Solar in Vermont

Currently in Vermont there are incentives for photovoltaic, solar hot water, solar space heating.

		State Director: Will White 174 River Street, Montpelier, VT Phone: 802.229.2786 Fax: 401.396.9902 email: wwhite@solarwrights.com		Our Vermont Team: (left to right) Colin Sorenson, Will White, Bob Chew.
		Montpelier Operations Manager: Colin Sorenson Phone: 802.229.2786 email: csorenson@solarwrights.com

• Vermont Energy Investment Corporation provides incentives of up to $8750 for residential and commercial photovoltaic and solar thermal systems. The incentive is based on system size and cost. Please contact us for details.


• Vermont Energy Investment Corporation also provides incentives for wind turbines of up to $12,500.


• Vermont has a Net Metering Law, which allows you to sell electricity back to the electric company by crediting your next month's bill and reconciling annually. Net metering is available for residential and agricultural photovoltaic and wind systems.


• The Federal Tax Credit for photovoltaic systems is 30% with a maximum cap of $2,000 for residential projects and no cap for commercial projects.


• The Federal Tax Credit for solar hot water systems is 30% with a maximum cap of $2,000 for residential projects and no cap for commercial projects.


• The Federal Tax Credit for solar space heating systems is 30% with a maximum cap of $2,000 for residential projects and no cap for commercial projects.

Basic Requirements:

• You need a totally unshaded southerly facing roof or yard
• Your roof needs to be in good condition

• You need a mostly unshaded roof that is facing Southeast to South West or a sunny yard where we can install the collectors on a ground mount
• Your roof needs to be in good condition

• We need to mount the collectors at a steep angle (60 degrees is best)
• The roof needs to be unshaded and south facing
• You can install the collectors on a ground mount system
• You need radiant heating or a HydroAir system for best results