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Last Updated June 19, 2023

Program Overview

Category:

Financial Incentive

State:

Pennsylvania

Incentive Type:

Rebate Program

Administrator:

City of Philadelphia

Start Date:

07/01/2019

Expiration Date:

12/31/2024

Web Site:

https://www.phila.gov/programs/solar-rebate-program/

Applicable Sectors:

Residential

Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:

Solar Photovoltaics

Summary

Note: The Philadelphia Solar Rebate Program is currently closed due to budget cuts related to COVID-19. You can still submit an application, which will place you on a waiting list. If funding is restored, applications will be processed in the order they were received.

The Philadelphia Solar Rebate is an incentive program that encourages property owners to install solar photovoltaic systems in Philadelphia. This one-time incentive payment will be issued by the City after the solar project has been installed and has received Permission to Operate from PECO.

Philadelphia City Council and Mayor Kenney established the rebate in 2019 to take action on climate change and drive local economic development.

Rebate amounts

The rebate is based on the DC system size of the solar project. It amounts to:

  • $0.20 per watt for residential projects.
  • $0.10 per watt for commercial projects.

Solar Rebates are capped at $100,000 per project. 10% of the Rebate funds will be reserved for low- and moderate-income households.

Project types

Projects will be considered residential if they are installed on a building that is legally used as a single-family residence or a multi-family residential structure of no more than three units. Projects installed on any other property will be considered commercial.