Solar Quotes in Wilmington, NC

If Duke Energy Progress is your utility

• The NC Public Staff says Duke's residential net metering rider (Rider NM) closed to new customers September 30, 2023. New customers take Residential Solar Choice (Rider RSC), which adds a minimum monthly bill and non-bypassable charges, or Rider NMB, which is open to a limited number of customers each year and doesn't require a time-of-use with critical peak pricing rate. Source: https://publicstaff.nc.gov/public-staff-divisions/energy-division/electric-section/net-metering (accessed 2026-10-20)
• The N.C. Public Staff says Duke's residential Rider NM closed to new customers September 30, 2023, replaced by Residential Solar Choice (Rider RSC) and Net Metering Bridge (Rider NMB). RSC adds a minimum monthly bill and non-bypassable charges. Source: https://publicstaff.nc.gov/electric/net-metering (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. Which Duke Energy Progress net metering or export rule will my system be on, and what is the current credit rate?
2. How did you size the system against my last 12 months of usage, and what export share did you assume?
3. Who files the interconnection application, and how long does permission to operate usually take here?
4. What's included in the price (permits, inspections, monitoring), and what warranties cover panels, inverter and workmanship?

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