Own Your Panels. Still Take Advantage of the Tax Credit.
Homeowners can't claim the federal solar tax credit anymore. This is how you take advantage of it anyway — and own your system outright while you do.
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The Story You've Been Told About Owning Solar
For months now, the industry has been running the same script: “You can’t claim the tax credit anymore. So if you want its value, you have to lease. If you want to own, you pay full price.”
The first sentence is true.
The rest of it is what a company says when it can only sell you what’s already on the shelf.
The Truth About Owning Solar After 2025
Here’s the part everyone gets right: homeowners can no longer claim the federal solar tax credit on a tax return.
Incentive-Backed Ownership™ is how you take advantage of it anyway. We capture the federal incentive on your project and pass on the savings as a 25% discount on your system price — on panels that are yours, on a roof that’s yours, from the day they go up.
The Truth About Solar Incentives After 2025
Let’s clear this up right away: the ownership option is gone.
Homeowners can no longer claim the federal solar tax credit. That ship has sailed.But here’s the good news: the incentives didn’t disappear — they shifted.
And with Incentive-Backed Solar™, homeowners are actually in the best position ever to go solar.
Why Incentive-Backed Solar Makes Sense:
25% Discount
Twenty-five percent off your system price — captured on your behalf and applied right away. Not a rebate you chase. A discount you get.
You Own It. Fully.
Your panels. Your roof. Your equipment. Your production. There is no lease, no buyout, no "someday it'll be yours." It's yours now.
No Tax Liability Needed
The old credit only helped you if you owed enough in federal taxes to absorb it. Retirees, fixed incomes, anyone with modest liability — many got far less than the sticker promised. This doesn't care what your tax return looks like.
Nothing to File or Wait For
The old way meant fronting the full cost, filing a form, and waiting until the following spring — hoping the math worked. Here the savings show up before installation does.
Premium Protection, 25 Years Deep
Tier 1 equipment, 25-year production guarantee, full system monitoring, comprehensive coverage. Owning it doesn't mean you're on your own with it.
Almost No One Else Can Do This
We're one of very few companies in the region structured to deliver the incentive's value to an owner. Most can't. That's why they'd rather tell you ownership is dead.
What Is Incentive-Backed Ownership™?
Incentive-Backed Ownership™ is how homeowners keep the value of the federal solar incentive — while still owning their panels outright.
Think of it as ownership, minus the parts that got broken:
- Instead of filing for a credit you can no longer claim, the incentive’s value is already in your price
- Instead of waiting a year to find out what you actually saved, you save 25% before day one
- Instead of needing the right tax picture to qualify, you just need a roof
- Instead of taking on the risk of repairs and production, you’re covered for 25 years
It’s not a loophole. It’s not a gimmick. It’s a structure most companies simply aren’t set up to offer.
See the Difference:
What Is Incentive-Backed Solar™?
Incentive-Backed Solar™ is the new way homeowners can take advantage of federal solar incentives — even though the tax credit for ownership has ended.
Think of it as solar made simple:
- Instead of filing for tax credits, the incentives are already applied
- Instead of taking out a loan or writing a check, there’s no debt on your credit report
- Instead of worrying about repairs, production, or paperwork, you’re covered for 25 years
It's not a loophole. It's not a gimmick.
It’s just how solar works now. And the sooner you lock it in, the more you’ll save.
See the Difference:
Backed by 25-Year Guarantees — and 5-Star Reviews
The Incentive Story Changed. The Rate Hikes Haven’t.
The Incentive Story Changed. The Rate Hikes Haven’t.
Solar incentives may have changed, but electric rate hikes haven’t — and won’t. Incentive-Backed Solar™ makes sure your energy costs stop climbing with them.
The Incentive Story Changed. The Rate Hikes Haven’t.
Everything Homeowners Ask Us About Incentive-Backed Ownership™
You can’t claim it. That’s correct, and it’s why most companies stopped offering ownership deals worth taking. But the credit still exists at the project level, and we capture it and pass its value straight to you as a 25% discount. You take advantage of the credit. You just don’t file for it.
Yes. Outright. The system is yours. That’s the entire point — you shouldn’t have to give up ownership to take advantage of the incentive.
No. That was the old credit’s biggest catch — it only paid off if you had enough tax liability to absorb it. Plenty of homeowners never saw the full amount. This doesn’t depend on your tax situation at all.
Up front. It’s reflected in your price before installation. You’re not fronting the full cost and waiting until next April to find out what you actually saved.
No, and no. You’re not claiming anything, so there’s nothing to audit on your end. The incentive is handled at the project level before it ever reaches you.
t’s an owned asset, like your furnace or your roof. It conveys with the house. No agreement for your buyer to qualify for and assume.
Covered. 25-year production guarantee, system monitoring, and warranty coverage. Owning it doesn’t mean you’re on the hook when a component fails.
Because most companies can’t offer it. When ownership incentives changed, the industry pivoted to leasing and stopped trying. We didn’t.
Ethical pricing — the same for everyone, no negotiation games. Education first, no pressure. Tier 1 equipment backed by 25-year guarantees. Other companies sell solar. We make sure it works for you two decades from now.
You Were Told to Pick One. Don't.
Own your panels. Take advantage of the tax credit. Stop paying the utility company for something your roof makes for free.
