The federal residential solar credit (25D) ended for systems installed after December 31, 2025. State programs, utility rebates and lease pricing still lower the cost in many places, and HomeShark shows the ones we know of for your state.*
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The law signed July 4, 2025 (Public Law 119-21) moved the end of the residential solar credit from 2034 to December 31, 2025. Homeowners who buy solar with cash or a loan in 2026 get no federal credit.
Often, yes, but more slowly. At the same price, a system takes roughly 40% longer to pay back without the 30% credit. Your electricity rate, your utility's net metering or net billing rules and local incentives decide whether it still works for your home. Your HomeShark report sizes a system to your usage and shows the payback with no federal credit.
With a lease or PPA the installer owns the system and may still claim the commercial investment credit (Section 48E). For projects that started construction after July 4, 2026, that credit requires the system to be in service by December 31, 2027. Some installers pass the savings on as lower payments, so compare the total cost over the contract, not just the first payment.
The 25D credit for home batteries ended on the same date. Some states and utilities still offer battery incentives, often tied to income or to joining a grid program.
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Not for homeowners who buy. The residential clean energy credit (25D) ended for systems installed after December 31, 2025. A system installed in 2025 can still be claimed on your 2025 tax return using IRS Form 5695.
The IRS treats the expense as made when installation is complete, so a system finished in 2026 does not qualify even if you paid in 2025. Check with a tax professional about your situation.
You don't claim it, but the installer may claim a commercial credit on systems it owns and pass some of the savings on through lower pricing. For projects that start after July 4, 2026, the system must be in service by December 31, 2027 for that credit.
State tax credits and rebates such as New York's, utility rebates, property and sales tax exemptions in many states, and net metering or net billing. HomeShark lists the programs we know of for your state in your report.
Under the Inflation Reduction Act the credit was set at 30% through 2032 before stepping down. The 2025 law ended it after December 31, 2025 instead.
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