Incentives · 2026
What still pays you to go solar.
The federal credit for homeowners ended on December 31, 2025. Plenty did not end, and for businesses, nonprofits and governments the biggest one is still on the table until the end of 2027. Pick your situation and we will show you exactly what applies.
Which are you
Three situations, three very different answers.
For your home
No federal credit. Four Florida advantages.
Property-tax exemption, no sales tax, full retail net metering, and what solar does to the value of the house.
Home incentives →
For your business
30% federal credit, one-year depreciation.
Still available for systems running by December 31, 2027. The timeline, the Florida stack, and why the real deadline is the contract.
The commercial credit →
Nonprofits, churches, governments
The same 30%, paid to you in cash.
No tax bill to offset? Direct Pay sends the credit as a payment from the Treasury. How it works and who qualifies.
Direct Pay →At a glance
Everything on one grid.
Verified September 2026. Rules change; the numbers in your free assessment are the ones that count.
| Incentive | Your home | Your business | Nonprofit or government |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal 30% credit | Ended Dec 31, 2025 | Yes, placed in service by Dec 31, 2027 | Yes, as a cash payment (Direct Pay) |
| One-year bonus depreciation | No | Yes, the full system cost in year one | Not applicable (no tax bill) |
| Battery storage credit | Ended Dec 31, 2025 | Yes, and it outlasts the solar sunset | Yes, as Direct Pay |
| Florida sales tax | 0% on certified equipment | 0% on certified equipment | 0% on certified equipment |
| Florida property tax | 100% of the added home value exempt | 80% of the device excluded from tangible property tax | Usually exempt already |
| Net metering (FPL, Duke) | Full retail, 1:1 | Full retail, 1:1 | Full retail, 1:1 |
| Home value | About +4.1% locally, per Zillow | Asset on the balance sheet | Decades of avoided cost |
From Solar-Fit
Ask about the Advanced Energy Plan.
Solar-Fit’s own program for Florida homes going solar in 2026, now that the federal homeowner credit has ended. Ask about it in your free assessment and we will walk you through the terms.
Free assessment
Your numbers, with every incentive that applies.
Tell us whether it is a home, a business or an organization and we will come back with the system, the savings and exactly which of the above you qualify for. If the math does not work, we will say so.
- No cost, no obligation
- Federal, state and utility incentives, itemized
- Straight answer either way
- Fifty-plus years of Florida installs behind the numbers