Solar guides by state
Incentives, net metering and community solar change from state to state, and several changed in 2026. Choose your state for what applies where you live.
- NJ New Jersey Incentives, net metering and community solar, and what changed this year. Qualified New Jersey homeowners may be able to go solar with no money out of pocket.
- NY New York New York pairs a state tax credit with NY-Sun incentives, and it runs one of the largest community solar programs in the country.
- CA California California credits the power you send to the grid under the Net Billing Tariff, so systems are now designed around using your own power, often with a battery.
- IL Illinois Illinois pays for your panels' output through Illinois Shines, and ComEd and Ameren offer a rebate for smart inverters.
- PA Pennsylvania Pennsylvania keeps retail net metering and a market for solar credits. There's no statewide rebate, so the price in your quote matters most.
- CT Connecticut Connecticut's Residential Renewable Energy Solutions program lets you choose how you're paid for solar for 20 years, and battery owners can earn more through Energy Storage Solutions.
- MA Massachusetts Massachusetts combines net metering, the SMART incentive and a state tax credit, which keeps solar attractive even without the federal credit.
- MD Maryland Maryland credits solar at the retail rate for now, pays for solar credits, and made its community solar program permanent.