The Ultimate Guide to Illinois Solar Incentives
Illinois solar incentives can reduce the cost of your solar system by up to 50%.
Illinois solar incentives can cover up to 50% of the purchase price of solar for homeowners in Illinois. Read on to find out more about each of the incentives available to homeowners in Illinois.
This guide to Illinois solar incentives Covers:
The Illinois Shines Solar Incentive
Net Metering
The ComEd Solar Rebate (only for ComEd utility customers)
The Naperville Solar Rebate (only for Naperville utility customers)
Certasun will apply for your Illinois solar incentive and either apply for or provide all the information you need to take advantage of any other solar incentive available to you.
Illinois solar incentives can cover up to 50% of the purchase price of solar for homeowners in Illinois. Read on to find out more about each of the incentives available to homeowners in Illinois.
This guide to Illinois solar incentives Covers:
The Illinois Shines Solar Incentive
Net Metering
The ComEd Solar Rebate (only for ComEd utility customers)
The Naperville Solar Rebate (only for Naperville utility customers)
Certasun will apply for your Illinois solar incentive and either apply for or provide all the information you need to take advantage of any other solar incentive available to you.
Illinois Shines Solar Incentive: 25-40%
Illinois has one of the most generous solar incentives in the country: Illinois Shines (also formally known as the Adjustable Block Program). Under Illinois Shines, your system produces a solar renewable energy credit (SREC) for each megawatt-hour of electricity produced over the first 15 years it operates. Illinois utilities are required to purchase these credits to comply with state requirements.
The Illinois Shines incentive can cover an additional 25-40% of the cost of your system. For the average customer, this can be $10,000 in additional savings, or more. Certasun will apply for this incentive on your behalf and guarantees the amount we put in our agreement with you.
Illinois Shines Solar Incentive: 25-40%
Illinois has one of the most generous solar incentives in the country: Illinois Shines (also formally known as the Adjustable Block Program). Under Illinois Shines, your system produces a solar renewable energy credit (SREC) for each megawatt-hour of electricity produced over the first 15 years it operates. Illinois utilities are required to purchase these credits to comply with state requirements.
The Illinois Shines incentive can cover an additional 25-40% of the cost of your system. For the average customer, this can be $10,000 in additional savings. Certasun will apply for this incentive on your behalf and guarantees the amount we put in our agreement with you.
Net Metering
Residential solar systems typically export at least 50% of the energy they produce to the grid because solar production typically exceeds household use during many afternoons. Of course, the opposite is true at night.
With net metering, your utility gives you a credit for any exported electricity so that you benefit from all the electricity your solar system produces. The value of exported electricity varies by utility.Â
Net Metering
Residential solar systems typically export at least 50% of the energy they produce to the grid because solar production typically exceeds household use during many afternoons. Of course, the opposite is true at night.
With net metering, your utility gives you a credit for any exported electricity so that you benefit from all the electricity your solar system produces. The value of exported electricity varies by utility.
ComEd Solar Rebate: 8-10%
ComEd began offering a rebate to residential solar customers in 2023 called the Renewable Energy Distributed Generation Rebate. Customers claiming this rebate can receive $300 per kW DC of their solar capacity. For a typical 9kW system, that would be $3,000. Typically, customers will save an additional 8-10% of the cost of their system with the ComEd solar rebate. Learn more about the ComEd solar rebate.
Naperville Solar Rebate
If you live in Naperville and get your electric service from the Naperville municipal electric utility, you may be eligible for an additional Naperville solar incentive. Naperville offers a rebate of $250 per kW AC of system size capacity, with a maximum of $1,750.
Funding for this program is subject to availability and is not guaranteed, but Certasun will apply for any Naperville solar rebate for which your system is eligible.
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