
Residential
Avg Monthly Savings 
$200 – $450
State Tax Credit
  • None — state credit expired
Utility Rebates
  • SGIP battery rebate: $150/kWh
    DAC-SASH: up to $15,000 for qualifying low-income
    Solar & Storage Equity Program: $280M fund (<80% AMI)
Property Tax
  • Solar value excluded from reassessment — expires Dec 31, 2026. Act now.
Sales Tax
  • Not available statewide
Net Metering
  • Full retail net metering — Xcel Energy pays retail rate
Arizona
Residential & Commercial
Avg Monthly Savings 
$180 – $350
State Tax Credit
  • 25% of costs up to $1,000 (state income tax)
Utility Rebates
  • Mohave Electric Cooperative: 5¢/watt up to $2,500
    TEP & APS offer additional programs
Property Tax
  • 100% — no property tax on solar added value
Sales Tax
  • 100% full exemption on solar equipment
Net Metering
  • Net billing at ~50% retail (Resource Comparison Proxy rate)
Texas
Commercial
Avg Monthly Savings 
$120 – $280
State Tax Credit
  • None
Utility Rebates
  • Austin Energy: $2,500
    City of Sunset Valley: $1/watt up to $3,000
    AEP Texas SMART Source: up to $6,000
    San Marcos: up to $2,500
Property Tax
  • 100% — must file Form 50-123 with county appraisal district
Sales Tax
  • Not available
Net Metering
  • Varies by utility — no statewide mandate (ERCOT deregulated market)
New Mexico
Residential
Avg Monthly Savings 
$100 – $220
State Tax Credit
  • 10% of system cost up to $6,000 (Solar Market Development)
  • Annual statewide cap $12M — first-come, first-served
Utility Rebates
  • PNM net metering program
    Additional local co-op programs available
Property Tax
  • Solar added value excluded from property taxes
Sales Tax
  • Full exemption on solar installation
Net Metering
  • Full retail net metering available
Florida
Residential
Avg Monthly Savings 
$130 – $260
State Tax Credit
  • None — but no state income tax, so federal credits are more impactful
Utility Rebates
  • Select utilities offer programs
    Dunedin: $2,500 municipal grant
Property Tax
  • 100% — residential solar + battery exempt
Sales Tax
  • 100% — solar components exempt from sales and use tax
Net Metering
  • Net metering available — varies by utility
South Carolina
Residential
Avg Monthly Savings 
$110 – $230
State Tax Credit
  • 25% of cost, up to $3,500/year with 10-year carryforward — one of the best state credits in the country
Utility Rebates
  • Contact us for current utility program availability in your area
Property Tax
  • Available
Sales Tax
  • Available
Net Metering
  • Available through utilities
Alabama
Commercial
Avg Monthly Savings 
$90 – $180
State Tax Credit
  • None
Utility Rebates
  • Alabama Power has limited programs — federal incentives & utility savings are primary drivers
Property Tax
  • Limited — available for residents 65+ up to $12,000
Sales Tax
  • Not Available
Net Metering
  • Limited — varies significantly by utility
Mississippi
Commercial
Avg Monthly Savings 
$80 – $160
State Tax Credit
  • None
Utility Rebates
  • Mississippi Power & Entergy MS both have solar programs — contact us for current availability
Property Tax
  • Limited programs available
Sales Tax
  • Limited programs
Net Metering
  • Available through some utilities
Michigan
Residential
Avg Monthly Savings 
$80 – $160
State Tax Credit
  • None
Utility Rebates
  • Lansing BWL: $500/kW up to $2,000
    HOA cannot ban solar (law passed July 2024)
Property Tax
  • Limited programs available
Sales Tax
  • Limited
Net Metering
  • Full net billing through Distributed Generation Program (DTE, Consumers Energy, etc.)
Missouri
Residential & Commercial
Avg Monthly Savings 
$110 – $200
State Tax Credit
  • No state income tax credit — federal 30% ITC applies
Utility Rebates
  • PA SREC market — earn credits per MWh produced, typically $20–$40/SREC
    PECO & PPL Electric offer additional rebate programs
Property Tax
  • Solar installations excluded from property tax assessments
Sales Tax
  • Solar energy systems exempt from PA sales tax
Net Metering
  • Net metering required statewide — excess credited at retail rate
Ohio
Residential & Commercial
Avg Monthly Savings 
$100 – $180
State Tax Credit
  • No state solar tax credit — federal 30% ITC applies
Utility Rebates
  • AEP Ohio & Duke Energy offer solar incentive programs — amounts vary by program cycle
Property Tax
  • 100% exemption — solar installation excluded from property valuation
Sales Tax
  • Solar equipment exempt from Ohio sales & use tax
Net Metering
  • Net metering available — credits applied at retail rate
Pennsylvania
Residential & Commercial
Avg Monthly Savings 
$100 – $180
State Tax Credit
  • No state solar tax credit — federal 30% ITC applies
Utility Rebates
  • AEP Ohio & Duke Energy offer solar incentive programs — amounts vary by program cycle
Property Tax
  • 100% exemption — solar installation excluded from property valuation
Sales Tax
  • Solar equipment exempt from Ohio sales & use tax
Net Metering
  • Net metering available — credits applied at retail rate
Massachusetts
One of the Best in the US
Avg Monthly Savings 
$150 – $280
State Tax Credit
  • 15% state tax credit — up to $1,000 per system
Utility Rebates
  • MA SMART Program — fixed incentive payments per kWh produced for 10 years
    SREC II market still active for legacy systems
Property Tax
  • 20-year property tax exemption on solar installations
Sales Tax
  • Full sales tax exemption on solar equipment
Net Metering
  • Net metering statewide — retail rate credits, virtual net metering available
Colorado
Residential & Commercial
Avg Monthly Savings 
$180 – $350
State Tax Credit
  • None — state income tax credit expired
Utility Rebates
  • Xcel Energy Solar Rewards: $1/watt up to $7,000
    RENU Loan: financing up to $75,000
    Energy Smart Colorado: 25% up to $2,500 (Pitkin/Eagle Counties)
Property Tax
  • 100% exemption — solar adds no property tax liability
Sales Tax
  • 100% exemption on solar equipment & installation
Net Metering
  • Full retail net metering — Xcel Energy pays retail rate
California
Residential
Avg Monthly Savings 
$200 – $450
State Tax Credit
  • None — state credit expired
Utility Rebates
  • SGIP battery rebate: $150/kWh
    DAC-SASH: up to $15,000 for qualifying low-income
    Solar & Storage Equity Program: $280M fund (<80% AMI)
Property Tax
  • Solar value excluded from reassessment — expires Dec 31, 2026. Act now.
Sales Tax
  • Not available statewide
Net Metering
  • Full retail net metering — Xcel Energy pays retail rate
Arizona
Residential & Commercial
Avg Monthly Savings 
$180 – $350
State Tax Credit
  • 25% of costs up to $1,000 (state income tax)
Utility Rebates
  • Mohave Electric Cooperative: 5¢/watt up to $2,500
    TEP & APS offer additional programs
Property Tax
  • 100% — no property tax on solar added value
Sales Tax
  • 100% full exemption on solar equipment
Net Metering
  • Net billing at ~50% retail (Resource Comparison Proxy rate)
Texas
Commercial
Avg Monthly Savings 
$120 – $280
State Tax Credit
  • None
Utility Rebates
  • Austin Energy: $2,500
    City of Sunset Valley: $1/watt up to $3,000
    AEP Texas SMART Source: up to $6,000
    San Marcos: up to $2,500
Property Tax
  • 100% — must file Form 50-123 with county appraisal district
Sales Tax
  • Not available
Net Metering
  • Varies by utility — no statewide mandate (ERCOT deregulated market)
New Mexico
Residential
Avg Monthly Savings 
$100 – $220
State Tax Credit
  • 10% of system cost up to $6,000 (Solar Market Development)
  • Annual statewide cap $12M — first-come, first-served
Utility Rebates
  • PNM net metering program
    Additional local co-op programs available
Property Tax
  • Solar added value excluded from property taxes
Sales Tax
  • Full exemption on solar installation
Net Metering
  • Full retail net metering available
Florida
Residential
Avg Monthly Savings 
$130 – $260
State Tax Credit
  • None — but no state income tax, so federal credits are more impactful
Utility Rebates
  • Select utilities offer programs
    Dunedin: $2,500 municipal grant
Property Tax
  • 100% — residential solar + battery exempt
Sales Tax
  • 100% — solar components exempt from sales and use tax
Net Metering
  • Net metering available — varies by utility
South Carolina
Residential
Avg Monthly Savings 
$110 – $230
State Tax Credit
  • 25% of cost, up to $3,500/year with 10-year carryforward — one of the best state credits in the country
Utility Rebates
  • Contact us for current utility program availability in your area
Property Tax
  • Available
Sales Tax
  • Available
Net Metering
  • Available through utilities
Alabama
Commercial
Avg Monthly Savings 
$90 – $180
State Tax Credit
  • None
Utility Rebates
  • Alabama Power has limited programs — federal incentives & utility savings are primary drivers
Property Tax
  • Limited — available for residents 65+ up to $12,000
Sales Tax
  • Not Available
Net Metering
  • Limited — varies significantly by utility
Mississippi
Commercial
Avg Monthly Savings 
$80 – $160
State Tax Credit
  • None
Utility Rebates
  • Mississippi Power & Entergy MS both have solar programs — contact us for current availability
Property Tax
  • Limited programs available
Sales Tax
  • Limited programs
Net Metering
  • Available through some utilities
Michigan
Residential
Avg Monthly Savings 
$80 – $160
State Tax Credit
  • None
Utility Rebates
  • Lansing BWL: $500/kW up to $2,000
    HOA cannot ban solar (law passed July 2024)
Property Tax
  • Limited programs available
Sales Tax
  • Limited
Net Metering
  • Full net billing through Distributed Generation Program (DTE, Consumers Energy, etc.)
Missouri
Residential & Commercial
Avg Monthly Savings 
$110 – $200
State Tax Credit
  • No state income tax credit — federal 30% ITC applies
Utility Rebates
  • PA SREC market — earn credits per MWh produced, typically $20–$40/SREC
    PECO & PPL Electric offer additional rebate programs
Property Tax
  • Solar installations excluded from property tax assessments
Sales Tax
  • Solar energy systems exempt from PA sales tax
Net Metering
  • Net metering required statewide — excess credited at retail rate
Ohio
Residential & Commercial
Avg Monthly Savings 
$100 – $180
State Tax Credit
  • No state solar tax credit — federal 30% ITC applies
Utility Rebates
  • AEP Ohio & Duke Energy offer solar incentive programs — amounts vary by program cycle
Property Tax
  • 100% exemption — solar installation excluded from property valuation
Sales Tax
  • Solar equipment exempt from Ohio sales & use tax
Net Metering
  • Net metering available — credits applied at retail rate
Pennsylvania
Residential & Commercial
Avg Monthly Savings 
$100 – $180
State Tax Credit
  • No state solar tax credit — federal 30% ITC applies
Utility Rebates
  • AEP Ohio & Duke Energy offer solar incentive programs — amounts vary by program cycle
Property Tax
  • 100% exemption — solar installation excluded from property valuation
Sales Tax
  • Solar equipment exempt from Ohio sales & use tax
Net Metering
  • Net metering available — credits applied at retail rate
Massachusetts
One of the Best in the US
Avg Monthly Savings 
$150 – $280
State Tax Credit
  • 15% state tax credit — up to $1,000 per system
Utility Rebates
  • MA SMART Program — fixed incentive payments per kWh produced for 10 years
    SREC II market still active for legacy systems
Property Tax
  • 20-year property tax exemption on solar installations
Sales Tax
  • Full sales tax exemption on solar equipment
Net Metering
  • Net metering statewide — retail rate credits, virtual net metering available