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Solar incentives · Colorado · 2026
Solar rebates in Colorado.
The federal, state, and utility solar incentives available in Colorado for 2026, then matched to a vetted local installer.
Programs · Colorado
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Full retail net metering with a Solar Bank election · verified 2026-09-01
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6 programs available right now in Colorado.
Tax credit
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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. A quote that still applies it is overstating your return.
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 ↗ Utility
#03
Xcel Energy Solar*Rewards (payment in exchange for RECs)
Through the incentivised Solar*Rewards programme the system owner receives monthly or annual payments for all the energy the system produces, in exchange for the Renewable Energy Credits associated with that production. So the payment is not free money layered on top: you are selling the environmental attributes of your generation. Xcel also offers an upfront incentive to customers who meet income requirements or live in a qualifying community, so ask whether you are eligible. Solar*Rewards applies to Xcel customers and not to households served by a municipal utility, a cooperative or another investor-owned utility.
Tax credit
#04
Property Tax Exemption (Sec. 39-3-102 C.R.S.)
Independently owned residential solar electric generation facilities are exempt from Colorado property taxation under Section 39-3-102, C.R.S., where the facility is on residential real property, produces electricity from solar energy primarily for residential use, and has a production capacity of no more than 100 kW of AC electricity. Nothing arrives as a payment, so it is easy to leave out of your own arithmetic.
Tax credit
#05
Residential Energy Sales and Use Tax Exemption
Sales of qualifying energy sources for residential use are exempt from Colorado state sales tax, and the storage, use or consumption of qualifying energy sources sold for residential use is generally exempt from use tax. Check that a quote reflects the exemption rather than assuming it does.
Source ↗ Program
#06
Solar Access Protection (Sec. 38-30-168 C.R.S.)
Colorado Revised Statutes Section 38-30-168 prohibits homeowners associations from banning solar installations. An association may impose reasonable aesthetic guidelines but cannot prevent a functional solar system. If a proposed relocation would materially reduce production, ask your installer to model both placements and put the difference in writing.
Net metering · Colorado
Full retail net metering with a Solar Bank election
Colorado credits exported solar at the retail electricity rate. Under Xcel Energy's arrangement, excess generation from a net metered system rolls over month to month and year to year and is held in a Solar Bank, and the customer elects how it is handled. Option A is continuous rollover credits, which never run out and can be used whenever consumption exceeds generation, but the Solar Bank cannot be cashed out and no credit is given if the customer moves or stops service. Option B is a year-end payout, in which Xcel cashes out the Solar Bank at the end of the year and sends a cheque for the excess energy, purchased at the average hourly incremental cost of electricity from the previous 12 months. Waiving the decision defaults the customer to the year-end payout. Municipal utilities, cooperatives and other investor-owned utilities in Colorado set their own arrangements, so confirm what applies at your address.
Worth checking before you sign:
taking a rebate can change your net-metering terms, and export credit rules
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