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Solar Incentives and Rebates in Ohio

Peak Sun Hours (PSH): 3.9-4.1
Cost of Grid Power: $0.13/kWh
Number Of Installations: 108,732

What’s the Cost of Solar in Ohio?

Cost of Grid Power

Ohio electricity prices average $0.13/kWh, just below below the national average of $0.14/kWh. In 2019 solar photovoltaic accounted for roughly 10% of the state's renewable power generation, half of which came from small-scale solar power systems.

Cost of a Solar Install

PV Installs annually in Ohio from 2002-2018

A graph of PV Installs annually in Ohio from 2002-2018.
Data from Berkeley Lab, courtesy of the Ohio Public Utilities Commission.

The average cost of a 5kW (equivalent to saving almost 100 trees a year) solar power system starts around $10,000 in Ohio. That system would pay for itself through energy savings within 5-7 years. System life can span well over 25 years, and savings will improve with inflation.



What Incentives are Available in Ohio?

Data from DSIRE. For more info visit: https://www.dsireusa.org/

Name Implementing Sector Program Type Administrator DSIRE ID
Solar Easements State Solar/Wind Access Policy 22
Energy Conversion Facilities Property Tax Exemption State Property Tax Incentive Ohio Department of Development 79
Bowling Green Municipal Utilities - Net Metering Utility Net Metering 325
Cincinnati - Municipal Green Building Requirement Local Energy Standards for Public Buildings 2827
Energy Conversion Facilities Corporate Tax Exemption State Corporate Tax Exemption Ohio Department of Taxation 3473
Local Option - Special Energy Improvement Districts State PACE Financing 3554
Local Option - Municipal Alternative Energy Revolving Loan Program State Loan Program 4384
Northwestern Electric Cooperative - Energy Audit Utility Energy Analysis Northwestern Electric Cooperative 15601
Cuyahoga County Department of Development - Brownfield Redevelopment Fund Other Other Cuyahoga County Department of Development 17338
Oberlin Municipal Light & Power System - QuestLine Utility Other Oberlin Municipal Light & Power System 18002
Oberlin Municipal Light & Power System - Load Profile Analysis Utility Energy Analysis Oberlin Municipal Light & Power System 18005
South Central Power Company - Energy Saving Resources Utility Energy Analysis South Central Power Company 18380
Woodville Electric Light System - Efficiency Smart Custom Program Other Other Vermont Energy Investment Corporation 18714
Ohio Edison Company - Business Energy Analyzer Other Energy Analysis Ohio Edison Company 18798
Lorain-Medina Rural Electric Coop - Commercial & Industrial Members Services Other Energy Analysis Lorain-Medina Rural Electric Coop 18895
Mid-Ohio Energy Coop - Energy Audits for C&I Accounts Other Energy Analysis 18896
Midwest Electric - Energy Audits for C&I Accounts Other Energy Analysis Midwest Electric 18897
South Central Power Company - EnviroWatts Utility Other South Central Power Company 20015
Ohio Edison Company - Ohio Business Energy Analyzer Other Energy Analysis Ohio Edison Company 20092
Ohio Department of Development - Advanced Energy and Efficiency Programs State Training and Information Ohio Department of Development 20802
Dominion East Ohio - Business Energy Center Other Energy Analysis Dominion East Ohio 21076
Vectren Energy - Online Energy Audit Utility Energy Analysis Vectren Energy 21554
U.S. Department of Energy - Industrial Assessment Center (IAC): University of Dayton Federal Energy Analysis U.S. Department of Energy 21587
Delmarva Power - Power Management Platform Other Energy Analysis FirstEnergy Solutions 21649
First Energy - Business Energy Analyzer נOhio Other Energy Analysis 21710
FirstEnergy - Business Energy Analyzer Other Energy Analysis FirstEnergy 21712
Seventhwave (formerly Energy Center of Wisconsin) - Energy Consulting Non-Profit Energy Analysis Seventhwave (formerly Energy Center of Wisconsin) 21839
Seventhwave (formerly Energy Center of Wisconsin) - Back of the Envelope Calculator Non-Profit Energy Analysis Seventhwave (formerly Energy Center of Wisconsin) 21840
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance - Training and Education Non-Profit Energy Analysis Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance 21849
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance - Building Operator Certification Non-Profit Training and Information Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance 21850
American Municipal Power (Public Electric Utilities) - Efficiency Smart Business Program Utility Rebate Program 21864
Ohio Office of Energy - Ohio Center for Industrial Energy Efficiency State Training and Information Ohio Office of Energy 21959
FirstEnergy - Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency Programs Utility Other FirstEnergy 21961
AEP Ohio - Energy Saving Programs Utility Other AEP Ohio 21962



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