Directory: incentives and export rules
State solar incentives and net metering
Every state SolarRoost covers, with the incentive programs and export policies to check before you sign. Each entry names its administering body, states its status as the source states it, and links the official source or DSIRE. Program terms change, so each entry carries the date it was checked.
- 16 entries across 13 states
- Official state sources or DSIRE only
- Checked date on every entry
Short answer: what this directory covers
This directory records 16 state solar incentive programs and export policies across 13 states, each with its administering body, its status as the source states it, and a checked date. It records no per-home dollar amounts unless the source itself publishes one.
How to use it: find your state below, read the entry for the program type you are checking, then confirm the current terms in the linked official source or DSIRE before you sign anything.
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Arizona: Net billing / export rate
Arizona utility export compensation
The export rate and any demand charges that apply to a new system differ by utility and by system vintage, and grandfathering depends on when the system was installed.
ArizonaNet billingExport rateUtility tariff
Status as the source states it: Export compensation is set utility by utility; for APS, TEP and UniSource it is set through Arizona Corporation Commission rate cases, while SRP sets its own rates through its elected Board. New rooftop customers are generally on export or net billing tariffs rather than legacy one-for-one net metering, per the DSIRE summary for Arizona.
Source: Tucson Electric Power, Resource Comparison Proxy Export Rate. Checked 2026-10-29.
California: Net billing
California Net Billing Tariff
Exports are credited at avoided-cost values that vary by hour and sit well below the retail import price, instead of one-for-one net metering. Self-consumption is worth more than exports, so sizing and daytime load drive the result.
CaliforniaNet billingExport creditUtility tariff
Status as the source states it: New rooftop systems interconnect under the net billing tariff; earlier net metering tariffs are not the default for new systems, per the DSIRE summary for California.
Source: California Public Utilities Commission, NEM Revisit. Checked 2026-10-29.
California: Solar plus storage incentive
Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP)
SGIP provides incentives for qualifying distributed energy systems installed on the customer side of the meter, including combined solar and energy storage systems. The residential solar and storage equity part is aimed at low-income households.
CaliforniaStorageLow-incomeSolar plus storage
Status as the source states it: The CPUC page states that Residential Solar and Storage Equity incentives were available for reservation beginning June 2, 2025, for low-income residential customers.
Source: California Public Utilities Commission, Self-Generation Incentive Program page. Checked 2026-11-01.
Florida: Net metering
Florida net metering
Net metering is comparatively favourable in much of the state, but fixed customer charges and your specific utility tariff decide the value of exported energy. Florida law does not allow third-party power purchase agreements, per the DSIRE summary.
FloridaNet meteringExport creditUtility tariff
Status as the source states it: State rules required investor-owned utilities to adopt net metering and interconnection rules for renewable systems up to 2 MW, and required municipal utilities and cooperatives to offer net metering, per the DSIRE summary for Florida.
Source: Florida Administrative Code Rule 25-6.065, Interconnection and Metering of Customer-Owned Renewable Generation (Florida Public Service Commission rule, text via Cornell Legal Information Institute). Checked 2026-10-29.
Georgia: Utility program (net metering allowed, not required)
Georgia utility solar programs
The Georgia Cogeneration and Distributed Generation Act of 2001 allows residential customers with solar systems up to 10 kW to connect to the grid. What your exports earn depends entirely on the program your own utility offers.
GeorgiaUtility programNo state mandateInterconnection
Status as the source states it: Georgia allows, but does not require, utilities to offer net metering, per the DSIRE summary for Georgia. Georgia has no renewable portfolio standard or voluntary renewable target in that summary.
Source: DSIRE, Georgia renewable energy and efficiency program summary (Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency). Checked 2026-10-29.
Illinois: Renewable energy credit payments
Illinois Shines (Adjustable Block Program)
The program provides incentives for qualified solar projects, including on-site distributed generation and community solar, through the purchase of renewable energy credits by Illinois utilities. Incentives are paid to participating Approved Vendors and may be passed on to customers as savings, per the program site. A separate program, Illinois Solar for All, serves income-eligible households.
IllinoisRenewable energy creditsAdjustable Block ProgramApproved Vendors
Status as the source states it: Illinois Shines is the brand name of the Adjustable Block Program, a state-administered program for new solar photovoltaic systems, per the program site. The Illinois Power Agency announced on July 2, 2026 that Energy Solutions would serve as Joint Program Administrator for Illinois Shines and Illinois Solar for All. The 2026-27 Program Year opened on June 1, 2026, with 308.01 MW of uncontracted capacity reallocated from the 2025-26 Program Year, per the program site; blocks remain open until their capacity is exhausted.
Source: Illinois Shines official program site (Illinois Power Agency program). Checked 2026-11-01.
Indiana: Distributed generation credit
Indiana distributed generation (successor to retail net metering)
The DSIRE net metering record for investor-owned utilities lists a 1 MW system capacity limit for net metering, and net excess generation is credited under the successor distributed generation structure. Size a new system to daytime use first, because surplus earns far less than retail.
IndianaDistributed generationAverage marginal priceGrandfathering
Status as the source states it: Retail-rate net metering was phased out for new systems; the successor structure applies to investor-owned utilities, with older contracts grandfathered, per the DSIRE summary for Indiana.
Source: DSIRE, Indiana Net Metering program detail. Checked 2026-10-29.
Massachusetts: Net metering
Massachusetts net metering
Your net metering class and your utility decide what exported energy earns. Confirm your class and current credit in your utility tariff, alongside any SMART entry for your address.
MassachusettsNet meteringUtility-specificNet metering class
Status as the source states it: Net metering is offered by the state investor-owned utilities, while municipal utilities may offer it voluntarily, per the DSIRE summary for Massachusetts.
Source: Mass.gov, Net Metering Guide (Department of Public Utilities). Checked 2026-10-29.
Massachusetts: Tariff-based incentive program
SMART 3.0 (Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target)
SMART 3.0 is a statewide solar incentive program for residential, commercial, governmental and industrial customers. Mass.gov states it provides a flat incentive rate for residential customers and enhanced offerings for low-income households, with consumer protection provisions for installer contracts. Under SMART 3.0 the incentive rate is adjusted each program year, and a qualified system keeps its rate for 20 years, per MassCEC.
MassachusettsSMART 3.0IncentiveLow-income
Status as the source states it: Massachusetts announced a redesigned SMART program, SMART 3.0. The Department of Energy Resources filed emergency regulations on June 20, 2025, began accepting applications on October 15, 2025, and opened Program Year 2026 applications in January 2026, per Mass.gov and MassCEC. On May 19, 2026, the Department of Public Utilities approved the revised SMART 3.0 tariff, and on July 8, 2026, it approved the company-specific SMART 3.0 tariffs for Eversource, National Grid and Unitil (Docket 25-175); DOER will begin issuing Final Statements of Qualification. DOER filed final revised regulations for SMART 3.0 on September 11, 2026, under 225 CMR 28.00, and published a draft Program Year 2027 annual report on October 1, 2026, proposing 300 MWAC of capacity for systems subject to the capacity cap, with public comments due November 2, 2026; Program Year 2027 rates and capacity are not final until DOER publishes the final annual report.
Source: Mass.gov, SMART 3.0 Program Details (DOER). Checked 2026-11-01.
Nevada: Net metering
Nevada net metering (Tier 4)
Surplus generation is credited at a percentage of the retail rate under a tiered framework. Customers who sign up under Tier 4 keep that rate for 20 years at the location where the system was installed, per the PUCN page.
NevadaNet metering75% of retail rateTier 4
Status as the source states it: Tier 4 is open, with no capacity limit for Tier 4, per the PUCN net metering page. The PUCN page was last updated October 15, 2026.
Source: Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, Net Metering in Nevada. Checked 2026-11-01.
New York: Net metering / value-based crediting
New York net metering and value-based crediting
There is no one simple statewide net metering rule that prices every rooftop export the same way. Confirm your utility compensation method before valuing a system.
New YorkNet meteringValue-based creditingUtility-specific
Status as the source states it: Compensation depends on your utility and system type, through net metering or value-based crediting arrangements, per the DSIRE summary for New York.
Source: NYSERDA, Value Stack: Value of Distributed Energy Resources. Checked 2026-10-29.
New York: Incentive program
NY-Sun
NY-Sun is the headline residential incentive structure in New York, administered by NYSERDA. Rooftop compensation also depends on your utility and system type, through net metering or value-based crediting.
New YorkIncentiveNYSERDALow- and moderate-income
Status as the source states it: NYSERDA announced on October 14, 2026 a framework for deploying $200 million to expand affordable solar, including support for residential solar for low- and moderate-income households, through the NY-Sun program.
Source: NYSERDA newsroom announcement, October 14, 2026. Checked 2026-11-01.
North Carolina: Net metering / net billing
North Carolina utility net metering and net billing terms
There is no single statewide export price for a new rooftop system. The utility tariff for your address, and the program vintage, decide what surplus energy earns.
North CarolinaNet meteringUtility-specificLeasing program
Status as the source states it: Rooftop export terms are set by your utility, per the DSIRE summary for North Carolina. House Bill 589 (2017) added a statewide solar rooftop leasing program and a community solar program.
Source: North Carolina General Assembly, House Bill 589 (2017), Competitive Energy Solutions for NC, Session Law 2017-192. Checked 2026-10-29.
Ohio: Net metering / net billing
Ohio net metering and net billing
Confirm your utility current net billing credit and interconnection terms in the PUCO-approved tariff before valuing exports. Surplus is not credited at the full retail price.
OhioNet meteringNet billingSystem size cap
Status as the source states it: Ohio rules set a maximum system size at 120% of a customer average yearly usage, per the DSIRE summary for Ohio. Net excess generation crediting changed from the full retail rate to the unbundled generation rate under the history recorded in that summary.
Source: Ohio Administrative Code Rule 4901:1-10-28, Net metering (PUCO rules). Checked 2026-10-29.
Texas: Buyback plan
Texas solar buyback plans (no statewide net metering)
Exported energy is paid under the solar buyback plan you choose from your retail electric provider. Rates, caps and rollover terms vary widely by provider and contract, so the plan document is part of the quote.
TexasBuybackNo statewide net meteringRetail provider
Status as the source states it: Texas has no single state net metering tariff for rooftop solar, per the DSIRE summary for Texas.
Source: DSIRE, Texas renewable energy and efficiency program summary (Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency). Checked 2026-11-01.
Virginia: Net metering
Virginia net metering
Eligibility, credit value, and any standby or minimum bill terms are utility-specific. Confirm the terms that would apply to a new system at your address before sizing it.
VirginiaNet meteringUtility-specificMinimum bill
Status as the source states it: Rooftop systems operate under Virginia net metering provisions overseen by the State Corporation Commission, with operative details set by your utility, per the DSIRE summary for Virginia.
Source: DSIRE, Virginia program page (programs.dsireusa.org/system/program/va). Checked 2026-10-29.
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| Program | State | Type | Administering body | Status as the source states it | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona utility export compensation | Arizona | Net billing / export rate | Arizona Corporation Commission for APS, TEP and UniSource; SRP sets its own rates through its elected Board and is not ACC-regulated | Export compensation is set utility by utility; for APS, TEP and UniSource it is set through Arizona Corporation Commission rate cases, while SRP sets its own rates through its elected Board. New rooftop customers are generally on export or net billing tariffs rather than legacy one-for-one net metering, per the DSIRE summary for Arizona. | 2026-10-29 |
| California Net Billing Tariff | California | Net billing | California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) | New rooftop systems interconnect under the net billing tariff; earlier net metering tariffs are not the default for new systems, per the DSIRE summary for California. | 2026-10-29 |
| Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) | California | Solar plus storage incentive | California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) | The CPUC page states that Residential Solar and Storage Equity incentives were available for reservation beginning June 2, 2025, for low-income residential customers. | 2026-11-01 |
| Florida net metering | Florida | Net metering | Florida Public Service Commission rules for investor-owned utilities; municipal utilities and cooperatives set their own offers | State rules required investor-owned utilities to adopt net metering and interconnection rules for renewable systems up to 2 MW, and required municipal utilities and cooperatives to offer net metering, per the DSIRE summary for Florida. | 2026-10-29 |
| Georgia utility solar programs | Georgia | Utility program (net metering allowed, not required) | Your utility (Georgia Power or one of the 41 electric membership corporations) | Georgia allows, but does not require, utilities to offer net metering, per the DSIRE summary for Georgia. Georgia has no renewable portfolio standard or voluntary renewable target in that summary. | 2026-10-29 |
| Illinois Shines (Adjustable Block Program) | Illinois | Renewable energy credit payments | Illinois Power Agency; Energy Solutions is the program administrator, per the Illinois Shines program site | Illinois Shines is the brand name of the Adjustable Block Program, a state-administered program for new solar photovoltaic systems, per the program site. The Illinois Power Agency announced on July 2, 2026 that Energy Solutions would serve as Joint Program Administrator for Illinois Shines and Illinois Solar for All. The 2026-27 Program Year opened on June 1, 2026, with 308.01 MW of uncontracted capacity reallocated from the 2025-26 Program Year, per the program site; blocks remain open until their capacity is exhausted. | 2026-11-01 |
| Indiana distributed generation (successor to retail net metering) | Indiana | Distributed generation credit | Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission and your investor-owned utility | Retail-rate net metering was phased out for new systems; the successor structure applies to investor-owned utilities, with older contracts grandfathered, per the DSIRE summary for Indiana. | 2026-10-29 |
| Massachusetts net metering | Massachusetts | Net metering | Investor-owned utilities in Massachusetts; municipal utilities may offer net metering voluntarily | Net metering is offered by the state investor-owned utilities, while municipal utilities may offer it voluntarily, per the DSIRE summary for Massachusetts. | 2026-10-29 |
| SMART 3.0 (Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target) | Massachusetts | Tariff-based incentive program | Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) | Massachusetts announced a redesigned SMART program, SMART 3.0. The Department of Energy Resources filed emergency regulations on June 20, 2025, began accepting applications on October 15, 2025, and opened Program Year 2026 applications in January 2026, per Mass.gov and MassCEC. On May 19, 2026, the Department of Public Utilities approved the revised SMART 3.0 tariff, and on July 8, 2026, it approved the company-specific SMART 3.0 tariffs for Eversource, National Grid and Unitil (Docket 25-175); DOER will begin issuing Final Statements of Qualification. DOER filed final revised regulations for SMART 3.0 on September 11, 2026, under 225 CMR 28.00, and published a draft Program Year 2027 annual report on October 1, 2026, proposing 300 MWAC of capacity for systems subject to the capacity cap, with public comments due November 2, 2026; Program Year 2027 rates and capacity are not final until DOER publishes the final annual report. | 2026-11-01 |
| Nevada net metering (Tier 4) | Nevada | Net metering | Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) and NV Energy | Tier 4 is open, with no capacity limit for Tier 4, per the PUCN net metering page. The PUCN page was last updated October 15, 2026. | 2026-11-01 |
| New York net metering and value-based crediting | New York | Net metering / value-based crediting | Your utility, under New York State policy administered through NYSERDA and the Public Service Commission | Compensation depends on your utility and system type, through net metering or value-based crediting arrangements, per the DSIRE summary for New York. | 2026-10-29 |
| NY-Sun | New York | Incentive program | New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) | NYSERDA announced on October 14, 2026 a framework for deploying $200 million to expand affordable solar, including support for residential solar for low- and moderate-income households, through the NY-Sun program. | 2026-11-01 |
| North Carolina utility net metering and net billing terms | North Carolina | Net metering / net billing | Your utility (the largest are Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress and Dominion Energy North Carolina) | Rooftop export terms are set by your utility, per the DSIRE summary for North Carolina. House Bill 589 (2017) added a statewide solar rooftop leasing program and a community solar program. | 2026-10-29 |
| Ohio net metering and net billing | Ohio | Net metering / net billing | Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approved tariffs; your utility | Ohio rules set a maximum system size at 120% of a customer average yearly usage, per the DSIRE summary for Ohio. Net excess generation crediting changed from the full retail rate to the unbundled generation rate under the history recorded in that summary. | 2026-10-29 |
| Texas solar buyback plans (no statewide net metering) | Texas | Buyback plan | Retail electric providers (no single statewide administrator) | Texas has no single state net metering tariff for rooftop solar, per the DSIRE summary for Texas. | 2026-11-01 |
| Virginia net metering | Virginia | Net metering | State Corporation Commission oversight; terms set by your utility (the predominant investor-owned utilities are Dominion Energy Virginia and Appalachian Power) | Rooftop systems operate under Virginia net metering provisions overseen by the State Corporation Commission, with operative details set by your utility, per the DSIRE summary for Virginia. | 2026-10-29 |
Next steps
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