Tax credits, export rates, rebates and new protections, dated and sourced. Deadlines come first, so you can act before a rule changes, not after.
Duke customers still on the old Rider NM move to the Net Metering Bridge rider. New customers already choose the Bridge or a time-of-use rider, with exports credited at avoided cost.
PG&E and SCE residential customers who submit an interconnection application before the end of 2027 get a small adder on export credits for their first years. SDG&E customers are excluded.
Solar companies can still claim a federal business credit on leased and PPA systems if construction began by July 4, 2026, or the system is in service by the end of 2027. Some of that value shows up in lower lease and PPA prices.
Exports earn 15.68¢ on summer on-peak hours, 3.39¢ summer off-peak and 2.90¢ the rest of the year until Idaho Power’s next filing.
The CPUC adopted an updated Avoided Cost Calculator, which sets export credits for new applications. Customers already on a locked vintage (such as NBT26) keep their schedule.
Arizona Public Service credits exports at its Resource Comparison Proxy rate, reported at 5.554¢/kWh for September 2026 to August 2027. Locked for ten years from your application.
Confirm the rate on APS’s current tariff before you sign.
Source: Net Metering by State ↗Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s latest data shows cash buyers paid a median $3.00 per watt and loan buyers $4.50: the gap is mostly dealer fees.
Leased and PPA systems that began construction by this date keep the business credit however long they take. Later projects must be in service by the end of 2027.
Systems homeowners buy and install from now on get no federal credit. A quote that still subtracts 30% is wrong.
Solar contracts now come with a standard “Supporting Information” form that shows the financing and the bill-savings assumptions in one layout, so quotes are easier to compare.
The state’s solar incentive program restarted under new rules. Ask installers whether your system qualifies and what the payment is worth.
For contracts signed from this date, residential solar retailers must register with the state and give you a standard disclosure covering total cost, fees, liens and roof removal.
Small plug-in panels no longer need a utility interconnection agreement. Local building, landlord and HOA rules still apply, and plug-in panels don’t give you backup power.
New systems only offset the supply part of the bill for exported power. A distributed-generation rebate of $300 per kW (and $300 per kWh of storage) helps balance it.
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