Nevada · Rebate · Deep-stack program
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
Deep-stack program · early directory
Nevada runs a 5-program DSIRE stack; this rebate is one layer on a 11.9-year modeled baseline, not the whole story.
- Stack5 programs
- In-state #1/4
- Type #14/19
- Baseline11.9 yr
In-state directory place #1 of 4 (early alphabet). National rebate directory #14 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
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
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 rebate layers inside Nevada's deep stack
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.
Nevada bundles a deep incentive stack, so this program rarely stands alone. 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.
Other Nevada incentives
Frequently asked questions
Where does the NV Energy Greenlink Rebate sit in Nevada's deep program stack?
How does this rebate work beside Nevada's other programs?
Who qualifies, and why is this an early in-state directory row?
How does this incentive affect solar ROI in Nevada?
Which other Nevada 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 · Nevada solar data · ROI calculator · All incentives.