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Personalized savings estimates for Connecticut residents
Only vetted installers who serve your ZIP code
No high-pressure sales calls — ever

$15K+

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CT sales tax on solar

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Connecticut Solar Incentives — Stack Them All

Connecticut has one of the strongest residential solar incentive packages in the Northeast. Combined, they typically cut a CT homeowner's net cost in half.

Program

Residential Solar Investment Program (RSIP)

Connecticut's flagship program provides performance-based incentives paid out as your system produces energy over time.

Financing

CT Green Bank Financing

Low-interest loans and $0-down financing specifically for residential solar — making solar accessible to more Connecticut homeowners.

Net Metering

Full-Retail Net Metering

Every kWh your system exports to the grid is credited back at the full retail rate on your Eversource or United Illuminating bill.

Exemption

Property Tax Exemption

Connecticut solar systems are 100% exempt from local property tax assessments — your home value rises without a higher tax bill.

Exemption

Sales Tax Exemption

No 6.35% Connecticut sales tax on residential solar equipment — savings start the day you sign.

Why Connecticut is a smart state to go solar

Connecticut homeowners pay among the highest electricity rates in the country — typically 25¢+ per kilowatt-hour through Eversource and United Illuminating. That single fact, combined with the state's RSIP performance incentive and CT Green Bank financing, makes residential solar payback faster here than in most of the country. A typical 7–10 kW system on a Connecticut home offsets nearly all of an average electric bill.

Connecticut town with solar panels on colonial-style homes during autumn foliage — Connecticut homes are uniquely well-suited to solar — high rates, strong incentives, and roofs built for it.

The Connecticut incentive stack in plain English

Connecticut offers the RSIP performance incentive, CT Green Bank $0-down financing, full-retail net metering with Eversource and UI, a 6.35% sales tax exemption on solar equipment, and a 100% property tax exemption on the added home value your system creates.

Built for Connecticut homes

From colonials in Fairfield County to capes in the Litchfield Hills, ranches along the shoreline, and Victorians in Hartford, Connecticut homes vary widely. We connect you with installers who actually understand New England roofs — snow-load engineering, tree-shading analysis, battery backup for nor'easter season, and EV-charger integration.

Connecticut Solar FAQs

Is solar power worth it in Connecticut?: Yes. Connecticut has some of the highest electricity rates in the U.S. (often 25¢+/kWh through Eversource and UI), full-retail net metering, and the RSIP performance incentive. Most CT homeowners reach payback in 7–10 years and save $15,000–$30,000+ over a system's lifetime.
How much do solar panels cost in Connecticut in 2026?: A typical 7–10 kW Connecticut home solar system runs $22,000–$31,000 before incentives. After Connecticut programs, most homeowners pay $18,000–$28,000 net — often financeable for less than a current electric bill.
Which Connecticut utilities offer net metering?: Eversource and United Illuminating (UI) both offer full-retail residential net metering. Municipal utilities like Norwich Public Utilities and Wallingford Electric set their own policies and most also credit solar generation.
How long does it take to install solar in CT?: From contract to permission-to-operate (PTO), most Connecticut solar projects take 8–14 weeks. That includes engineering, town building department permits, installation (1–3 days), inspection, and utility interconnection.
Do you install solar yourselves?: No — we connect Connecticut homeowners with vetted local installers. That keeps our advice unbiased and lets you compare apples-to-apples quotes on your own terms.

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