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Solar incentives · New Hampshire · 2026
Solar rebates in New Hampshire.
The federal, state, and utility solar incentives available in New Hampshire for 2026, then matched to a vetted local installer.
Programs · New Hampshire
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active programs & rules in 2026
Net Metering 2.0 - partial retail credit · verified 2026-09-01
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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. New Hampshire has no personal income tax on wages and therefore no state credit to fall back on.
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 ↗ Rebate
#03
NH Residential Renewable Electrical Generation Rebate - REPEALED
New Hampshire ran a residential solar rebate paying $0.20 per watt up to a maximum of $1,000. It was permanently repealed by SB 303, signed into law in 2024, and is not available for any new project. Guides and quotes still listing a New Hampshire solar rebate are describing a programme that no longer exists.
Net metering
#04
Net Metering 2.0 - partial credit, not one-to-one
New Hampshire credits exported generation under Net Metering 2.0, and the credit is not the full retail rate. The formula credits 100 percent of the supply charge, 100 percent of the transmission charge, and only 25 percent of the distribution charge, which works out at roughly 75 to 95 percent of the retail rate depending on your utility. Electricity you consume as it is generated still displaces the full retail price, so self-consumption remains worth more than export.
Tax credit
#05
Property Tax Exemption (RSA 72:62) - LOCAL OPTION
Under RSA 72:62 each city and town may adopt, using the mechanism in RSA 72:27-a, an exemption from assessed value for owners of solar energy systems. It is not mandatory statewide, the statute sets no amount, and each municipality decides both whether to adopt it and how much to exempt. Roughly two thirds of New Hampshire municipalities have adopted it. Check with your own town before assuming it applies, and if it has not been adopted, a petitioned warrant article at town meeting is the route to changing that.
Source ↗ Rebate
#06
Eversource NH residential battery incentive
Eversource has offered a residential battery incentive in New Hampshire reported at $230 per kWh with a cap of $3,000. Programme terms and availability change, so confirm the current rate, cap and participation requirements directly with Eversource before letting a quote include it.
Program
#07
No state income tax or sales tax to work with
New Hampshire levies no personal income tax on wages, so there is no state income tax for a solar credit to reduce and none exists. It also has no general sales tax, which means there is no sales tax exemption to claim because there was no sales tax on the equipment in the first place. Both are genuinely good for a buyer, but neither shows up as an incentive line, and a guide promising either is describing a different state.
Net metering · New Hampshire
Net Metering 2.0 - partial retail credit
New Hampshire credits exported solar generation under the framework generally called Net Metering 2.0, and the important thing to understand is that it is not a one-to-one retail credit. A New Hampshire electricity bill separates supply, transmission and distribution. The export credit pays 100 percent of the supply charge, 100 percent of the transmission charge, and 25 percent of the distribution charge, which lands at roughly 75 to 95 percent of the full retail rate depending on which utility serves you and how its charges are split. Electricity your household consumes at the moment it is generated is a different matter: that displaces the whole retail price, because you simply do not buy it. So exports are worth somewhat less than self-consumption rather than dramatically less, which puts New Hampshire in a middle position between the states that kept full retail net metering and those that moved to avoided cost. The practical consequences are modest but real. Load shifting into daylight is worth doing, storage has a small economic argument on top of its resilience case, and a system generating a large annual surplus is converting full-value electricity into partial-value credit. Build from your last twelve months of bills and ask what percentage of your annual usage the design covers.
Worth checking before you sign:
taking a rebate can change your net-metering terms, and export credit rules
differ by utility. Your matched installer confirms the exact numbers for
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