Nevada · Rebate
NV Energy Greenlink Rebate
A direct payment toward residential solar installs in Nevada -- see the rebate amount, eligibility, and the payback impact below.
- Varies
- stated benefit
- Residential
- eligible customers
- 11.9 yr
- Nevada baseline payback
- 4
- other Nevada programs
What it means
In Nevada, a 6 kW system already pays back in about 11.9 years on ~$1,358/year of modeled savings, and the NV Energy Greenlink Rebate stacks on top of that, on top of any federal credit.
- Varies
- stated benefit
- 11.9 yr
- baseline payback (pre-incentive)
- 5
- Nevada 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
NV Energy offers rebates for solar paired with battery storage.
Program at a glance
- Program type
- Rebate
- Eligible customers
- Residential
- Stated benefit
- Varies
- State electricity rate
- 12.5¢/kWh
- Nevada solar score
- 53/100
How Nevada compares to the U.S. average
Why this incentive matters more (or less) here - Nevada'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.
Solar's trajectory in Nevada
The market this incentive operates in: total installed solar capacity in Nevada reported to the EIA.
Nevada's solar incentive stack
How this rebate sits among Nevada's 4 tracked programs, by type
- Tax exemption
Tax exemption
2 programs
- Net metering
Net metering
1 programs
- Rebate
Rebate
1 programs
What this shows Among Nevada's 3 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 Nevada's solar picture
The NV Energy Greenlink Rebate pays out as a direct rebate rather than a tax credit, one of Nevada's solar incentive programs tracked in DSIRE. Eligibility is scoped to residential customers, with a stated benefit of Varies. 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. Nevada averages 6.2 kWh/m²/day of usable sunlight and residential rates of 12.5¢/kWh, producing an estimated 10,862 kWh/year and $1,358 of annual utility offset on a typical 6 kW system costing $16,200. That baseline already implies a 11.9-year simple payback and a 25-year modeled net of roughly $17,750 before this incentive - every dollar this rebate delivers compresses that payback further.
A handful of other levers are worth checking alongside this one. Nevada has 5 solar incentive programs indexed in DSIRE, including adjacent options like NV Renewable Energy Property Tax Exemption, NV Renewable Energy Sales Tax Exemption, NV 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 Nevada's full solar profile, score, irradiance, rates, payback, and every program you can claim. Nevada 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 Nevada incentives
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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.