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WHAT ARE THE MAIN SOLAR INCENTIVES IN NEW YORK STATE?
There are three main incentive programs that make going solar is a sweet deal in New York. These three incentives are:
* THE MEGAWATT BLOCK INCENTIVE STRUCTURE, which is a direct, generous incentive for solar energy available under New York's ambitious NY-Sun Initiative.
* NET ENERGY METERING, which ensures that you get paid a fair price for the solar electricity that you send into the grid. Any credits for excess solar power that you accrue in a 'credit bank', and can be used in future months (usually winter) if your solar energy system produces less electricity.
* NEW YORK STATE'S SOLAR EQUIPMENT TAX CREDIT, which can reduce your state tax payments by up to 5,000 or 25% off your total solar energy expenses (whichever is lower). The great advantages of the Solar Equipment Tax Credit are that: 1) You don't have to purchase your system claim the credit (i.e. it applies to you even if you went solar with a lease or PPPA), and 2) if your tax liability isn't large enough to claim the entire credit in the first year, you can roll it over into the next year.
DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE FEDERAL INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT!
If you add on the FEDERAL INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT (ITC) to New York's already generous solar incentives, the deal becomes even sweeter. The ITC allows you to reduce your federal tax liability by up to 30% of the net cost of your solar energy system (that is, after other rebates and credits). The ITC applies only if you purchase your solar energy system (with cash or a solar loan). If you do not have a large enough tax liability to claim your entire credit, it can be rolled over into the next year.
OTHER COOL SOLAR SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK STATE:
* THE NY-SUN INITIATIVE: NY-Sun is an umbrella program for a number of solar industry support mechanisms in New York State, including (but not limited to) the Megawatt Block Incentive Structure. NY-Sun, in conjunction with NYPA, also provides the backbone for the state's Community Solar and K-Solar programs.
* THE REV INITIATIVE: The ultimate goal of this program is to reinvent New York State's energy systems with a focus on 'distributed energy' technologies like rooftop solar panels and energy storage. Although it does not directly subsidize rooftop solar power, its ultimate aim is to level the playing field for distributed energy vs centralized power plants (like coal, gas and nuclear) through market reforms.
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