Solar Quotes in Mobile, AL
Your utility's rules
Many homes in the Mobile area are served by Alabama Power. Confirm which rules apply to your account before you sign.
- Customers with generating facilities of not more than 100 kW can sell alternate energy to Alabama Power under Rate PAE, which also requires meeting Rate Rider RGB (Supplementary, Back-Up, or Maintenance Power) and paying a monthly base charge. Source: https://www.alabamapower.com/content/dam/alabama-power/pdfs-docs/Rates/RATE%20PAE.pdf (accessed 2026-10-20)
- Alabama Power's Rate Rider RGB (approved by the Alabama PSC in Informal Docket U-4226) is required for any customer that gets part of its electricity from on-site, non-emergency generation operating in parallel with Alabama Power's system. Source: https://www.alabamapower.com/content/dam/alabama-power/pdfs-docs/Rates/RGB.pdf (accessed 2026-10-20)
A note on the federal tax credit
The federal residential clean energy credit (25D) doesn't apply to expenditures made after December 31, 2025. The IRS treats an expenditure as made when installation is completed. Source: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/faqs-for-modification-of-sections-25c-25d-25e-30c-30d-45l-45w-and-179d-under-public-law-119-21-139-stat-72-july-4-2025-commonly-known-as-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-obbb (accessed 2026-10-20). This page isn't tax advice.
Questions to ask
- Which Alabama Power net metering or export rule will my system be on, and what is the current credit rate?
- How did you size the system against my last 12 months of usage, and what export share did you assume?
- Who files the interconnection application, and how long does permission to operate usually take here?
- What's included in the price (permits, inspections, monitoring), and what warranties cover panels, inverter and workmanship?
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