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Financial Incentives for Solar


1. Federal Tax Credit

2 Ways to make money from solar

The Federal government is incentivizing home and business owners to go green. They currently offer a 30% tax credit on the full cost of the system. 

How does this work? It depends on how you pay taxes. If you are on a regular salary, and your taxes get paid automatically with every pay check, at the end of the year you have have paid a certain amount in taxes. Out of the federal taxes you have paid, you will get 30% of the system cost back from the government, when you file your taxes. If you are a contractor, or self-employed, and you only pay taxes once per year, then you will deduct 30% of the system cost from what you owe the federal government.


If you have paid in (or owe) at least the full amount of the credit in that year, you will get back (or deduct from what you owe) the full amount in a single year. If you have paid in (or owe) less than the credit amount, the remaining balance can roll over to the following year. For more information, directly from U.S. Department of Energy, click here. 

2. Free energy for 25+ years

The harsh reality of living in the modern world is, if we want to keep the lights on, we need to pay someone for the electricity needed to do that. This is something we cannot escape, and it is a monthly expense that continues to rise year after year. Some utilities in the state of California are averaging more than 5% increases every year! At that rate, if your average bill today is $200, in 10 years from now it will average $310 per month, and you will have spent more than $30,000! And for what? Just to keep the lights on.

There's a better way - become your own utility. Going solar will free you in whole, or in part from your monthly bill for 25+ years. Wouldn't you rather put that $30,000 in your own pocket, rather than your utility company's?