Nevada · Net metering · Deep-stack program
NV Net Metering
Sets the billing terms for excess solar generation sent back to the grid by residential customers in Nevada -- see the credit rate and how it shapes payback below.
- Time-of-use rate credits
- stated benefit
- Residential
- eligible customers
- 11.9 yr
- Nevada baseline payback
- 4
- other Nevada programs
Deep-stack program · mid directory
Nevada runs a 5-program DSIRE stack; this net metering is one layer on a 11.9-year modeled baseline, not the whole story.
- Stack5 programs
- In-state #2/4
- Type #30/46
- Baseline11.9 yr
In-state directory place #2 of 4 (mid alphabet). National net metering directory #30 of 46. 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 provides net metering credits at applicable time-of-use rates.
Program at a glance
- Program type
- Net metering
- Eligible customers
- Residential
- Stated benefit
- Time-of-use rate credits
- 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 net metering 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 Nevada tracks 3 incentive types; net metering (1 program) governs the billing side, while the state's other tracked types handle upfront cost or ongoing payments.
How this net metering layers inside Nevada's deep stack
The NV Net Metering governs how Nevada credits excess solar generation sent back to the grid, one of the state's DSIRE-tracked solar policies. Eligibility is scoped to residential customers, with a stated benefit of Time-of-use rate credits. 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 net metering 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 Energy Greenlink Rebate. 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 Net Metering sit in Nevada's deep program stack?
How does this net metering work beside Nevada's other programs?
Who is eligible for the NV Net Metering?
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.