Solar Quotes in Boston, MA

If Eversource is your utility

• Eversource says residential systems under 10 kW usually qualify for net metering, at a credit slightly below the full retail rate because energy efficiency, renewable energy and distributed solar charges are excluded. Your contractor applies for net metering when interconnecting. Source: https://www.eversource.com/residential/save-money-energy/clean-energy-options/solar-energy/learn-about-solar/net-metering-defined (accessed 2026-10-20)
• The Massachusetts DPU says net metering credits appear as a dollar amount and never expire, except for cap exempt facilities serving on-site load, which are cashed out or carried over each March at the avoided cost rate. Renewable facilities of 25 kW or less are nameplate cap exempt. Source: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/net-metering-guide (accessed 2026-10-20)
• Eversource Massachusetts groups net-metering customers into Class I (60 kW or less), Class II (over 60 kW to 1,000 kW) and Class III (over 1,000 kW to 2,000 kW), which affects how excess generation is credited. Source: https://www.eversource.com/residential/about/doing-business-with-us/interconnections/massachusetts/net-metering (accessed 2026-10-20)
• National Grid's Massachusetts Net Metering Provision (M.D.P.U. No. 1625, effective March 1, 2026) calculates credits for excess generation as a Standard, Market, or Small Hydro Net Metering Credit depending on the facility. Source: https://www.nationalgridus.com/media/pdfs/billing-payments/tariffs/mae/2026/mdpu-1625-net-metering-provision_03.01.2026.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

1. Will my system be under 10 kW, and how does that affect my credit rate?
2. Do you plan to apply for any Massachusetts SMART incentive?

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