State Solar Incentives 2026

The federal residential solar tax credit (Section 25D) expired December 31, 2025. State programs remain active and vary significantly by location. Select a state below to see current rebates, net metering policies, and tax credits.

Note: The commercial ITC (Section 48E) remains active at 30% for systems under 1 MW through 2032, including bonus adders for domestic content and energy communities. All 10 states below have active state-level programs.

California

SGIP battery rebate, NEM 3.0 net billing, property tax exclusion

4 active

$0.28/kWh avg

Texas

Property tax exemption, utility solar buyback plans, CPS Energy rebate

4 active

$0.13/kWh avg

Florida

Full retail net metering, property & sales tax exemptions, battery rebates

5 active

$0.14/kWh avg

Arizona

State 25% tax credit, property tax exemption, APS net billing

4 active

$0.13/kWh avg

Nevada

Net metering at 75% retail, property tax exemption, LISEP low-income program

3 active

$0.12/kWh avg

North Carolina

Full retail net metering, 80% property tax exemption, sales tax exemption

3 active

$0.12/kWh avg

New Jersey

TRECs, ADI 15-year incentive, full retail net metering, sales tax exemption

6 active

$0.17/kWh avg

New York

25% state tax credit (up to $5,000), NY-Sun rebate, VDER value stack

5 active

$0.22/kWh avg

Massachusetts

SMART program, net metering, sales tax exemption, property tax exemption

5 active

$0.27/kWh avg

Colorado

Xcel rebates, net metering, property tax exemption, sales tax exemption

3 active

$0.14/kWh avg

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Incentive data sourced from DSIRE, EnergySage, and state energy offices. Last verified February 2026. Verify all programs directly with the administering authority before advising customers. The federal residential ITC (Section 25D) expired December 31, 2025 per the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21).