Incentives & Utility Programs
Incentives and utility programs
SMART 3.0, net metering, state programs and the federal credit. What each one pays and how it lowers your cost.
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The Solar Incentive Landscape in 2026
Every solar incentive available in 2026, and how each one lowers your cost.
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IncentivesSMART 3.0: Massachusetts' Solar Incentive, ExplainedWhat the SMART 3.0 program pays home solar owners, how long, and how it works alongside net metering.
IncentivesAre You in an Energy Community? What It Means for SolarThe federal energy community bonus, which homes qualify, and how it can lower your lease or PPA price.
IncentivesMassachusetts Solar Tax Credit and Tax ExemptionsThe 15% state income tax credit, the 20-year property tax exemption and the sales tax exemption, and how they combine with SMART 3.0.
IncentivesRhode Island Solar Grant: The Renewable Energy FundHow the Renewable Energy Fund grant works in 2026, what it pays, who applies, and how it combines with net metering.
IncentivesConnecticut's RRES Solar Program: Netting vs. Buy-AllHow Connecticut's Residential Renewable Energy Solutions program pays, the netting and buy-all options, and which fits your home.
IncentivesHow Does Net Metering Work With Solar?How net metering credits your bill for extra solar power, how credits roll over, and how it differs from net billing.
IncentivesSelling Solar Power Back to the Grid in New England and New JerseyHow you're paid for extra solar power in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Jersey, state by state.
IncentivesSolar Grants for Homeowners in MA, RI, CT and NJWhich solar grants actually exist for homeowners in 2026, what counts as a grant versus an incentive, and how to claim them.
IncentivesNet Metering in MassachusettsHow net metering credits work and why many Bay State homes skip the battery.
IncentivesEversource Solar Incentives in MassachusettsNet metering, SMART and battery programs for Eversource customers.
IncentivesNational Grid Solar IncentivesWhat National Grid customers in Massachusetts can claim for solar.
IncentivesMassachusetts Renewable Energy CreditsHow renewable energy credits work for Massachusetts solar owners.
IncentivesFederal Solar Incentives 2026: What ChangedThe federal changes for homeowners, year by year.
IncentivesWhat Happened to the Solar Tax Credit in 2025?The short version of the 2025 law change for homeowners.
IncentivesSolar Tax Credit vs. Incentives in 2026The difference between the credit homeowners used to claim and the incentives built into pricing now.
Incentives2026 Solar Incentives: Are You Too Late?The 2026 and 2027 deadlines that decide which incentives a new system gets.
IncentivesIncentive-Backed Savings, ExplainedHow incentives lower the price of a lease or PPA.
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