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Home solar in Nebraska

Every Nebraska utility must offer net metering for home systems up to 25 kW, but exported power is credited only at the utility's avoided cost, and the main state help is a low-interest energy loan.

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.

13.5¢average home price per kWh (EIA, August 2026)
Harder case for solarCheap public power (about 14 cents/kWh) and exports credited at avoided cost, not retail, make payback long. Low-interest state loans help with the upfront cost.

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Net metering Net metering available

All local utilities (Nebraska is all public power) must offer net metering for systems of 25 kW or less. Solar you use at home saves the full retail price; any net excess in a billing period is credited at the utility's avoided cost, carried forward, and paid out at the end of each year. A utility may stop adding net metering customers once they reach 1% of its peak demand. Source

Solar credits (SRECs) No market

Nebraska has no SREC market. You own the renewable energy credits your system makes (Neb. Rev. Stat. 70-2004), but there is no state market to sell them in. Source

Rebates and incentives

Dollar and Energy Saving Loans (Nebraska Energy Office)

Simple interest 5%, 3.5% or less (1.5% for some NPPD customers); up to $125,000 for solar on a 1-2 family home; 1-10 year term

Nebraska homeowners through participating banks and credit unions

open loan Source

Taxes

Property tax: Partial: net-metered home systems are exempt from the state's nameplate capacity tax on renewable facilities (Neb. Rev. Stat. 77-6203(2)(b)); how county assessors treat home solar otherwise was not confirmed.
Sales tax: None found: no sales tax exemption for home solar equipment. Source

Solar laws

  • Net metering, Neb. Rev. Stat. 70-2001 to 70-2005 (LB 436) (2009). Requires all utilities to offer net metering for systems up to 25 kW, with net excess credited at avoided cost and paid yearly, until net metering reaches 1% of peak demand. Source
  • Nameplate capacity tax exemption, Neb. Rev. Stat. 77-6203 (). No nameplate capacity tax on a renewable facility that is a net metering customer-generator. Source

Community solar

Limited: no state community solar law, but some public power utilities (such as LES and OPPD) run their own community solar projects.

Timeline

  1. Statewide net metering law (LB 436) enacted
  2. Latest posted change to Dollar and Energy Saving Loan limits
  3. 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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