Solar power in Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is very lucky with its solar incentives with tax credits and rebates as well as net metering for when you aren't using all of your solar. With state and federal level tax credits in most cases about 50% off all upfront costs of the system are covered. After the system is installed you'll be entitled to net metering.This agreement with your utility gives you full retail value for excess power exported to the grid, where this incentive draws the most importance is in the middle of the day when solar is producing the most power and most people are out of the house. With many state lawmakers believing this is too generous these incentives may be take away soon and it's essential that home and business owners interested in solar install soon.

Even if you are not convinced about solar we recommend that at the very least you use the solar panel calculator to find out:

• How many solar panels you need to cover your power bill;
• How suitable your house is for solar;
• What incentives your house may be eligible for;
• The cost of solar panel installation in Charleston and whether you are eligible for zero down solar deals; and
• Your likely payback period and return on investment from installing solar

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