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Solar Incentives by State 2026
Every state has different rules. State tax credits range from 0% to 35%. The federal residential credit is $0 for a system installed in 2026. Payback and 25-year figures on the cards were modeled while that credit applied and are not a 2026 quote. Net metering policies vary by utility, and SREC markets exist in only nine.
AL4.8 sun-hr
Alabama
25-yr, pre-credit model: $28,400
Payback, pre-credit model: 9.8 yrs
AK3.2 sun-hr
Alaska
25-yr, pre-credit model: $18,900
Payback, pre-credit model: 12.5 yrs
AZ6.5 sun-hr
Arizona
25-yr, pre-credit model: $52,800
Payback, pre-credit model: 6.4 yrs
AR5 sun-hr
Arkansas
25-yr, pre-credit model: $30,200
Payback, pre-credit model: 9.1 yrs
CA5.5 sun-hr
California
25-yr, pre-credit model: $58,900
Payback, pre-credit model: 7.2 yrs
CO5.4 sun-hr
Colorado
25-yr, pre-credit model: $38,600
Payback, pre-credit model: 8.6 yrs
CT4.3 sun-hr
Connecticut
25-yr, pre-credit model: $46,700
Payback, pre-credit model: 7.8 yrs
DE4.5 sun-hr
Delaware
25-yr, pre-credit model: $35,100
Payback, pre-credit model: 7.4 yrs
FL5.3 sun-hr
Florida
25-yr, pre-credit model: $42,400
Payback, pre-credit model: 7.6 yrs
GA5.1 sun-hr
Georgia
25-yr, pre-credit model: $29,800
Payback, pre-credit model: 9.5 yrs
HI5.8 sun-hr
Hawaii
25-yr, pre-credit model: $71,200
Payback, pre-credit model: 5.1 yrs
ID5 sun-hr
Idaho
25-yr, pre-credit model: $24,800
Payback, pre-credit model: 10.2 yrs
IL4.4 sun-hr
Illinois
25-yr, pre-credit model: $40,300
Payback, pre-credit model: 7 yrs
IN4.5 sun-hr
Indiana
25-yr, pre-credit model: $26,800
Payback, pre-credit model: 10.6 yrs
IA4.6 sun-hr
Iowa
25-yr, pre-credit model: $32,400
Payback, pre-credit model: 8.8 yrs
KS5.2 sun-hr
Kansas
25-yr, pre-credit model: $28,100
Payback, pre-credit model: 9.9 yrs
KY4.6 sun-hr
Kentucky
25-yr, pre-credit model: $25,400
Payback, pre-credit model: 10.4 yrs
LA4.9 sun-hr
Louisiana
25-yr, pre-credit model: $34,700
Payback, pre-credit model: 8.5 yrs
ME4.2 sun-hr
Maine
25-yr, pre-credit model: $38,100
Payback, pre-credit model: 8.2 yrs
MD4.5 sun-hr
Maryland
25-yr, pre-credit model: $44,100
Payback, pre-credit model: 7 yrs
MA4.4 sun-hr
Massachusetts
25-yr, pre-credit model: $52,600
Payback, pre-credit model: 6.8 yrs
MI4.2 sun-hr
Michigan
25-yr, pre-credit model: $32,200
Payback, pre-credit model: 9.3 yrs
MN4.6 sun-hr
Minnesota
25-yr, pre-credit model: $29,600
Payback, pre-credit model: 9 yrs
MS4.9 sun-hr
Mississippi
25-yr, pre-credit model: $27,100
Payback, pre-credit model: 10.1 yrs
MO4.8 sun-hr
Missouri
25-yr, pre-credit model: $30,400
Payback, pre-credit model: 8.9 yrs
MT4.8 sun-hr
Montana
25-yr, pre-credit model: $25,600
Payback, pre-credit model: 10 yrs
NE4.9 sun-hr
Nebraska
25-yr, pre-credit model: $27,800
Payback, pre-credit model: 9.7 yrs
NV6.4 sun-hr
Nevada
25-yr, pre-credit model: $41,900
Payback, pre-credit model: 7.3 yrs
NH4.3 sun-hr
New Hampshire
25-yr, pre-credit model: $42,300
Payback, pre-credit model: 7.7 yrs
NJ4.4 sun-hr
New Jersey
25-yr, pre-credit model: $54,700
Payback, pre-credit model: 6.5 yrs
NM6.2 sun-hr
New Mexico
25-yr, pre-credit model: $36,800
Payback, pre-credit model: 7.8 yrs
NY4.2 sun-hr
New York
25-yr, pre-credit model: $49,600
Payback, pre-credit model: 6.9 yrs
NC5 sun-hr
North Carolina
25-yr, pre-credit model: $38,900
Payback, pre-credit model: 8.1 yrs
ND4.8 sun-hr
North Dakota
25-yr, pre-credit model: $22,600
Payback, pre-credit model: 11.1 yrs
OH4.3 sun-hr
Ohio
25-yr, pre-credit model: $32,800
Payback, pre-credit model: 8.7 yrs
OK5.4 sun-hr
Oklahoma
25-yr, pre-credit model: $29,800
Payback, pre-credit model: 9.4 yrs
OR4 sun-hr
Oregon
25-yr, pre-credit model: $28,600
Payback, pre-credit model: 9.6 yrs
PA4.3 sun-hr
Pennsylvania
25-yr, pre-credit model: $36,400
Payback, pre-credit model: 8 yrs
RI4.4 sun-hr
Rhode Island
25-yr, pre-credit model: $44,600
Payback, pre-credit model: 7.5 yrs
SC5 sun-hr
South Carolina
25-yr, pre-credit model: $40,200
Payback, pre-credit model: 7.9 yrs
SD4.9 sun-hr
South Dakota
25-yr, pre-credit model: $24,300
Payback, pre-credit model: 10.7 yrs
TN4.8 sun-hr
Tennessee
25-yr, pre-credit model: $28,900
Payback, pre-credit model: 9.6 yrs
TX5.3 sun-hr
Texas
25-yr, pre-credit model: $38,600
Payback, pre-credit model: 8.3 yrs
UT5.5 sun-hr
Utah
25-yr, pre-credit model: $28,400
Payback, pre-credit model: 9 yrs
VT4.1 sun-hr
Vermont
25-yr, pre-credit model: $32,100
Payback, pre-credit model: 8.4 yrs
VA4.7 sun-hr
Virginia
25-yr, pre-credit model: $40,500
Payback, pre-credit model: 7.7 yrs
WA3.8 sun-hr
Washington
25-yr, pre-credit model: $26,200
Payback, pre-credit model: 9.8 yrs
WV4.3 sun-hr
West Virginia
25-yr, pre-credit model: $27,600
Payback, pre-credit model: 9.9 yrs
WI4.4 sun-hr
Wisconsin
25-yr, pre-credit model: $30,100
Payback, pre-credit model: 9.2 yrs
WY5.3 sun-hr
Wyoming
25-yr, pre-credit model: $24,800
Payback, pre-credit model: 10.3 yrs
DC4.5 sun-hr
District of Columbia
25-yr, pre-credit model: $49,200
Payback, pre-credit model: 6.6 yrs