All 50 states
Solar Panel Cost by State (2026)
Installed pricing, remaining state incentives, and typical payback period for every state — updated for the post-federal-credit market.
Southwest
Arizona
AZ · Strong incentives
$2.22/W
Nevada
NV · Moderate incentives
$2.32/W
New Mexico
NM · Strong incentives
$2.38/W
West
Alaska
AK · Moderate incentives
$3.42/W
California
CA · Strong incentives
$2.62/W
Hawaii
HI · Strong incentives
$3.05/W
Oregon
OR · Moderate incentives
$2.75/W
Washington
WA · Moderate incentives
$2.85/W
South
Alabama
AL · Developing incentives
$2.52/W
Arkansas
AR · Developing incentives
$2.58/W
Florida
FL · Moderate incentives
$2.38/W
Georgia
GA · Developing incentives
$2.50/W
Kentucky
KY · Developing incentives
$2.60/W
Louisiana
LA · Developing incentives
$2.45/W
Mississippi
MS · Developing incentives
$2.55/W
North Carolina
NC · Moderate incentives
$2.52/W
Oklahoma
OK · Developing incentives
$2.48/W
South Carolina
SC · Strong incentives
$2.58/W
Tennessee
TN · Developing incentives
$2.60/W
Texas
TX · Developing incentives
$2.30/W
Virginia
VA · Moderate incentives
$2.58/W
West Virginia
WV · Developing incentives
$2.68/W
Northeast
Connecticut
CT · Strong incentives
$2.95/W
Delaware
DE · Moderate incentives
$2.72/W
Maine
ME · Moderate incentives
$2.95/W
Maryland
MD · Strong incentives
$2.68/W
Massachusetts
MA · Strong incentives
$3.30/W
New Hampshire
NH · Developing incentives
$2.95/W
New Jersey
NJ · Strong incentives
$2.80/W
New York
NY · Strong incentives
$2.88/W
Pennsylvania
PA · Strong incentives
$2.65/W
Rhode Island
RI · Strong incentives
$3.18/W
Vermont
VT · Moderate incentives
$3.05/W
Midwest
Illinois
IL · Strong incentives
$2.68/W
Indiana
IN · Developing incentives
$2.58/W
Iowa
IA · Moderate incentives
$2.72/W
Kansas
KS · Developing incentives
$2.55/W
Michigan
MI · Moderate incentives
$2.70/W
Minnesota
MN · Strong incentives
$2.75/W
Missouri
MO · Developing incentives
$2.58/W
Nebraska
NE · Developing incentives
$2.88/W
North Dakota
ND · Developing incentives
$2.90/W
Ohio
OH · Moderate incentives
$2.62/W
South Dakota
SD · Developing incentives
$2.88/W
Wisconsin
WI · Moderate incentives
$2.78/W
Mountain
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