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Solar Incentives Compared: Every State Side by Side

Every state and DC, side by side, on the kinds of solar incentive that actually exist there — state tax credit, property-tax exemption, sales-tax exemption, net metering/billing, and community solar — plus the current residential electricity rate, which drives payback. A “Yes” means at least one current statewide program of that type; click any state for the verified detail and the official citation. This is not a ranking and not an endorsement. Informational only — not tax advice.

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StateProgramsState tax creditProperty-tax exemptSales-tax exemptNet metering/billingCommunity solarResid. ¢/kWh
Alabama2Yes17.15¢
Alaska4YesYes27.17¢
Arizona5YesYesYesYes15.59¢
Arkansas1Yes13.63¢
California8YesYesYesYes33.35¢
Colorado6YesYesYesYes16.74¢
Connecticut7YesYesYesYes30.47¢
Delaware5YesYes17.64¢
District of Columbia7YesYesYes25.00¢
Florida7YesYesYes14.86¢
Georgia4YesYes15.01¢
Hawaii5YesYesYesYes42.23¢
Idaho5YesYesYes13.01¢
Illinois6YesYes18.86¢
Indiana1Yes17.85¢
Iowa3YesYesYes13.42¢
Kansas2YesYes15.34¢
Kentucky2Yes14.88¢
Louisiana2YesYes14.16¢
Maine5YesYesYes28.32¢
Maryland8YesYesYesYes22.20¢
Massachusetts6YesYesYesYes30.21¢
Michigan4YesYes21.20¢
Minnesota6YesYesYesYes15.08¢
Mississippi3Yes16.30¢
Missouri4Yes13.44¢
Montana4YesYes13.48¢
Nebraska4YesYes13.10¢
Nevada6YesYesYes14.17¢
New Hampshire4YesYes26.92¢
New Jersey6YesYesYesYes23.49¢
New Mexico6YesYesYesYesYes14.81¢
New York8YesYesYesYesYes28.55¢
North Carolina6YesYesYes16.00¢
North Dakota3YesYesYes11.95¢
Ohio5YesYesYes18.78¢
Oklahoma2Yes13.56¢
Oregon5YesYesYes14.89¢
Pennsylvania4Yes20.92¢
Rhode Island6YesYesYesYes29.91¢
South Carolina5YesYesYes16.45¢
South Dakota2Yes14.29¢
Tennessee4YesYes15.08¢
Texas5YesYesYesYes16.39¢
Utah4YesYesYes13.17¢
Vermont7YesYesYesYesYes24.11¢
Virginia6YesYesYesYes17.05¢
Washington5YesYesYes14.40¢
West Virginia1Yes16.37¢
Wisconsin4YesYesYes18.80¢
Wyoming1Yes13.59¢

Program flags are counted from our own primary-source dataset (each program cited on its state page); residential rates are from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A, March 2026). A “Yes” means at least one current statewide program of that type exists — it is not a ranking or an endorsement. How we verify this. Not tax advice.

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