Pennsylvania · SREC / renewable credit · Deep-stack program
Pennsylvania SREC Market
Lets residential solar owners in Pennsylvania sell credits for the power their system generates -- see the market rate, eligibility, and payback impact below.
- Market rate ~$35/SREC
- stated benefit
- Residential
- eligible customers
- 14.2 yr
- Pennsylvania baseline payback
- 3
- other Pennsylvania programs
Deep-stack program · late directory
Pennsylvania runs a 4-program DSIRE stack; this srec / renewable credit is one layer on a 14.2-year modeled baseline, not the whole story.
- Stack4 programs
- In-state #3/3
- Type #7/7
- Baseline14.2 yr
In-state directory place #3 of 3 (late alphabet). National srec / renewable credit directory #7 of 7. 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
PA solar owners earn SRECs (Solar Alternative Energy Credits) for each MWh produced.
Program at a glance
- Program type
- SREC / renewable credit
- Eligible customers
- Residential
- Stated benefit
- Market rate ~$35/SREC
- State electricity rate
- 16.5¢/kWh
- Pennsylvania solar score
- 24/100
Solar's trajectory in Pennsylvania
The market this incentive operates in: total installed solar capacity in Pennsylvania reported to the EIA.
Pennsylvania's solar incentive stack
How this srec / renewable credit sits among Pennsylvania's 3 tracked programs, by type
- Tax exemption
Tax exemption
1 programs
- Net metering
Net metering
1 programs
- SREC
SREC
1 programs
What this shows Of Pennsylvania's 3 tracked incentive types, 1 are SREC/renewable-credit programs -- an ongoing revenue stream from generation, distinct from the state's other stacked incentive types.
How this srec / renewable credit layers inside Pennsylvania's deep stack
The Pennsylvania SREC Market lets Pennsylvania solar owners sell renewable energy credits generated by their system, tracked as a solar incentive in DSIRE. Eligibility is scoped to residential customers, with a stated benefit of Market rate ~$35/SREC. 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. Pennsylvania averages 4.3 kWh/m²/day of usable sunlight and residential rates of 16.5¢/kWh, producing an estimated 7,534 kWh/year and $1,243 of annual utility offset on a typical 6 kW system costing $17,700. That baseline already implies a 14.2-year simple payback and a 25-year modeled net of roughly $13,375 before this incentive - every dollar this srec / renewable credit delivers compresses that payback further.
Pennsylvania bundles a deep incentive stack, so this program rarely stands alone. Pennsylvania has 4 solar incentive programs indexed in DSIRE, including adjacent options like PA Solar Energy Property Tax Exemption, PA 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 Pennsylvania incentives
Frequently asked questions
Where does the Pennsylvania SREC Market sit in Pennsylvania's deep program stack?
How does this srec / renewable credit work beside Pennsylvania's other programs?
Who qualifies, and what does a late in-state directory place mean?
How does this incentive affect solar ROI in Pennsylvania?
Which other Pennsylvania 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 · Pennsylvania solar data · ROI calculator · All incentives.