Solar Incentives by State: The Programs Homeowners Keep Missing in 2026

The 30% federal solar tax credit for homeowners ended on December 31, 2025. If you buy a system with cash or a loan today, there is no federal credit waiting for you at tax time.

That change made state solar incentives matter more than they ever have. Solar rebates from your utility, sales tax exemptions, property tax exclusions, low-interest loan programs, community solar subscriptions – these were the small print underneath a big federal number. Now they’re the main event.

The problem is that almost nobody knows about them. They’re administered by forty different state agencies, hundreds of municipal utilities, and a scattering of rural electric co-ops. There’s no central list. Your installer may know the ones in their own service territory and nothing about the county next door.

So we went looking. What follows is a guide to solar incentives by state – programs that are active, real, and routinely missed. Some are worth a few hundred dollars. A few are worth five figures.

The Four Kinds of State Solar Incentives

Before the state list, it helps to know what you’re looking for. Nearly everything below falls into one of four buckets.

Tax exemptions are the quietest and most reliable. Solar tax incentives by state come in two forms, and most homeowners know about only one of them. A sales tax exemption knocks the state tax off your equipment purchase – on a $20,000 system in a 6% state, that’s $1,200 you never see leave your pocket, usually applied automatically by the installer. A property tax exemption means the value solar adds to your home doesn’t raise your assessment. Solar typically adds real resale value, so this one protects you from being taxed on your own improvement. Several states require you to file a form to claim it, which is exactly why people miss it.

Utility solar rebates and production incentives vary enormously and are the single biggest source of missed money. Investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, and rural electric cooperatives all run their own programs, and two homes twenty miles apart can face completely different offers. Some pay upfront per watt installed. Others pay over time per kilowatt-hour produced.

Financing programs don’t reduce your cost, but they change what you can afford. State green banks and energy offices run loan programs at rates well below what a solar dealer will offer you, often with no dealer fees – and dealer fees on solar financing can quietly add thousands to a system’s price.

Community solar is for people who can’t put panels on their own roof: renters, condo owners, shaded lots, north-facing roofs, HOA restrictions. You subscribe to a share of an off-site array and receive bill credits. No installation, no roof work, and in most programs you can cancel.

One caution before the list. These programs change constantly – budgets run out mid-year, legislatures let exemptions lapse, and several programs tied to federal funding are currently in legal limbo. We’ve flagged the ones with known expiration dates or uncertain status. Verify anything here with the administering agency before you count on it, and treat the dollar figures as recently reported values rather than promises.

The Largest Solar Incentives, and the Ones Closing Soon

Two shortcuts before the full list. These are the highest-value solar incentives in this guide:

And the solar incentives on a clock:

Solar Incentives by State

The solar panel incentives by state below are listed alphabetically. Find your state, then confirm the details with the agency or utility named alongside each entry.

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Alabama

Most solar incentives in Alabama sit at the utility level. North Alabama homeowners served by TVA local power companies – Huntsville Utilities, Athens Utilities, Florence Utilities and others – can sell excess generation back through TVA’s Green Power Providers program, at an avoided-cost rate generally in the range of 2 to 3 cents per kilowatt-hour. This is a separate arrangement from Alabama Power’s buyback, and it covers a large share of the state. (TVA)

Alabama also allows a local option property tax abatement for renewable energy facilities. Cities and counties may exempt the added home value from a solar installation, typically for 10 to 20 years. The catch is significant: it’s discretionary, and the local governing body must approve it by resolution before the system is installed. If you’re in Alabama, ask about this early, not after. (Alabama Department of Revenue)

Arizona

Arizona‘s solar incentives lean heavily toward income-qualified households. The APS Solar Communities Program is a ratepayer-funded, $45 million initiative approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission. It installs utility-owned rooftop solar at no upfront cost for qualifying limited- and moderate-income APS customers, who then receive roughly $30 per month – about $600 a year – as a bill credit. It is specific, still active, and currently open to applications. (APS)

In the Tucson metro, the Solar Empowerment Program, run through Solar Energy International and Technicians for Sustainability, offers grants covering up to 60% of a rooftop system’s cost for households earning below 80% of HUD Median Family Income. (Solar Energy International)

Tucson Electric Power runs GoSolar Home and GoSolar Shares, a dedicated pathway for limited-income residents, renters, and customers whose roofs are too shaded for panels. GoSolar Shares is the community solar option. (Tucson Electric Power)

Arkansas

In Arkansas, solar incentives center on a single community program. Entergy Arkansas Green Promise Community Solar lets residential customers subscribe to output from Entergy’s Chicot and Searcy solar facilities. The notable feature: LIHEAP-eligible low-income customers can participate at no net additional cost, because the subscription price is offset by an equal monthly bill credit. (Entergy Arkansas)

California

No state layers solar incentives more heavily than California. DAC-SASH – Disadvantaged Communities Single-Family Solar Homes – provides no-cost rooftop solar to income-qualified homeowners in top-quartile CalEnviroScreen census tracts served by PG&E, SCE, or SDG&E. Incentives run up to about $3 per watt, which often covers 80 to 100% of a system. It’s administered by GRID Alternatives and runs through 2030. (CPUC)

PACE financing – through HERO, Ygrene, CaliforniaFIRST and others – lets homeowners finance solar with no money down, repaid through the property tax bill. The obligation transfers to the next owner on sale, which is either a feature or a complication depending on your plans. Understand the resale implications before signing. (County PACE program administrators)

Los Angeles is a special case. LADWP is a municipal utility, not CPUC-regulated, which means it is not subject to NEM 3.0 – a meaningful advantage over most of the state right now. It offers a rooftop rebate around $0.30 per watt up to $6,000, plus a Shared Solar option giving renters and unsuitable-roof customers a 10% bill discount for 10 years at no upfront cost. (LADWP)

In Sacramento, SMUD offers battery storage rebates up to $8,000 for two batteries at $4,000 each, plus Tesla virtual power plant payments of $120 per battery per quarter through its My Energy Optimizer Partner+ program. (SMUD)

Colorado

Colorado offers some of the strongest solar incentives anywhere. Xcel Energy Solar Rewards is the one most Colorado homeowners should check first: a $1 per watt upfront rebate plus a $0.025 per kilowatt-hour production incentive for 10 years. There’s an enhanced tier for income-qualified customers and disproportionately impacted communities, and a separate battery incentive of $350 per kilowatt up to $5,000 for qualifying Tesla Powerwall or SolarEdge systems. (Xcel Energy)

GRID Alternatives Colorado provides no-cost and very-low-cost rooftop, multifamily, and community solar for income-qualified households statewide. (GRID Alternatives)

Fort Collins Utilities runs a municipal rebate of $300 per kilowatt up to $1,500 for solar, plus $300 per kilowatt-hour up to $6,000 for battery storage, with a combined cap of $7,500 for 2026. (Fort Collins Utilities)

Connecticut

Among Connecticut‘s solar incentives is one of the better loan programs in the country. The Smart-E Loan from the Connecticut Green Bank offers unsecured financing up to $50,000 at roughly 6.99 to 7.99% APR, with terms from 5 to 15 years and no closing costs. A useful wrinkle: up to 25% of the loan can go toward non-energy costs like roof repairs, which matters if your roof needs work before panels go on. Available statewide through participating local lenders. (Connecticut Green Bank)

Delaware

Delaware‘s solar incentives reach further than its income-restricted offerings suggest. The Energize Delaware Solar Loan Program, administered by the state’s Sustainable Energy Utility, offers low-interest loans up to $50,000 for homeowner-owned solar. Unlike Delaware’s better-known low-income offerings, this one is open broadly to homeowners regardless of income. (Energize Delaware)

Florida

Florida leans on financing and subscription-based solar incentives. PACE financing is available through the Florida PACE Funding Agency, Ygrene, and other administrators in participating counties and municipalities, with terms from 5 to 20 years repaid via property taxes. (Florida PACE Funding Agency)

FPL SolarTogether is the largest community solar subscription program in the country, open to all FPL residential customers – owners and renters alike – regardless of roof suitability. No upfront cost, fixed monthly subscription, escalating bill credits. (FPL)

The Solar and Energy Loan Fund, a nonprofit lender, offers equity-based financing with no money down and no minimum credit score, backed by a $156 million EPA-funded Florida Solar For All initiative targeting low-income and disadvantaged communities. Status note: EPA’s national Solar for All program was terminated in August 2025 and remains the subject of multi-state litigation. Confirm current availability before planning around it. (Solar and Energy Loan Fund)

Georgia

Georgia‘s solar incentives get misreported more than most. Contrary to what’s often published, the state does have a property tax exemption: O.C.G.A. § 48-5-41.1 exempts the first $25,000 of home value added by a solar system from assessment. However, this one is on a clock: it lapses for assessment dates after January 1, 2025 and expires entirely on January 1, 2027. Treat it as a closing window. (Georgia O.C.G.A.)

Jackson EMC’s Right Choice Sun Power Rebate pays members $450 per kilowatt DC installed, up to $4,500 for a 10 kW system, provided you use a NABCEP-certified installer. Georgia’s electric membership corporations run their own programs, and this is one of the more generous. (Jackson EMC)

Georgia BRIGHT is a $156 million initiative offering fully prepaid, no-cost rooftop systems by lottery to households at or below 80% Area Median Income, plus a Residential Solar Savings Plan guaranteeing at least 20% day-one savings. Its future funding is under litigation as of mid-2026. (Georgia BRIGHT)

Hawaii

One of Hawaii‘s solar incentives goes unclaimed by most owners. Every Hawaii county exempts some or all of the added home value from solar out of real property tax assessments. Honolulu exempts qualifying systems for 25 years; Kauai and Hawaii County offer comparable exemptions. Most require an application – this is not automatic, and it’s routinely left unclaimed. (County real property tax offices)

Idaho

Idaho‘s solar incentives depend enormously on which utility serves you. Idaho Code § 63-602LL provides a residential solar property tax exemption preventing a solar installation from raising your assessed value. It applies statewide. (Idaho Statutes § 63-602LL)

More consequentially: Idaho Power’s 2024 switch to net billing applies only to Idaho Power customers. Rocky Mountain Power and Avista customers still receive full retail-rate net metering, credited one-for-one and carried forward monthly. That’s a materially better arrangement, and if you’re in one of those territories the net billing change doesn’t affect you. (Idaho Public Utilities Commission)

Illinois

In Illinois, one of the solar incentives requires paperwork most people never file. Beyond Illinois Shines and the Distributed Generation Rebate, Illinois offers a solar energy system property tax exemption under 35 ILCS 200/10-10. It excludes the value solar adds from your assessment and is typically worth $200 to $500 or more per year depending on system size and county rate. You generally have to file form PTAX-330 with your county assessor – it doesn’t happen on its own. (35 ILCS 200/10-10)

Indiana

Indiana concentrates its solar incentives at the city level. The Bloomington Green Home Improvement Program covers 25% of solar and battery storage project costs for city homeowners, rising to 40% up to $10,000 for income-qualifying households. (City of Bloomington)

Iowa

Iowa‘s solar incentives extend to a shared-array option. Alliant Energy’s Community Solar Garden lets Interstate Power and Light residential customers subscribe to blocks of a shared array and receive bill credits, no rooftop installation required. (Alliant Energy)

Kansas

Kansas is routinely listed as having no state-level solar incentives at all. That’s wrong. K.S.A. 79-201 provides a renewable energy property tax exemption covering the added value of a new residential system for 10 years after the installation year. Systems filed on or before December 2016 are permanently exempt. (K.S.A. 79-201)

Kentucky

Kentucky offers thin solar incentives, with one federal exception. For rural Kentucky homeowners who also operate a farm or small business, the USDA Rural Energy for America Program offers grants covering up to 25% of project cost – from $1,500 to $500,000 – plus guaranteed loans. It’s a federal program, but it’s underused in Kentucky specifically. (USDA)

Louisiana

Among Louisiana‘s solar incentives is an unusually cheap state loan. The Home Energy Loan Program from the Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources offers up to $12,000 for home energy improvements including solar panels and solar water heaters. The state-funded portion, up to $6,000, carries a fixed 2% interest rate regardless of market conditions – a rate no private lender will match. (Louisiana DENR)

Maine

Maine focuses its solar incentives on financing. Efficiency Maine runs PACE loans up to $50,000 at 5 to 7% APR in participating municipalities, repaid through the property tax bill, plus separate unsecured loans up to $7,500 starting around 5.99% APR that can be used for solar. Ask for this program by name. (Efficiency Maine)

Maryland

Few states structure solar incentives for borrowers as well as Maryland. The Montgomery County Green Bank Residential Solar Loan Program offers 0% APR financing subsidized for 10 years to qualifying low-income county homeowners, and 4.99% APR for other county households, through a partnership with fintech platform OneEthos. (Montgomery County Green Bank)

Statewide, the Clean Energy Advantage Loan, backed by the Maryland Clean Energy Center, offers 0% APR for the first 24 months on residential solar with no dealer fees and no prepayment penalties. The absence of dealer fees is the part to notice – those fees are where a lot of solar financing quietly gets expensive. (Maryland Clean Energy Center)

Massachusetts

In Massachusetts, solar incentives extend well into battery storage. ConnectedSolutions, run by Eversource and National Grid, pays homeowners with a paired battery roughly $225 to $275 per kilowatt for allowing the utility to draw stored energy during summer peak events, generally June through September between 3 and 8 p.m. Qualifying batteries include Tesla Powerwall, Enphase IQ, and SolarEdge Home Battery, and participation also opens access to 0% financing. This is separate from the SMART program’s battery adder. (Eversource; National Grid)

Michigan

One utility program dominates Michigan‘s solar incentives. DTE Energy’s Solar Currents program is one of the largest utility offers in the country and covers a big population – Detroit, Ann Arbor, Flint, Livonia and surrounding areas. It pays an upfront rebate of $2.40 per watt installed plus a 20-year production incentive of $0.11 per kilowatt-hour. On a typical 7 kW system the upfront rebate alone comes to roughly $16,800. If you’re a DTE customer, this should be the first call you make. (DTE Energy)

Minnesota

Minnesota‘s solar incentives reach beyond Xcel territory. The Melissa Hortman Community Solar Garden Program requires at least 30% of each garden’s capacity be reserved for subscribers at or below 150% of area median income, with a further 25% reserved for other income-eligible households, affordable housing providers, schools, faith communities and nonprofits. Subscribers typically save 5 to 10% on their electric bills with no panels installed. (Minnesota Department of Commerce)

Outside Xcel territory, Minnesota Power’s SolarSense rebate serves northeastern Minnesota, paying $0.27 per kilowatt-hour of estimated annual production upfront, with enhanced awards for households under 150% AMI. Funds are awarded by lottery in spring and fall, so timing matters. (Minnesota Power)

Missouri

Missouri‘s solar incentives run thin, but financing exists. PACE financing through the Missouri Clean Energy District can cover up to 100% of a residential solar project with no payments due for up to 12 months, repaid as a special assessment on the property tax bill. It works best for homeowners who own their home outright. (Missouri Clean Energy District)

Nebraska

Nebraska‘s solar incentives hide a residential rebate worth claiming. Omaha Public Power District pays a one-time $2,000 rebate to residential customers installing a qualifying system through an OPPD-approved Solar/Customer-Owned Generation Trade Ally. OPPD’s commercial rebates are better known, but this residential one is straightforward to claim. (OPPD)

Nevada

Nevada‘s solar incentives currently rest on one lending program. RE-UP Loans from the Nevada Clean Energy Fund are statewide low-interest, unsecured loans for home energy upgrades including solar, with no minimum or maximum income requirement. They’re designed for households that struggle to access conventional financing, and the program remains active in 2026. (Nevada Clean Energy Fund)

Nevada’s separate $156 million Solar for All initiative remains frozen following the August 2025 federal termination and ongoing litigation.

New Hampshire

New Hampshire‘s solar incentives conceal an income stream most owners miss. New Hampshire’s Solar for All / RAISE funding – $43.5 million, already obligated – is being deployed by the NH Department of Energy, the NH Community Loan Fund’s ROC-NH program, and NH Housing Finance Authority for no-cost and low-cost community solar serving low-income households, resident-owned communities, and public and workforce housing. (NH Department of Energy)

Less known: New Hampshire homeowners can register their systems and sell Renewable Energy Certificates – one per megawatt-hour produced – through aggregators into the NEPOOL GIS marketplace under RPS Class II. It’s a modest annual income stream on top of net metering, and it requires registration most owners never do. (NH RPS Class II)

New Jersey

New Jersey‘s solar incentives now include a permanent community program. The Community Solar Energy Program is now permanent and guarantees subscribers a minimum bill credit discount – 20% standard, 25% for low-to-moderate income subscribers. The Board of Public Utilities approved a 3,000 MW expansion in March 2026 with registration open through 2029, across PSE&G, JCP&L, Atlantic City Electric, and Rockland Electric territories. (NJ BPU)

New Mexico

New Mexico‘s solar incentives pair a production payment with shared solar. PNM’s Performance-Based Solar Program pays customers with systems under 10 kW a production incentive of $0.0025 per kilowatt-hour for the first eight years, on top of net metering credits. (PNM)

The New Mexico Community Solar Program, established under the Community Solar Act, offers roughly 10 to 20% monthly bill savings for subscribers, with at least 30% of each project’s capacity reserved for low-income participants. The PRC approved a Phase 2 expansion in mid-2026. (NM Public Regulation Commission)

New York

New York funds its solar incentives unusually well. NYSERDA’s Statewide Solar for All connects income-eligible households – those enrolled in their utility’s Energy Assistance Program – to community solar bill credits with no upfront cost and no monthly fees, stacking on top of existing utility discounts. New York secured an additional $200 million in its FY2027 state budget to expand it, which distinguishes it from the federally funded versions paused elsewhere. (NYSERDA)

On Long Island, PSEG Long Island’s Battery Storage Rewards pays homeowners who pair storage with solar for allowing limited summer grid discharges between May and September. (PSEG Long Island)

Oklahoma

Oklahoma offers minimal solar incentives, and documentation is poor. Oklahoma reportedly exempts solar panels, inverters, and related equipment from the state’s 4.5% sales tax. Source reporting on this exemption is inconsistent, and we’d treat it as unconfirmed – verify directly with the Oklahoma Tax Commission before factoring it into a budget. (Oklahoma Tax Commission – unconfirmed)

Oregon

Oregon‘s solar incentives span statewide and municipal options. The Oregon Community Solar Program, administered under Oregon PUC rules, lets Pacific Power, Portland General Electric, and Idaho Power customers subscribe to a local shared project. Subscription fees run about 80% of the credit value, so the margin is the savings, and income-qualified households get additional discounts plus guaranteed bill savings with no upfront cost. (Oregon Community Solar Program)

In Eugene, EWEB’s Solar Electric Program pays $0.40 per AC watt up to $2,500, funded through its voluntary Greenpower program and awarded first-come, first-served. As of July 2026, 73% of the annual budget was already allocated – this is a program where applying early in the year matters. (EWEB)

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia residents get the strongest solar incentives in Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Solar Rebate Program pays $0.20 per watt for residential installations, capped at $100,000 per project, for homeowners who received Permission to Operate from PECO on or after July 1, 2019 and are current on city taxes. Ten percent of program funds are reserved for low- and moderate-income households. (City of Philadelphia)

Statewide, the Homeowners Energy Efficiency Loan Program from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency offers fixed 1% interest loans from $1,000 to $10,000 for energy efficiency and solar improvements, arranged through PHFA-approved contractors. A 1% fixed rate is close to free money. (PHFA)

South Carolina

One of South Carolina‘s solar incentives rarely gets mentioned. South Carolina’s state income tax credit and property tax exemption are reasonably well covered. The sales tax exemption is not. Solar photovoltaic equipment – panels, inverters, racking, and other qualifying components – is exempt from the state’s 6% sales tax, worth roughly $800 to $1,500 on a typical residential installation. (South Carolina Department of Revenue)

Texas

Texas has no statewide solar incentives, which makes the municipal utility programs disproportionately important.

CPS Energy in San Antonio has exhausted its cash rebate, but its net billing program credits excess generation at the full retail rate – around $0.12 per kilowatt-hour – up to your monthly usage, with additional excess credited at roughly 2 cents in summer and 1.65 cents in winter. (CPS Energy)

Denton Municipal Electric’s GreenSense rebate pays $0.40 to $1.50 per watt up to $30,000 for homeowners who install solar and complete a qualifying home energy audit. (Denton Municipal Electric)

Garland Power & Light’s EnergySaver program pays a production-based rebate of about $0.0469 per kilowatt-hour generated. (Garland Power & Light)

Utah

Utah‘s solar incentives come with a deadline attached. Utah exempts residential solar equipment purchases and leases from the state’s 6.1% sales tax under Utah Code § 59-12-104 – worth roughly $1,200 on a typical system. This exemption is available for installations completed before June 30, 2027. (Utah Code § 59-12-104)

Murray City Power, a municipal utility independent of Rocky Mountain Power, has offered residential net metering crediting excess generation at the full retail rate since 2006. That’s materially better than Rocky Mountain Power’s Schedule 137 net billing, which credits at roughly half retail. It’s a concrete example of how much your choice of utility is worth. (Murray City Power)

Vermont

Vermont keeps its solar incentives modest but real. The Clean Energy Development Fund offers an upfront rebate of $0.10 per watt for new residential installations, capped at $3,500, administered through the Renewable Energy Resource Center. Funding availability is intermittent – confirm current status before counting on it. (Vermont Department of Public Service)

Virginia

Virginia‘s solar incentives stay simple and still pay well. Virginia Code § 58.1-609.10 exempts solar panels, inverters, racking, wiring, and related installation equipment from the state’s 5.3% sales and use tax. It’s applied automatically by the installer at purchase and is worth roughly $2,000 on a typical residential system – one of the larger quiet savings on this list. (Virginia Code § 58.1-609.10)

Washington

Funding limits currently constrain Washington‘s solar incentives. The Community Solar Expansion Program, run by the WSU Energy Program, is a $100 million state-funded incentive paying developers and utilities – including Seattle City Light – to offer subscriptions to households at or below 200% of the federal poverty level or 80% AMI. New project applications are paused until July 2027 because current biennium funding is fully obligated, though existing certified projects continue operating and are still accepting subscribers. (WSU Energy Program)

West Virginia

West Virginia‘s solar incentives stay limited, but a financing route opened in 2021. Since HB 3310 passed in 2021, West Virginia is the 29th state to legalize power purchase agreements. A third party can install, own, and maintain a system on your property while you simply buy the electricity it generates at a fixed rate, typically below retail, for 15 to 25 years. Residential adoption is still thin, but it’s legally available statewide and represents a genuine no-upfront-cost path. (SEIA)

Wisconsin

Wisconsin‘s solar incentives stack at the city level. Milwaukee Shines and Grow Solar Greater Milwaukee, backed by the City of Milwaukee, offer low-APR solar loans up to $20,000 plus group-buy volume discounts for area homeowners – and they stack with the state’s Focus on Energy rebate. (City of Milwaukee)

Wyoming

Wyoming aims its solar incentives at battery storage. Rocky Mountain Power’s Wattsmart Battery Program offers payments and bill credits to Wyoming residential customers who pair solar with battery storage, in exchange for letting the utility draw on stored power during peak demand events. (Rocky Mountain Power)

How to Actually Use This

Three things are worth doing before you sign anything.

Identify your utility, precisely. Not your state – your utility. The best solar incentives by state are usually utility programs rather than statewide ones, and the gap between DTE and a neighboring Michigan co-op, or between Idaho Power and Avista, or between LADWP and PG&E, is worth more than most of the tax exemptions on this list. Look at your bill and find the name.

Ask about filings, not just programs. Several property tax exemptions here require you to submit a form to your county assessor. Illinois wants a PTAX-330. Hawaii counties want an application. Alabama’s abatement has to be approved before installation. Nobody will chase you about these.

Check the deadline before the dollar amount. Georgia’s property tax exemption expires January 1, 2027. Utah’s sales tax exemption ends June 30, 2027. Oregon’s EWEB rebate was three-quarters spent by mid-summer. The programs with the shortest clocks are often the ones worth acting on first.

Every program above should be confirmed with the administering agency or utility before you build it into a budget. Program terms, funding levels, and eligibility rules change throughout the year, and several of the federally funded initiatives noted here are subject to ongoing litigation with genuinely uncertain outcomes.

A good local installer will know the programs in their territory and handle the paperwork for the ones that run through them. That’s part of what you’re paying for – and it’s worth asking any installer you talk to which of these they’ve actually filed before. If you’d like to be matched with vetted installers who work in your specific utility territory, you can request a free, no-obligation solar quote – it takes about two minutes, asks for basic information only, and the installers who reach out can tell you exactly which of the programs above apply to your address.

Program details reported here are drawn from state agency publications, utility program pages, DSIRE, and the sources named alongside each entry, and reflect information available as of August 2026. This article is general information, not tax advice. Consult a qualified tax professional regarding your own situation.