North Carolina Solar Rebates and Incentives

North Carolina Solar Power Financial Incentives

Financial Incentives

Corporate Tax Credit

• Renewable Energy Tax Credit (Corporate)

Green Building Incentive

• Asheville - Building Permit Fee Waiver
• Local Option Green Building Incentive
• Mecklenburg County - Green Permit Rebate Program

Personal Tax Credit

• Renewable Energy Tax Credit (Personal)

Production Incentive

• NC GreenPower Production Incentive
• TVA - Green Power Switch Generation Partners Program

Property Tax Assessment

• Property Tax Abatement for Solar Electric Systems

Property Tax Exemption

• Active Solar Heating and Cooling Systems Exemption

Sales Tax Exemption

• Sales Tax Holiday for Energy-Efficient Appliances

State Grant Program

• North Carolina Green Business Fund

State Loan Program

• Energy Improvement Loan Program (EILP)

State Rebate Program

• Steam Trap Rebate Program

Utility Loan Program

• Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - Residential Heat Pump Loan Program
• Brunswick EMC - Residential Energy Efficiency Loan Program
• Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative - Energy Conservation Loan Program
• Four-County EMC - Residential Energy Efficiency Loan Program
• Lumbee River EMC - Weatherization Loan Program
• Piedmont EMC - Conservation Loan Program
• Progress Energy Carolinas - Residential Energy Efficiency Loan Program
• Tideland EMC - Weatherization Loan
• Union Power Cooperative - Energy Efficient Heat Pump Loan Program

Utility Rate Discount

• Dominion North Carolina Power - Energy Saver Home Plus
• Duke Energy - Energy Star Homes Rate Discount Program
• Progress Energy Carolinas - Rate Discount for Energy Star Homes
• Randolph EMC - Energy Efficient Rate Discount Program

Utility Rebate Program

• Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
• City of New Bern Electric Department - Energy Management Rebate Program
• City of Statesville Electric Utility Department - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
• Four-County EMC - Residential Energy Efficiency Appliance Rebate Program
• Piedmont EMC - Residential Energy Efficient Heat Pump Rebate Program
• Piedmont Natural Gas - Energy Efficiency Program
• Progress Energy - Commercial Energy Efficiency Program
• Progress Energy Carolinas - Home Advantage Builder Rebate Program
• South River EMC - Solar Water Heating Rebate Program

Rules, Regulations & Policies

Building Energy Code

• North Carolina State Building Energy Codes

Energy Standards for Public Buildings

• Conservation of Energy and Water Use in State Buildings
• Asheville - Efficiency Standards for City Buildings
• Chapel Hill - Energy Conservation Requirements for Town Buildings
• Durham County - High Performance Building Policy

Interconnection

• Interconnection Standards

Net Metering

• North Carolina - Net Metering

Renewables Portfolio Standard

• Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard

Solar Access Law/Guideline

• Chapel Hill - Land Use Management Ordinance
• Solar Access Laws

Solar/Wind Permitting Standards

• North Carolina Model Wind Ordinance
• Ashe County - Wind Energy System Ordinance
• Camden County - Wind Energy Systems Ordinance
• Currituck County - Wind Energy Systems Ordinance
• Hyde County - Wind Energy Facility Ordinance
• Kill Devil Hills - Wind Energy Systems Ordinance
• Tyrrell County - Wind Energy Facility Ordinance
• Watauga County - Wind Energy System Ordinance

Related Programs & Initiatives

Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center
 

The U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center (AFDC) provides a wide range of information and resources to enable the use of alternative fuels and other petroleum-reduction options, such as advanced vehicles, fuel blends, idle reduction and fuel economy. The AFDC site offers a database of state and federal laws and incentives related to alternative fuels and vehicles, air quality, fuel efficiency, and other transportation-related topics.

Green Power Network
 

The U.S. Department of Energy's Green Power Network provides news and information on green power markets and activities, including opportunities to buy green power. This site provides state-by-state information on green power marketing and utility green power programs. In addition, the site lists marketers of renewable energy credits (RECs), also known as green tags or renewable energy certificates, which represent the environmental attributes of the power produced from renewable energy projects.

Weatherization Assistance Program
 

The U.S. Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) enables low-income families to reduce their energy bills by making their homes more energy-efficient. Through this program, weatherization service providers install energy-efficiency measures in the homes of qualifying homeowners free of charge. The WAP program web site offers a state-by-state map of opportunities, projects and activities.

Wind Powering America
 

The U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Powering America site provides state-by-state information on wind projects and activities, including wind working groups, validated wind maps, anemometer loan programs, small wind guides, state-specific news, wind for schools, workshops and web casts.