Select information about your solar project on the left and browse and compare incentive programs below
SOURCE: Solar incentive information provided by the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE) and other sources.
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LADWP - Solar Feed-in Tariff Program
$0.00The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is accepting applications beginning February 1, 2013 for the first 20 megawatts of photovoltaic installations of a 100 megawatt Feed-in-Tariff solar power purchase program. The application period will remain open through June 28, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Learn More -
LADWP - Solar Incentive Program
$0.00LADWP’s Solar Incentive Program encourages the installation of solar PV capacity in Los Angeles. This program is a multi-year investment designed to expand solar power in Los Angeles. Aimed at meeting the goals of the California Solar Initiative over 10 years, the program incentive levels are structured as a 10-step declining incentive, based on the amount of solar PV installed and connected to LADWP’s electric grid. Learn More -
Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit
$0.00Established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the federal tax credit for residential energy property applies to solar-electric systems and solar water heating systems. Learn More -
City of Long Beach - Residential Energy Efficiency and Solar Water Heating Rebate
$0.00The City of Long Beach is providing rebates to owners of single-family homes, condominiums, and live/work units who purchase certain energy efficient appliances. Homeowners who install Energy Star certified windows, doors, skylights, roofs, tankless water heaters and solar water heaters may be eligible to receive a rebate of up to $500. Further, participants may be eligible to receive a no-cost permit to inspect the installation of the qualifying product. Additional requirements exist, and interested Long Beach citizens should visit the website about for full details. Learn More -
California Renewable Auction Mechanism (RAM)
$0.00The Renewable Auction Mechanism (RAM), approved by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in December 2010, is expected to result in 1,000 megawatts (MW) of new distributed generation over the course of two years. Learn More -
Los Angeles County - Commercial PACE
$0.00Businesses in Los Angeles County may be eligible for the county's Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program. PACE programs allow businesses to finance energy and water efficiency projects which are repaid through a special assessment on the business's property taxes. Learn More -
California - Solar Feed-In Tariff
$0.00The California feed-in tariff allows eligible customer-generators to enter into 10-, 15- or 20-year standard contracts with their utilities to sell the electricity produced by small renewable energy systems, up to 3 megawatts. Learn More -
California Solar Initiative - Photovoltaic Incentives
$0.00The California Solar Initiative provides more than $3 billion in incentives for solar-energy projects with the objective of providing 3,000 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity by 2016. The CPUC manages the solar program for non-residential projects and projects on existing homes ($2+ billion), while the CEC oversees the New Solar Homes Partnership, targeting the residential new construction market (~$400 million). Learn More -
California Solar Initiative - Solar Water Heating Rebate
$0.00The California Solar Initiative provides up to $350 million for solar water heating systems, with $250 million is reserved for systems that will displace natural gas powered water heaters, and $100 million is set aside for systems replacing electric water heaters. Learn More -
Azusa Light & Water - Solar Partnership Program
$0.00Azusa Light & Water provides rebates to customers who install photovoltaic systems through the utility's Solar Partnership Program. The rebate amount is partially determined by the ownership of the renewable energy credits associated with the system. Learn More -
Burbank Water and Power - Residential & Commercial Solar Support Program
$0.00Burbank Water and Power is accepting applications for photovoltaic (PV) rebates from July 1, 2012 through August 31, 2012. Winners will be determined through a lottery to be held on September 5, 2012. BWP has funding for $60,000 of residential rebates and $60,000 of commercial rebates for this lottery. Performance-based incentives for systems 30 kW or larger remain suspended at this time. See website above for more information. Learn More -
Modified Accelerated Cost-Recovery System (MACRS) + Bonus Depreciation
$0.00Under the federal Modified Accelerated Cost-Recovery System (MACRS), businesses may recover investments in certain property through depreciation deductions. The MACRS establishes a set of class lives for various types of property, ranging from three to 50 years, over which the property may be depreciated. Learn More -
Business Energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC)
$0.00The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 allows taxpayers eligible for the federal renewable electricity production tax credit (PTC)** to take the federal business energy investment tax credit (ITC) or to receive a grant from the U.S. Treasury Department instead of taking the PTC for new installations. Learn More -
Glendale Water and Power - Solar Solutions Program
$0.00Glendale Water & Power provides cash incentives to all customers that install grid-connected solar photovoltaic systems. Systems must meet new project guidelines. Learn More -
Pasadena Water and Power - Solar Power Installation Rebate
$0.00Pasadena Water & Power offers its electric customers a rebate for photovoltaic installations, with a goal of helping to fund the installation of 14 megawatts of solar power by 2017. The rebate amount varies depending on the customer class installing the system and the system's size. Learn More -
California Solar Initiative - Low-Income Solar Water Heating Rebate
$0.00The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted in October 2011 to create the California Solar Initiative (CSI) Thermal Low-Income program for single and multifamily residential properties. The program offers rebates that are substantially higher than ones provided under the CSI-Thermal General Market Program. Learn More -
California Solar Initiative - Multi-Family Affordable Solar Housing (MASH)
$0.00The California Solar Initiative provides financial incentives to customers of Southern California Edison and other investor-owned utilities with a $108 million solar incentive program for the Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing (MASH) program. Learn More -
California Solar Initiative - Single-Family Affordable Solar Housing (SASH)
$0.00The California Solar Initiative provides $216 million for programs to help fund photovoltaic installations on low-income housing, with half funding the Multi-Family Affordable Solar Housing (MASH) program, and the other half is funding the Single-Family Affordable Solar Housing (SASH) Program. Learn More -
California Energy Commission - New Solar Homes Partnership
$0.00The New Solar Homes Partnership (NSHP) is administered by the California Energy Commission and provides incentives for solar on new home construction. To be eligible for the NSHP incentive, the home must receive electricity from Southern California Edison. Learn More -
SCE - California Advanced Homes Incentives
$0.00Southern California Edison (SCE) offers an incentive for home builders to build homes which exceed 2008 Title 24 standards by 15%. The program is open to all single-family and multi-family new construction projects. Incentives are offered through two avenues: a performance based approach and a measure based approach. Learn More -
SoCalGas - California Advanced Homes Incentives
$0.00SoCalGas offers an incentive for home builders to build homes which exceed 2008 Title 24 standards by 15%. The program is open to all single-family and multi-family new construction projects. Incentives are offered through two avenues: a performance based approach and a measure based approach. Learn More -
California Property Tax Exclusion for Solar Energy Systems
$0.00Section 73 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code allows a property tax exclusion for certain types of solar energy systems installed between January 1, 1999, and December 31, 2016. Learn More -
Energy Efficiency Financing for Public Sector Projects
$0.00Cities, counties, public care institutions, public hospitals, public schools and colleges, and special districts in California can apply for low-interest loans from the California Energy Commission for energy efficiency projects in their buildings and facilities. Residential and commercial projects and non-profit institutions are not eligible for these funds. Learn More -
Residential Energy Conservation Subsidy Exclusion (Corporate)
$0.00According to Section 136 of the U.S. Code, energy conservation subsidies provided to customers by public utilities, either directly or indirectly, are non-taxable. This exclusion does not apply to electricity-generating systems registered as "qualifying facilities" under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. Learn More -
Energy Efficient Mortgages
$0.00Homeowners can take advantage of energy efficient mortgages (EEM) to either finance energy efficiency improvements to existing homes, including renewable energy technologies, or to increase their home buying power with the purchase of a new energy efficient home. Learn More