Solar & Battery Regulation & Incentive Programs

Duke Energy - NC Solar Rebate Program

Program Overview


Category:
Financial Incentive
Program Type:
Rebate Program
Implementing Sector:
Utility
State:
North Carolina
Eligible Storage Technologies:
Solar Photovoltaics
Website:
https://www.duke-energy.com/home/products/renewable-energy/nc-solar-rebates
Incentive Amount:
Residential: $0.60/W-AC
Nonresidential: $0.50/W-AC
Nonprofit: $0.75/W-AC
Maximum Incentive:
Residential: $6,000
Nonresidential: $50,000
Nonprofit: $75,000
Eligible System Size:
No system size limit, but incentive will only be awarded to the first 10 kW-AC (residential) and 100 kW-AC (nonresidential)
Ownership of Renewable Energy Credits:
For any customer receiving service under a non-time-of-use demand rate schedule, all RECs are retained by Duke.
Applicable Sectors:
Commercial, Industrial, Local Government, Nonprofit, Residential, Schools, State Government, Federal Government
Budget :
20 MW per year
Expiration Date:
12/31/2022
Utility:
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Progress Energy - Carolinas
Last Updated:
05/08/2019

Eligibility Criteria

EligibilitySectorsTechnologies
$/W-AC0.5000
Commercial
Industrial
Local Government
Schools
State Government
Federal Government
Solar Photovoltaics
max $50000.0000
Commercial
Industrial
Local Government
Schools
State Government
Federal Government
Solar Photovoltaics
$/W-AC0.6000
Residential
Solar Photovoltaics
max $6000.0000
Residential
Solar Photovoltaics
$/W-AC0.7500
Nonprofit
Solar Photovoltaics
max $75000.0000
Nonprofit
Solar Photovoltaics

Summary

Note: Residential and Non-residential Business Customer applications for solar rebates have reached the 2019 program capacity limit. All additional Residential and Non-residential Business Customer applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress are providing rebates to customers who install PV. Each utility will is awarding rebates on a first-come, first-served basis to 10 MW of systems each year. Of this total, 5,000 kW are reserved for residential applications. Of the remaining 5,000 kW, 2,500 kW is reserved for nonprofits.