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Solar incentives · Alaska · 2026
Solar rebates in Alaska.
The federal, state, and utility solar incentives available in Alaska for 2026, then matched to a vetted local installer.
Programs · Alaska
6
active programs & rules in 2026
No statewide mandate; voluntary utility programmes to about 25 kW · verified 2026-09-01
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6 programs available right now in Alaska.
Tax credit
#01
Federal Residential Clean Energy Credit (Section 25D) - ENDED
The 30 percent federal Residential Clean Energy Credit under Section 25D expired for property placed in service after December 31, 2025. Cash and loan purchases made now receive no federal tax credit. Alaska levies no personal income tax, so there is no state income tax for a solar credit to reduce and none exists.
Source ↗ Tax credit
#02
Federal Commercial ITC (Section 48E) - via Lease / PPA
Section 48E, the commercial Clean Electricity Investment Credit, survives at 30 percent and is available to third-party owners of residential systems under leases and power purchase agreements. The provider claims it and may reflect part of the value in the rate offered. Ask what they claim and what actually reaches you, and confirm with a tax advisor.
Source ↗ Net metering
#03
No statewide net metering mandate
Alaska does not have a statewide net metering mandate. Some utilities offer net metering voluntarily for small-scale renewable systems, typically up to 25 kW, including Chugach Electric Association and Matanuska Electric Association. Because there is no statutory floor, whether your generation is credited at all, and on what terms, is a question for your own utility rather than a matter of state law. Get the answer in writing before comparing quotes.
Utility
#04
Golden Valley Electric adjusts its avoided cost rate quarterly
Golden Valley Electric Association adjusts its net metering avoided cost rate quarterly, on March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1, and its retail rate has been published at $0.13323 per kWh effective June 1, 2026. A quarterly adjustment is more frequent than the annual revisions used in Utah or Louisiana, which means a projection built on a single export figure is standing in for four different numbers a year. Confirm the current quarter rate rather than relying on a published guide.
Program
#05
Railbelt net metering legislation under consideration
Legislation to require net metering for Railbelt utility customers has been under consideration, with the Governor backing a bill in 2026. Chugach Electric Association, the largest electric utility in the state, has not supported the proposed changes. The outcome is not settled, so treat the current position as the one to plan around while asking your utility whether anything is expected to change.
Program
#06
No Alaska state income tax and no state solar credit
Alaska levies no personal income tax, so a state income tax credit for solar is not an instrument available to it and none exists. National guidance describing a federal plus state credit stack is describing other states. Ask your borough or municipality how residential solar is treated for property assessment at your address, since that is administered locally.
Net metering · Alaska
No statewide mandate; voluntary utility programmes to about 25 kW
Alaska has no statewide net metering mandate, which places it alongside South Dakota rather than alongside the states where statute or a regulator sets a floor. Some utilities offer net metering voluntarily for small-scale renewable systems, typically up to 25 kW, and Chugach Electric Association and Matanuska Electric Association are among them. But there is no statutory obligation, so the first question for an Alaska homeowner is not what the terms are but whether the utility that bills them offers customer generation at all. Legislation to require net metering for Railbelt utility customers has been under consideration, with the Governor backing a bill in 2026 and Chugach, the largest utility in the state, not supporting the proposed changes. That is unsettled, so it should be watched rather than assumed. Where terms do exist they can move quickly: Golden Valley Electric Association adjusts its net metering avoided cost rate quarterly, on March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1, which is four revisions a year against the annual cycles used in Utah and Louisiana. Its retail rate has been published at $0.13323 per kWh effective June 1, 2026. Underneath all of this sits the physical reality that shapes every Alaska solar decision more than any tariff does. At these latitudes winter production is close to nothing and summer production runs almost around the clock, so any credit arrangement that reconciles or expires on an annual basis interacts with an extraordinarily lopsided generation profile. Ask for production month by month rather than as an annual figure, because in Alaska an annual average describes a year that does not exist.
Worth checking before you sign:
taking a rebate can change your net-metering terms, and export credit rules
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