Nevada solar incentives come down to one thing: a credit on your NV Energy bill for the extra power your panels send out. It is worth 75% of the energy price, and you keep that share for 20 years. There is no rebate and no state tax credit. How your extra power is counted depends on where you live: by the month in southern Nevada, every 15 minutes in the north.
Recently changed: since October 1, 2025, new solar homes in northern Nevada are counted every 15 minutes. The law behind NV Energy’s battery rebate expired on December 31, 2025. In January 2027, southern Nevada bills get a new line for your highest daily use.
What can a Nevada solar home still get in 2026?
Five things are open now. Only the first is money from your utility.
| Incentive | What it is worth | Who can get it | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV Energy bill credit | about 8.35 cents per kWh (south) or about 8.06 cents per kWh (north) for extra power, at a 75% share kept for 20 years | NV Energy customers with a system of 25 kW or less | Lower than the price you pay. The north counts every 15 minutes. |
| Property tax exemption | 100% of the solar system is left out of your taxable value | Every Nevada homeowner | Ask your county assessor to value the home without the system. |
| Nevada BRIGHT lease | up to 25% off a solar and battery system | Nevada homeowners who prepay a lease | A nonprofit owns the system for at least 6 years. |
| RE-UP loan | A loan of $3,000 to $50,000 at 7.50% to 12.00% | Owners of a Nevada home | A loan, not a grant. |
| Expanded Solar Access Program | At least 1 cent per kWh off NV Energy’s energy charges, with no panels | NV Energy homes with an income at or below 80% of the middle income in their area | Apply by October 31, 2026. Not for homes with rooftop solar. |
The federal tax credit ended for systems switched on after December 31, 2025. Nevada has no state income tax on individuals, so there is no state solar tax credit.
North or south: which NV Energy rules apply to your home?
NV Energy is two companies: Nevada Power in the south and Sierra Pacific Power in the north. A small part of the state has a co-op, a utility owned by its members. Open yours.
Nevada PowerLas Vegas and southern Nevada. Your bill says NV Energy.Extra power: about 8.35 cents per kWh, counted by the month
What you can get with Nevada Power
- Credit for extra powerabout 8.35 cents per kWh
This is 75% of the energy price on the standard home plan. Example: 100 extra kWh earn about $8.35. You keep the 75% share for 20 years.
- How extra power is countedBy the month
On the standard plan, power you send out at noon first cancels power you buy at night in the same billing month, kWh for kWh. Only what is left at month end gets the lower credit.
Your bill credits
NV Energy calls this net metering: it measures the power you send out and the power you buy, and bills you for the difference. If you buy more in a month, you pay 11.514 cents per kWh for the difference. If you send out more, a dollar credit moves to your next bill.
Credits cannot pay the basic service charge of $18.00 a month, so a solar home always gets a bill. NV Energy no longer pays a rebate for panels or batteries.
Watch out: In January 2027, NV Energy adds a charge for your highest power use each day. It expects a small increase for rooftop solar homes. See what changes in 2027.
Also for you: property tax, the lease and the loan.
Sierra Pacific PowerReno, Sparks, Carson City and northern Nevada. Your bill says NV Energy.Extra power: about 8.06 cents per kWh, counted every 15 minutes
What you can get with Sierra Pacific Power
- Credit for extra powerabout 8.06 cents per kWh
This is 75% of the energy price on the standard home plan. Example: 100 extra kWh earn about $8.06. You keep the 75% share for 20 years.
- How extra power is countedEvery 15 minutes
For applications dated on or after October 1, 2025. In each 15-minute block, any power your home does not use at once gets the lower credit.
Your bill credits
NV Energy calls this net metering: it measures the power you send out and the power you buy, and bills you for the difference. In the north it does so in 15-minute blocks. Extra power at noon does not cancel power you buy at night.
Example: send out 100 kWh by day and buy 100 kWh back at night. You pay about $11.39 and get about $8.06 in credit. The difference is about $3.33. Credits cannot pay the basic service charge of $18.50 a month. NV Energy no longer pays a rebate for panels or batteries.
Watch out: A quote built on monthly totals does not match your bill. Ask for savings counted in 15-minute blocks. A battery keeps noon power for the evening, so less goes out at the lower credit.
Also for you: property tax, the lease and the loan.
Valley Electric AssociationPahrump and nearby areas. A member-owned co-op, not part of NV Energy.Credit rate not posted. Ask the co-op.
What you can get with Valley Electric Association
- Credit for extra powerNot posted
For home systems up to 25 kW with a complete application after August 30, 2024, the co-op credits extra power at its avoided cost: what it would have paid for that power on the wholesale market, where utilities buy power. It does not post the number.
Your bill credits
The credit is a dollar amount that can pay energy charges, the monthly service charge and other charges on your bill. You need a Permission to Construct letter from the co-op before you build, and a Permission to Operate letter before you switch on.
Watch out: Do not use NV Energy’s 75% credit to estimate your savings. Ask Valley Electric for its credit per kWh in writing before you sign.
Also for you: property tax, the lease and the loan.
How does the 75% NV Energy credit work, and how long do you keep it?
NV Energy calls the credit net metering. A 2017 state law set it as a share of the energy price. The share fell in steps called tiers as more homes signed up. New homes are in Tier 4, open since June 2020. It pays 75%.
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, the state regulator, says Tier 4 has no cap on how many homes can join and stays at 75% unless the Legislature changes it. You keep your tier for 20 years at the address where the system was first installed.
The share is fixed. The cents are not. NV Energy adjusts its prices each quarter, and the credit moves with them. The numbers below took effect on October 1, 2026.
| Your NV Energy company | Price you pay per kWh | Credit for extra power | How extra power is counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada Power (south) | 11.514 cents per kWh | about 8.35 cents per kWh | By the billing month |
| Sierra Pacific Power (north) | 11.386 cents per kWh | about 8.06 cents per kWh | In 15-minute blocks, for applications from October 1, 2025 |
Example: 100 extra kWh earn about $8.35 in the south and about $8.06 in the north.
Watch out: Size the system to your own use. NV Energy limits a home system to 25 kW and to 100% of your yearly electricity use. Credits roll to the next bill. They are never paid out in cash.
Buying a home that already has panels
The tier belongs to the address, not the owner. Older systems may be in a closed tier that pays 95%, 88% or 81%. Ask the seller for the net metering agreement and its date. Northern systems with applications before October 1, 2025 stay on monthly counting.
Get quotes for your side of Nevada
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- North and south differReno-area homes are counted every 15 minutes. Las Vegas-area homes by the month.
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What changes for southern Nevada solar homes in January 2027?
Starting in January 2027, NV Energy adds a line called daily demand to home bills in southern Nevada. It is a demand charge: a charge for your highest power use each day, billed per kW, not for how many kWh you use.
NV Energy’s own example: the average home peaks at about 3.5 kW. At $0.14 per kW, that is about $0.49 a day, or $15 to $20 on a bill. NV Energy says the price per kWh goes down at the same time, so most bills stay about the same.
Solar homes are the exception. NV Energy says rooftop solar customers in southern Nevada can expect a small increase. Panels cut the kWh you buy, not your highest use on a cloudy evening. NV Energy says solar credits will be applied to daily demand costs each month.
Watch out: Your credit is 75% of the energy price. If that price goes down in 2027, the credit per kWh goes down with it. The posted rate sheet did not show 2027 rates when we checked. Ask your installer to include the daily demand line in your savings.
Does solar raise your Nevada property tax, and is there a state tax credit?
Solar does not raise your property tax. Under NRS 701A.200, 100% of a qualified solar system is exempt. The system must sit in or next to the building it powers.
To use it, ask your county assessor to value your home without the solar system. Some counties have a form for this.
There is no state solar tax credit. Nevada has no state income tax on individuals, so there is no state tax return for a credit to lower. The federal credit for systems you own ended for systems switched on after December 31, 2025.
Watch out: Ask your county assessor if a home battery is covered by the exemption too. Also ask your installer if sales tax is included in the quoted price.
Nevada BRIGHT and RE-UP: the two offers from the Nevada Clean Energy Fund
The Nevada Clean Energy Fund is a nonprofit lender. Neither offer is a rebate. One lowers the price through a lease. The other is a loan.
Nevada BRIGHT: a prepaid lease with a discount
Homeowners can no longer claim a federal credit. A company that owns the system still can. In Nevada BRIGHT, a nonprofit called the Nevada Climate Association owns your system, claims that credit, and passes on a discount of up to 25%. The fund’s launch notice gives a range that starts at 15%.
Example: on a $20,000 solar and battery system, that range is $3,000 to $5,000 off.
You prepay the lease with cash or a RE-UP loan. The nonprofit installs, owns and maintains the system for at least 6 years. After that you can take ownership. Installs began in August 2026. To start, send the interest form on the fund’s website.
Watch out: You do not own the system for the first 6 years. Read what happens if you sell the home and what it costs to take ownership.
RE-UP: a loan for solar, batteries and roof work
RE-UP loans run from $3,000 to $50,000 at a fixed rate of 7.50% to 12.00%, for 3 to 8 years. There is no income limit. You must own the home and be current on property taxes and debts. The fund reviews every solar proposal before the loan closes. A solar loan has a document fee of $40.
No roof of your own, a lower income, or a homeowners association?
- Expanded Solar Access Program: NV Energy sells power from large solar farms at least 1 cent per kWh below its normal energy charges. Example: 1,000 kWh saves at least $10. It is for homes, owned or rented, with an income at or below 80% of area median income (the middle income in your area) and no rooftop solar. Applications are open through October 31, 2026. If too many apply, a lottery in December decides.
- Homeowners association (HOA) deadlines: an HOA with solar rules must answer your request within 35 days, or it counts as approved. An HOA with no solar rules must approve within 15 days. Rules on panel direction do not apply if they would add more than 3% to the cash price.
- Your right to install: a deed, HOA or local rule that cuts your system’s output by more than 10% is void.
Watch out: Nevada Solar for All, the planned program for low-income homes, has been paused since August 7, 2025. There is nothing to apply for now.
When a Nevada quote promises money you will not get
- It lists an NV Energy solar or battery rebate. NV Energy no longer pays one. The battery rebate law expired on December 31, 2025.
- It is for a Reno-area home and uses monthly totals. New northern systems are counted every 15 minutes. Extra noon power earns about 8.06 cents per kWh, not the full price.
- It is for a Las Vegas-area home and ignores 2027. The daily demand line starts in January 2027.
- It still counts the federal tax credit for a system you own. That credit ended for systems switched on after December 31, 2025. Ask for a new quote.
From quote to first bill credit: the Nevada order
- Before you sign: check how the quote counts extra power. Monthly for Nevada Power. In 15-minute blocks for Sierra Pacific Power.You, with your installer.
- In an HOA: send your request first. The HOA has 35 days to answer, or 15 days if it has no solar rules.You.
- Your installer applies to NV Energy. The application goes in online, through a portal called PowerClerk. It needs a recent bill and your signed installation agreement. The fee is $189 in the south and $184 in the north.Your installer. Check your contract for who pays the fee.
- After the install: NV Energy reviews the system. It may inspect. Wait for its approval before you switch on.NV Energy and your installer.
- Ask your county assessor to leave the system out. This is how you use the property tax exemption.You.
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Nevada solar incentive questions
Does Nevada Have a Solar Tax Credit?
No. Nevada has no state income tax on individuals, so there is no state return for a solar credit to lower. The federal credit ended for systems switched on after December 31, 2025.
Does Nevada Still Have Net Metering?
Yes, in a reduced form. New NV Energy solar homes get a credit of 75% of the energy price for extra power, and keep that share for 20 years at the same address.
How Much Does NV Energy Pay for Extra Solar Power?
On the standard home plan, about 8.35 cents per kWh in southern Nevada and about 8.06 cents per kWh in northern Nevada, for rates effective October 1, 2026. It is a bill credit, not cash, and it changes when NV Energy adjusts its rates each quarter.
What Is 15-Minute Netting in Northern Nevada?
For applications dated on or after October 1, 2025, Sierra Pacific Power compares what you make and use every 15 minutes. Extra power in a block earns about 8.06 cents per kWh. Power you buy later costs 11.386 cents per kWh. Southern Nevada is still counted by the month.
Is There an NV Energy Solar or Battery Rebate in 2026?
No. NV Energy says incentives for private rooftop solar are no longer available. The law behind its battery incentive expired on December 31, 2025.
Do Solar Panels Raise Property Taxes in Nevada?
No. NRS 701A.200 exempts 100% of a qualified solar system from property tax. Ask your county assessor to value your home without the system.
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