Connecticut · SREC / renewable credit · Deep-stack program
Connecticut ZREC/LREC Program
Lets residential solar owners in Connecticut sell credits for the power their system generates -- see the market rate, eligibility, and payback impact below.
- Contract price varies
- stated benefit
- Residential
- eligible customers
- 8.9 yr
- Connecticut baseline payback
- 4
- other Connecticut programs
Deep-stack program · early directory
Connecticut runs a 5-program DSIRE stack; this srec / renewable credit is one layer on a 8.9-year modeled baseline, not the whole story.
- Stack5 programs
- In-state #1/4
- Type #1/7
- Baseline8.9 yr
In-state directory place #1 of 4 (early alphabet). National srec / renewable credit directory #1 of 7. Amounts and eligibility change; verify with the official program page before relying on a dollar figure. Informational only - not financial advice. See our disclaimer.
Program description
Zero-emission and low-emission renewable energy certificates provide long-term revenue.
Program at a glance
- Program type
- SREC / renewable credit
- Eligible customers
- Residential
- Stated benefit
- Contract price varies
- State electricity rate
- 28.5¢/kWh
- Connecticut solar score
- 41/100
Solar's trajectory in Connecticut
The market this incentive operates in: total installed solar capacity in Connecticut reported to the EIA.
Connecticut's solar incentive stack
How this srec / renewable credit sits among Connecticut's 4 tracked programs, by type
- Tax exemption
Tax exemption
1 programs
- Loan
Loan
1 programs
- Rebate
Rebate
1 programs
- SREC
SREC
1 programs
What this shows Of Connecticut's 4 tracked incentive types, 1 are SREC/renewable-credit programs -- an ongoing revenue stream from generation, distinct from the state's other stacked incentive types.
How this srec / renewable credit layers inside Connecticut's deep stack
The Connecticut ZREC/LREC Program lets Connecticut solar owners sell renewable energy credits generated by their system, tracked as a solar incentive in DSIRE. Eligibility is scoped to residential customers, with a stated benefit of Contract price varies. DSIRE lists no scheduled sunset, though enabling legislation and appropriations can still be revised year to year.
That's the backdrop this incentive works against. Connecticut averages 4.1 kWh/m²/day of usable sunlight and residential rates of 28.5¢/kWh, producing an estimated 7,183 kWh/year and $2,047 of annual utility offset on a typical 6 kW system costing $18,300. That baseline already implies a 8.9-year simple payback and a 25-year modeled net of roughly $32,875 before this incentive - every dollar this srec / renewable credit delivers compresses that payback further.
Connecticut bundles a deep incentive stack, so this program rarely stands alone. Connecticut has 5 solar incentive programs indexed in DSIRE, including adjacent options like CT Solar Property Tax Exemption, CT Green Bank Smart-E Loan, CT Residential Solar Investment Program. The state's net-metering policy is classified as full, which governs how excess generation is credited and often decides whether a given program is worth claiming for a specific household.
Other Connecticut incentives
Frequently asked questions
Where does the Connecticut ZREC/LREC Program sit in Connecticut's deep program stack?
How does this srec / renewable credit work beside Connecticut's other programs?
Who qualifies, and why is this an early in-state directory row?
How does this incentive affect solar ROI in Connecticut?
Which other Connecticut programs stack with this one?
Incentive data from the DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency); state solar economics from NREL and the U.S. EIA. See our methodology · Connecticut solar data · ROI calculator · All incentives.