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Home solar in Mississippi

Mississippi has no true net metering: Entergy Mississippi and Mississippi Power credit exported solar at avoided cost plus a 2.5-cent adder (about 5.5 cents/kWh, or 7.5 cents for lower-income homes), locked in for 25 years.

Facts checked 2026-11-01, each with a source link below. Programs change often: confirm with your utility, installer and a tax professional before you sign.

14.4¢average home price per kWh (EIA, August 2026)

Harder case for solarLow power prices and below-retail export credits, but the 2.5-cent adder and an extra low-income adder are locked in for 25 years. No state tax credit or tax exemption found.

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Net metering Replaced by a lower credit

Under the PSC's Net Renewable Generation Rules (2015, revised 2022), solar you use at home saves the retail price, and power you export is turned into a dollar credit at the utility's avoided cost plus a 2.5 cents/kWh benefits adder, guaranteed for 25 years. Households up to 250% of the federal poverty level can get an added low-income adder. Credits carry forward but can't cover fixed monthly charges. Utilities may ask to stop adding customers once solar reaches 4% of system peak. Applies to Entergy Mississippi and Mississippi Power; TVA areas and co-ops set their own rules. Source

2015-12: PSC adopts first net metering rule
2022-07-12: PSC adopts Net Renewable Generation Rules
2023-01-01: revised rules take effect
2027-07: earliest date the PSC may reopen the rules (5 years after the order)

Solar credits (SRECs) No market

No SREC market. Since 2022 you no longer have to give your RECs to the utility to get the 2.5-cent adder, but you may have to if you take an up-front rebate. Source

Rebates and incentives

Distributed Generation Benefits Adder

2.5 cents/kWh on exported power, on top of avoided cost, for 25 years

Entergy Mississippi and Mississippi Power solar customers

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Low-income benefits adder

Extra credit per exported kWh (about 2 cents; total value about 7.5 cents/kWh in Jan. 2025)

Households up to 250% of the federal poverty level

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Solar for Schools (PSC program)

PPA price of avoided cost plus 4.5 cents/kWh

Public school districts served by Entergy Mississippi or Mississippi Power (not homeowners)

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Taxes

Property tax: None found: no state property tax exemption for home solar.
Sales tax: None found: no sales tax exemption for home solar.

Solar laws

MPSC Net Renewable Generation Rules (2022 amendments) (2022). Keeps the 2.5-cent adder and low-income adder for 25 years, widens low-income eligibility to 250% of poverty, adds meter aggregation, measures system size in AC, raises the cap to 4% of peak, and orders utilities to file Solar for Schools and up-front rebate programs. Source
Solar for Schools and low-income incentives revived (Docket 2023-UN-16) (2025). The PSC suspended Solar for Schools and low-income/battery incentives in April 2024, then unanimously lifted the suspension in early April 2025. Source

Community solar

No state community solar program found.

Timeline

2015-12 PSC adopts Mississippi's first net metering rule
2022-07-12 PSC adopts Net Renewable Generation Rules
2023-01-01 Revised rules take effect
2024-04 PSC suspends Solar for Schools and low-income/battery incentives
2025-04 PSC lifts the suspension
2025-12-31 Federal 30% homeowner tax credit (25D) ends

Federal tax credits

The 30% federal tax credit for homeowners who buy solar (Section 25D) ended for systems placed in service after December 31, 2025, so buying no longer earns a federal credit. If you lease or sign a power purchase agreement (PPA), the panels belong to a company that may still claim a business credit under federal deadlines that tighten through 2027. Ask your installer whether that savings is in your price.

Sources

Last checked 2026-11-01. Incentives are not guaranteed and can change or run out. Confirm every figure with your utility, installer and a tax professional before you sign. This page is general information, not tax, legal or financial advice.

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