Federal and State Incentive Programs for Solar Systems

Federal and state government entities often provide valuable incentives, tax credits and rebates that can reduce the cost of a solar electric system. The availability of these incentives is an important consideration in evaluating the economics of purchasing a solar system..

Federal Programs

SEIA Guide to Federal Tax Credits (pdf)

 

State Programs

Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy

To check if your state offers solar energy incentives and rebates ot tax credits, click on the individual link provided.
Alabama Revenue
Dept. 50 Ripley St. Montgomery, AL 36132, 334-242-1170, http://www.ador.state.al.us

Alaska Energy Authority
813 W. Northern Lights Blvd. Anchorage, AK 99503, 907-269-3000, http://www.aidea.org

Arizona Dept. of Commerce Energy Office
1700 W. Washington Suite 600 Phoenix, AZ 85007, 602-771-1100 or 1-800-528-8421, http://www.commerce.state.az.us/energy.htm

Arkansas Dept. of Economic Development
Arkansas Energy Office, One State Capitol Mall Suite 4B/215 Little Rock, AR 72201, 501-682-6103 or 1-800-558-2633, http://www.arkansas.com

California Energy Commission Renewables Buy-Down Program
1516 9th St. MS-45 Sacramento, CA 95814-5512, 1-800-555-7794 or 916-654-4058, http://www.energy.ca.gov

Colorado Office of Energy Management and Conservation
225 E. 16th Ave. Suite 650 Denver, CO 80203, 303-866-2100 or 1-800-632-6662, http://www.state.co.us/oemc

Connecticut Office of Policy and Management Policy Development and Planning Division
P.O. Box 341441 Hartford, CT 06134-1441, 860-418-6200, http://www.state.ct.us

Florida Energy Center
1679 Clearlake Rd. Cocoa, FL 32922-5703, 321-638-1000, http://www.fsec.ucf.edu

Hawaii Dept. of Taxation Taxpayer Services Branch
P.O. Box 259 Honolulu, HI 96809, 808-587-4242 or 1-800-222-3229, http://www.state.hi.us/tax/tax.html

Idaho Dept. of Water Resources Energy Division
Statehouse Mail 322 E. Front Street, P.O. Box 83720, 1-800-334-7283 http://www.idwr.state.id.us/energy

Illinois Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs Bureau of Energy and Recycling
620 E. Adams St. Springfield, IL 62701, 217-557-1925, http://www.commerce.state.il.us

Indiana Dept. of Commerce Energy Policy Division
One North Capitol No. 700 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2248, 317-232-8940, http://www.indianacommerce.com/Energy/index.asp

Iowa State University Iowa Energy Center
2521 Elwood St. Suite 124 Ames, IA 50010-8263, 515-294-8819, http://www.energy.iastate.edu

Kansas Corporation Commission Energy Office, 1500 SW Arrowhead Rd. Topeka, KS 66604-4027, 785-271-3100, http://www.kcc.state.ks.us

Maryland Energy Administration
1623 Forest Dr. Suite 300 Annapolis, MD 21403, 410-260-7655 or 1-800-72ENERGY, http://www.energy.state.md.us

Massachusetts Division of Energy Resources
70 Franklin St. 7th Floor Boston, MA 02110-1313, 617-727-4732 or 1-800-356-0077, http://www.state.ma.us/doer

Michigan Dept. of Economic Growth Energy Office
P.O. Box 30221 Lansing, MI 48909, 517-241-6228 or 1-800-292-9555, http://www.michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-154-25676---,00.html

Minnesota Dept. of Commerce Energy Division
85 E. 7th Place Suite 500 St. Paul, MN 55101-2198, 651-296-5175 or 1-800-657-3710, http://www.state.mn.us

Mississippi Dept. of Economic and Community Development Energy Division
P.O. Box 850 Jackson, MS 39205-0850, 601-359-6600 or 1-800-222-8311, http://www.mississippi.org/programs/energy/energy_overview.htm

Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources Energy Center
P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176, 573-751-3443 or 1-800-361-4827, http://www.dnr.state.mo.us

Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality Planning, Prevention and Assistance Division
P.O. Box 202901 Helena, MT 59620-2901, 406-841-5240, http://www.deq.state.mt.us/ppa

Nebraska Energy Office
P.O. Box 95085 Lincoln, NE 68509-5085, 402-471-2867, http://www.neo.state.ne.us/

Nevada Dept. of Business and Industry Nevada Energy Office
1050 E. Williams Suite 435 Carson City, NV 89701, 775-687-4909, http://www.energy.state.nv.us

New Hampshire Gov. Office of Energy and Planning
57 Regional Dr. Suite 3 Concord, NH 03301-8519, 603-271-2155, http://www.nh.gov/oep/index.htm

New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Office of Clean Energy
2 Gateway Center Newark, NJ 7102, 609-777-3312, http://www.bpu.state.nj.us/cleanEnergy/cleanEnergyProg.shtml

New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
1220 South Street Francis Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87505, 505-476-3310, http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/ecmd/

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Energy Resources
Corporate Plaza West 286 Washington Ave. Albany, NY 12203-6399, 518-862-1090 or 1-866-697-3732, http://www.nyserda.org

North Carolina Solar Center
Box 7401 N.C. State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7401, 919-515-3480, http://www.ncsc.ncsu.edu/

North Dakota Division of Community Services
State Capitol 1600 E. Century Ave. Suite #2, P.O. Box 2057, Bismarck, ND 58503, 701-328-5300, http://www.state.nd.us/dcs/energy/solar/

Ohio Dept. of Development Office of Energy Efficiency
77 South High St. 26th Floor Columbus, OH 43215-6108, 614-466-7429 or 1-800-848-1300, http://www.odod.state.oh.us/cdd/oee/

Oregon Office of Energy
625 Marion St. N.E. Suite 1 Salem, OR 97301-3742, 503-378-4040 or 1-800-221-8035, http://www.energy.state.or.us

Pennsylvania Bureau of Air Quality Office of Pollution Prevention and Compliance
P.O. Box 8468 Rachel Carson State Office Bldg. Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468, 717-772-3359, http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/aq/default.htm

Rhode Island State Energy Office, Renewable Energy Fund
One Capitol Hill, Providence RI 02903, 401-222-3370, http://www.riseo.state.ri.us/riref/programs/supplysupport.html

South Carolina-Palmetto Electric Cooperative
P.O. Box 23619 Hilton Head, SC 29925, 843-681-5551 or 1-800-922-5551, http://www.palelec.com

South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development
711 East Wells Ave. Pierre, SD 57501-3369, 605-773-5032 or 1-800-872-6190, http://www.sdgreatprofits.com

Tennessee Dept. of Economic and Community Development Energy Division
Rachel Jackson Bldg. 320 Sixth Ave. North 6th Floor Nashville, TN 37243-0405, 615-741-6671 or 1-800-342-1340, http://www.state.tn.us/ecd/energy.htm

Utah Dept. of Natural Resources Utah Energy Office
1594 W. North Temple Suite 3610 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6480, 801-538-5428, http://www.nr.utah.gov

Renewable Energy Vermont
P.O. Box 1036 Montpelier, VT O5601, 802-229-0099, http://www.REVermont.org

Virginia Housing Development Authority
601 South Belvidere St. Richmond, VA 23220-6500, 804-782-1986 or 1-800-986-7837, http://www.vhda.com

Washington-Cooperative Extension Energy Program, Washington State University
925 Plum St. Olympia, WA 98504-3165, 360-956-2000 or 1-800-631-3832, http://www.energy.wsu.edu/

West Virginia Development Office Energy Efficiency Program
Building 6, Room 553 State Capitol Complex Charleston, WV 25305-0311, 304-558-2234 or 1-800-982-3386, http://www.wvdo.org/community/eep.html

Wisconsin Energy Bureau Division of Energy and Public Benefits
P.O. Box 7868 Madison, WI 53707-7868, 608-266-1067, http://www.doa.state.wi.us/section_detail.asp?linkcatid=109&linkid=7&sname=Public%20Services

Wyoming-Carbon Power and Light Inc., 110 East Spring St. Saratoga, WY 82331, 307-326-5206 or 1-800-359-0249, http://www.carbonpower.net