New Hampshire · Rebate
NH RGGI Solar Incentive
A direct payment toward residential solar installs in New Hampshire -- see the rebate amount, eligibility, and the payback impact below.
- Up to $0.15/W
- stated benefit
- Residential
- eligible customers
- 9.8 yr
- New Hampshire baseline payback
- 2
- other New Hampshire programs
What it means
In New Hampshire, a 6 kW system already pays back in about 9.8 years on ~$1,876/year of modeled savings, and the NH RGGI Solar Incentive stacks on top of that, on top of any federal credit.
- Up to $0.15/W
- stated benefit
- 9.8 yr
- baseline payback (pre-incentive)
- 3
- New Hampshire programs that stack
- full
- net-metering policy
Payback and savings are modeled from public NREL/EIA data; the program benefit is summarized from DSIRE and may change.
Program description
New Hampshire Renewable Energy Fund rebates for small residential solar systems.
Program at a glance
- Program type
- Rebate
- Eligible customers
- Residential
- Stated benefit
- Up to $0.15/W
- State electricity rate
- 25.5¢/kWh
- New Hampshire solar score
- 34/100
How New Hampshire compares to the U.S. average
Why this incentive matters more (or less) here - New Hampshire's solar fundamentals against the national average.
Source: NREL irradiance and U.S. EIA rates; payback modeled by PlainSolarData. Bars are scaled to the larger of the two values per metric.
New Hampshire's solar incentive stack
How this rebate sits among New Hampshire's 2 tracked programs, by type
- Net metering
Net metering
1 programs
- Rebate
Rebate
1 programs
What this shows Among New Hampshire's 2 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 incentive fits New Hampshire's solar picture
The NH RGGI Solar Incentive pays out as a direct rebate rather than a tax credit, one of New Hampshire's solar incentive programs tracked in DSIRE. Eligibility is scoped to residential customers, with a stated benefit of Up to $0.15/W. 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. New Hampshire averages 4.2 kWh/m²/day of usable sunlight and residential rates of 25.5¢/kWh, producing an estimated 7,358 kWh/year and $1,876 of annual utility offset on a typical 6 kW system costing $18,300. That baseline already implies a 9.8-year simple payback and a 25-year modeled net of roughly $28,600 before this incentive - every dollar this rebate delivers compresses that payback further.
A handful of other levers are worth checking alongside this one. New Hampshire has 3 solar incentive programs indexed in DSIRE, including adjacent options like NH Net Metering. 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.
Your next step
- See New Hampshire's full solar profile, score, irradiance, rates, payback, and every program you can claim. New Hampshire solar data
- Run the savings calculator with your real bill to see how this incentive changes your own payback. ROI calculator
- Read how state and federal solar credits work together. Tax-credit guide
Estimates here are modeled from public data and are not financial advice; confirm program terms and your own eligibility before relying on a dollar figure.
Other New Hampshire incentives
Frequently asked questions
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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.