Residents of Washington DC

If you're a District of Columbia resident, you've come to the right place for information about incentives for home solar electric systems. Here you will find how the District's Renewable Energy Incentive Program, or REIP, is designed to rebate a significant amount of money. Combine that with the new Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and you have two compelling reasons to go solar.

How the Incentives Are Structured

Here is how the incentives are structured for electricity generated by solar panels:

A solar, or photovoltaic (PV), panel or module is rated by the amount of direct-current electricity it can generate. The approximately 3-feet by 5-feet panels each range in power output from 175 watts to 230 watts. The higher the wattage, the more electricity each panel, and the entire system, can generate.

The GreenEnergyDC incentive program pays:

• $3 for each of the first 3,000 installed watts;
• $2 for each of the next 7,000 watts; and
• $1 for each of the next 10,000 installed watts.