Illinois · Rebate · Deep-stack program
ComEd Smart Inverter Rebate
A direct payment toward residential solar installs in Illinois -- see the rebate amount, eligibility, and the payback impact below.
- Up to $300
- stated benefit
- Residential
- eligible customers
- 14 yr
- Illinois baseline payback
- 4
- other Illinois programs
Deep-stack program · early directory
Illinois runs a 5-program DSIRE stack; this rebate is one layer on a 14-year modeled baseline, not the whole story.
- Stack5 programs
- In-state #1/4
- Type #3/19
- Baseline14 yr
In-state directory place #1 of 4 (early alphabet). National rebate directory #3 of 19. 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
ComEd customers receive rebates for upgrading to smart grid-enabled solar inverters.
Program at a glance
- Program type
- Rebate
- Eligible customers
- Residential
- Stated benefit
- Up to $300
- State electricity rate
- 16.5¢/kWh
- Illinois solar score
- 28/100
Solar's trajectory in Illinois
The market this incentive operates in: total installed solar capacity in Illinois reported to the EIA.
Illinois's solar incentive stack
How this rebate sits among Illinois's 4 tracked programs, by type
- Tax exemption
Tax exemption
1 programs
- Net metering
Net metering
1 programs
- Rebate
Rebate
1 programs
- SREC
SREC
1 programs
What this shows Among Illinois's 4 tracked incentive types, 1 are rebates like this one -- a direct payment rather than a tax reduction, stacking with the state's other program types.
How this rebate layers inside Illinois's deep stack
The ComEd Smart Inverter Rebate pays out as a direct rebate rather than a tax credit, one of Illinois's solar incentive programs tracked in DSIRE. Eligibility is scoped to residential customers, with a stated benefit of Up to $300. DSIRE lists no scheduled sunset, though enabling legislation and appropriations can still be revised year to year.
That baseline is slower than most states, which raises the stakes for every incentive on the table. Illinois averages 4.3 kWh/m²/day of usable sunlight and residential rates of 16.5¢/kWh, producing an estimated 7,534 kWh/year and $1,243 of annual utility offset on a typical 6 kW system costing $17,400. That baseline already implies a 14-year simple payback and a 25-year modeled net of roughly $13,675 before this incentive - every dollar this rebate delivers compresses that payback further.
Illinois bundles a deep incentive stack, so this program rarely stands alone. Illinois has 5 solar incentive programs indexed in DSIRE, including adjacent options like IL Solar Property Tax Exemption, IL Net Metering, Illinois Shines (Adjustable Block 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 Illinois incentives
Frequently asked questions
Where does the ComEd Smart Inverter Rebate sit in Illinois's deep program stack?
How does this rebate work beside Illinois's other programs?
Who qualifies, and why is this an early in-state directory row?
How does this incentive affect solar ROI in Illinois?
Which other Illinois 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 · Illinois solar data · ROI calculator · All incentives.