Oregon · Tax exemption · Deep-stack program
OR Residential Solar Property Tax Exemption
Removes a tax burden residential solar owners in Oregon would otherwise carry -- see what it covers, eligibility, and payback impact below.
- Full property tax exemption
- stated benefit
- Residential
- eligible customers
- 16.9 yr
- Oregon baseline payback
- 3
- other Oregon programs
Deep-stack program · mid directory
Oregon runs a 4-program DSIRE stack; this tax exemption is one layer on a 16.9-year modeled baseline, not the whole story.
- Stack4 programs
- In-state #2/3
- Type #33/45
- Baseline16.9 yr
In-state directory place #2 of 3 (mid alphabet). National tax exemption directory #33 of 45. 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
Oregon provides a full property tax exemption for residential solar systems.
Program at a glance
- Program type
- Tax exemption
- Eligible customers
- Residential
- Stated benefit
- Full property tax exemption
- State electricity rate
- 12.8¢/kWh
- Oregon solar score
- 24/100
Solar's trajectory in Oregon
The market this incentive operates in: total installed solar capacity in Oregon reported to the EIA.
Oregon's solar incentive stack
How this tax exemption sits among Oregon's 3 tracked programs, by type
- Tax exemption
Tax exemption
1 programs
- Net metering
Net metering
1 programs
- Rebate
Rebate
1 programs
What this shows Oregon tracks 3 incentive types; 1 are tax exemptions like this one, removing a cost solar owners would otherwise carry, on top of the state's other program types.
How this tax exemption layers inside Oregon's deep stack
The OR Residential Solar Property Tax Exemption removes a tax burden solar owners would otherwise carry, one of Oregon's DSIRE-tracked solar incentive programs. Eligibility is scoped to residential customers, with a stated benefit of Full property tax exemption. 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. Oregon averages 4.5 kWh/m²/day of usable sunlight and residential rates of 12.8¢/kWh, producing an estimated 7,884 kWh/year and $1,009 of annual utility offset on a typical 6 kW system costing $17,100. That baseline already implies a 16.9-year simple payback and a 25-year modeled net of roughly $8,125 before this incentive - every dollar this tax exemption delivers compresses that payback further.
Oregon bundles a deep incentive stack, so this program rarely stands alone. Oregon has 4 solar incentive programs indexed in DSIRE, including adjacent options like OR Net Metering, Oregon Solar + Storage 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 Oregon incentives
Frequently asked questions
Where does the OR Residential Solar Property Tax Exemption sit in Oregon's deep program stack?
How does this tax exemption work beside Oregon's other programs?
Who is eligible for the OR Residential Solar Property Tax Exemption?
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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 · Oregon solar data · ROI calculator · All incentives.