Medford is Pacific Power territory. The Energy Trust residential solar incentive for Pacific Power customers is $2,500 per home, against $3,500 for Portland General Electric customers, on systems of at least 2 kW DC.
The battery incentive is $288 per kWh up to a maximum of $3,600 per home for Pacific Power, against $400 per kWh up to $5,000 for PGE. Both require a minimum of 3 kWh and a battery connected to a qualifying solar system.
The trade ally condition is identical across both: the system must be installed by an approved Energy Trust solar trade ally contractor, and hiring outside that list forfeits the incentive entirely no matter how good the installer is.
So check the incentive lines in your quote against Pacific Power amounts specifically. A quote carrying PGE figures overstates a Medford project by $1,000 on the solar line alone, before any battery.
The production side usually understated
Southern Oregon receives meaningfully more sun than the Willamette Valley, and a production estimate built on a statewide or Portland-derived assumption will understate a Medford roof.
That is an unusual direction for an error and a costly one, because it makes a viable project look marginal. It is worth catching for the same reason an overstatement is.
Ask what data source the annual production estimate used, whether it applies location-specific irradiance for your address, and for the figure in kilowatt hours per year rather than only in dollars.
Ask also how the model treats summer heat. High module temperatures reduce efficiency, and a hot southern Oregon summer is a real derate that a careful estimate includes and a generic one may not.
The state rebate, and why not to count on it
The Oregon Solar + Storage Rebate Program pays homeowners up to $5,000 for solar and up to $2,500 for storage when it is funded, covering 60 percent of net costs for low or moderate income households and 40 percent for others.
It reopened on June 15, 2026 with $1.1 million and received enough reservation applications to fully reserve it, so it is not currently accepting applications. It had previously been out of funding since mid-2024.
The structure matters as much as the amount. A reservation is required before construction starts, and the rebate goes to an ODOE-approved contractor who passes the saving through, so there is no reimbursement route for a project that begins first.
So do not let a quote include this money without a confirmation. Check the current status with ODOE directly, and if it is closed, ask for the projection rebuilt without it rather than accepting a footnote.
What is left, and when it is funded
The 30 percent federal Residential Clean Energy Credit under Section 25D expired for property placed in service after December 31, 2025, so a cash or loan purchase in Medford receives no federal tax credit. Section 48E survives at 30 percent for third-party owners under leases and power purchase agreements.
Rebuild from Pacific Power figures: the Energy Trust solar incentive of $2,500 through an approved trade ally, and $288 per kWh up to $3,600 for a battery of at least 3 kWh connected to qualifying solar. Add Solar Within Reach if your household qualifies under the Jackson County income limit.
Include the ODOE rebate only if you have confirmed with ODOE that it is accepting applications, and remember the reservation must precede construction.
Then add retail-rate net metering with the reconciliation at the end of the March billing cycle, and the electricity you stop buying. Pacific Power raised Oregon residential rates about 2.9 percent effective April 1, 2026.