Every incentive a New Hampshire homeowner can actually use, what each one is worth, and the ones that no longer exist. Sourced and dated.
SB 303 repealed New Hampshire’s state solar rebate in 2024. Any company still quoting one is working from stale information.
What remains is NEM 2.0, locked through 2041 under RSA 362-A — credited at roughly 85% of retail, being 100% of the supply charge, 100% of transmission and 25% of distribution.
That guarantee matters more than a rebate would. Vermont has cut its adjustor seven years running, Rhode Island dropped to 80%, Connecticut added a new adjustment. New Hampshire’s number is fixed in statute for fifteen years.
Many New Hampshire towns adopt a local property tax exemption for solar — worth confirming with your municipality, since it is optional rather than statewide.
Sources: New Hampshire RSA 362-A; NH PUC; SB 303 (2024).
The 30% federal Residential Clean Energy Credit under Section 25D ended for systems purchased after December 31, 2025. If you buy with cash or a loan in 2026, you cannot claim it. Any site still advertising a 30% federal credit for a homeowner purchase is running outdated information.
What remains is Section 48E, the commercial investment credit. It applies to third-party-owned systems — leases and power purchase agreements — where the system owner claims it rather than the homeowner. That is precisely what makes $0-down possible.
EnergyPros does not provide tax advice — confirm your situation with a tax professional.
Incentives only matter against the rate you are paying now. New Hampshire repealed its state solar rebate in 2024 under SB 303. What it has instead is NEM 2.0, credited at roughly 85% of retail and locked in statute through 2041 under RSA 362-A — the most durable net metering guarantee in New England.
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No, not on a purchase. The Residential Clean Energy Credit under Section 25D ended for systems purchased after December 31, 2025. Section 48E still applies to third-party-owned systems — leases and power purchase agreements — where the system owner claims it. That is what makes $0-down possible.
Yes. Any rebate paid to your installer should appear on your contract as a reduction in price, not as a savings claim. Ask for an itemised quote showing the gross price, each incentive applied, and the net. If an installer will not itemise, that is worth noticing.
It depends on the incentive. Rebates paid to the installer reduce your contract price either way. Tax credits and renewable energy certificates generally follow ownership — under a lease or PPA the system owner claims them, which is part of how the monthly payment is kept low. A few state credits are exceptions.
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