Nevada Launches Next Round of Funding for Solar Rebate Program

Photovoltaics rebate program shines on

May 2008

In January 2008, the Nevada Public Utilities Commission issued ruling R175-07, which established rebate levels for the SolarGenerations program through 2013. The program offers $5 per watt for solar projects for schools, public buildings, nonprofit buildings, and churches; and $2.50 per watt for such projects on residential and small business properties. The next round of applications will be accepted beginning in summer 2008. The rebate levels are scheduled to decline annually with each new program year.

The total installed capacity supported by the program each year in each participant category follows:

• Residences and small businesses: 1,000 kilowatts (kW)
• Schools: 2,000 kW
• Public and nonprofit Buildings: 760 kW

Residential systems will have a maximum 5-kW rated alternating current (AC) output per program year; small business, school, public, and nonprofit buildings are restricted to 30 kW of rated AC output. Systems must be grid-connected, net-metered, and installed by a Nevada-licensed electrical contractor, and must comply with all applicable standards, minimum warranties, and federal, state, and local codes.

For more information, visit the SolarGenerations Web site.