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Solar incentives · North Dakota · 2026
Solar rebates in North Dakota.
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Programs · North Dakota
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active programs & rules in 2026
Required to 100 kW, excess at avoided cost · verified 2026-09-01
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5 programs available right now in North Dakota.
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, and North Dakota has no state solar tax 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 ↗ Net metering
#03
Net metering required to 100 kW, but credited at avoided cost
North Dakota requires utilities to offer net metering for renewable energy systems up to 100 kW, which is far above what a household would install. The limitation is the value rather than the size: utilities usually credit excess generation at avoided cost rather than at the retail rate. Against a retail rate around 11 to 12 cents per kWh, exports have been credited at roughly 2 to 4 cents, so a self-consumed kilowatt hour is worth several times an exported one.
Tax credit
#04
Property tax exemption for five years
Solar energy systems are exempt from property tax in North Dakota for five years after installation. Note the term: five years, not the life of the system, so a savings model treating it as permanent overstates the benefit. Confirm with your county what filing, if any, is required and when the five years begin.
Program
#05
No North Dakota state solar tax credit
North Dakota does not offer a state income tax credit for residential solar. With the federal residential credit expired for property placed in service after December 31, 2025, a cash or loan purchase now receives no tax credit at either level, leaving the five-year property tax exemption as the only tax-side item.
Net metering · North Dakota
Required to 100 kW, excess at avoided cost
North Dakota requires utilities to offer net metering for renewable energy systems up to 100 kW, and that requirement is real and worth having. What it does not guarantee is the value. Utilities usually credit excess generation at avoided cost rather than at the retail rate, and against a North Dakota retail rate around 11 to 12 cents per kWh, exports have been credited at roughly 2 to 4 cents. So the arrangement resembles Georgia, Louisiana or Tennessee more than it resembles Kentucky or Maine: electricity you consume at the moment it is generated displaces a purchase at the full retail rate, while everything else earns a fraction of that. Two things follow. First, the system should be sized to what your household actually uses during daylight rather than to your annual total, because the marginal panels produce mostly exports at the low rate while costing full price. A design covering less than your full annual consumption frequently returns better. Second, shifting flexible loads into daylight converts low-value exports into full-value avoided purchases at no cost, and is worth more here than the effort suggests. North Dakota also has a genuinely northern seasonal profile, with short winter days and snow cover, so ask for the production estimate month by month rather than as an annual figure, with a stated snow allowance. Terms are set per utility, 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
differ by utility. Your matched installer confirms the exact numbers for
your address.
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