Utah · Tax exemption · Deep-stack program
UT Solar Property Tax Exemption
Removes a tax burden residential solar owners in Utah would otherwise carry -- see what it covers, eligibility, and payback impact below.
- Property tax exemption
- stated benefit
- Residential
- eligible customers
- 14.5 yr
- Utah baseline payback
- 3
- other Utah programs
Deep-stack program · late directory
Utah runs a 4-program DSIRE stack; this tax exemption is one layer on a 14.5-year modeled baseline, not the whole story.
- Stack4 programs
- In-state #3/3
- Type #39/45
- Baseline14.5 yr
In-state directory place #3 of 3 (late alphabet). National tax exemption directory #39 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
Utah exempts solar energy systems from local property tax assessment.
Program at a glance
- Program type
- Tax exemption
- Eligible customers
- Residential
- Stated benefit
- Property tax exemption
- State electricity rate
- 10.8¢/kWh
- Utah solar score
- 40/100
Solar's trajectory in Utah
The market this incentive operates in: total installed solar capacity in Utah reported to the EIA.
Utah's solar incentive stack
How this tax exemption sits among Utah's 3 tracked programs, by type
- Tax exemption
Tax exemption
1 programs
- Net metering
Net metering
1 programs
- Tax credit
Tax credit
1 programs
What this shows Utah 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 Utah's deep stack
The UT Solar Property Tax Exemption removes a tax burden solar owners would otherwise carry, one of Utah's DSIRE-tracked solar incentive programs. Eligibility is scoped to residential customers, with a stated benefit of 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. Utah averages 5.9 kWh/m²/day of usable sunlight and residential rates of 10.8¢/kWh, producing an estimated 10,337 kWh/year and $1,116 of annual utility offset on a typical 6 kW system costing $16,200. That baseline already implies a 14.5-year simple payback and a 25-year modeled net of roughly $11,700 before this incentive - every dollar this tax exemption delivers compresses that payback further.
Utah bundles a deep incentive stack, so this program rarely stands alone. Utah has 4 solar incentive programs indexed in DSIRE, including adjacent options like UT Net Metering, UT Residential Clean Energy Tax Credit. 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 Utah incentives
Frequently asked questions
Where does the UT Solar Property Tax Exemption sit in Utah's deep program stack?
How does this tax exemption work beside Utah's other programs?
Who qualifies, and what does a late in-state directory place mean?
How does this incentive affect solar ROI in Utah?
Which other Utah 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 · Utah solar data · ROI calculator · All incentives.