State Solar Guides
Solar economics, net metering policy, and incentives for every US state — updated for 2026.
California
#15.7 sun hrs28.0¢/kWh$3.1/W~8 yr payback
Full guide →Arizona
#26.2 sun hrs13.0¢/kWh$2.65/W~9 yr payback
Full guide →Florida
#35.5 sun hrs12.0¢/kWh$2.8/W~9 yr payback
Full guide →Massachusetts
#44.1 sun hrs24.0¢/kWh$3.3/W~9 yr payback
Full guide →Texas
#55.5 sun hrs13.0¢/kWh$2.6/W~10 yr payback
Full guide →New York
#64.1 sun hrs22.0¢/kWh$3.2/W~9 yr payback
Full guide →New Jersey
#74.2 sun hrs17.0¢/kWh$3/W~8 yr payback
Full guide →Colorado
#85.4 sun hrs14.0¢/kWh$2.9/W~10 yr payback
Full guide →Nevada
#96.4 sun hrs13.0¢/kWh$2.7/W~9 yr payback
Full guide →Hawaii
#105.7 sun hrs38.0¢/kWh$3.6/W~6 yr payback
Full guide →Maryland
#114.5 sun hrs16.0¢/kWh$2.9/W~9 yr payback
Full guide →Connecticut
#124.2 sun hrs26.0¢/kWh$3.2/W~8 yr payback
Full guide →Rhode Island
#134.1 sun hrs23.0¢/kWh$3.1/W~9 yr payback
Full guide →South Carolina
#145 sun hrs14.0¢/kWh$2.8/W~9 yr payback
Full guide →Georgia
#155.2 sun hrs13.0¢/kWh$2.75/W~10 yr payback
Full guide →North Carolina
#165 sun hrs12.0¢/kWh$2.85/W~11 yr payback
Full guide →Virginia
#174.7 sun hrs13.0¢/kWh$2.9/W~11 yr payback
Full guide →New Mexico
#186.1 sun hrs13.0¢/kWh$2.7/W~9 yr payback
Full guide →Oregon
#194.2 sun hrs12.0¢/kWh$2.85/W~12 yr payback
Full guide →Washington
#203.9 sun hrs10.0¢/kWh$2.9/W~14 yr payback
Full guide →Illinois
#214.4 sun hrs15.0¢/kWh$3/W~9 yr payback
Full guide →Minnesota
#224.5 sun hrs14.0¢/kWh$2.95/W~10 yr payback
Full guide →Pennsylvania
#234.2 sun hrs15.0¢/kWh$3/W~10 yr payback
Full guide →Utah
#245.5 sun hrs11.0¢/kWh$2.75/W~11 yr payback
Full guide →Ohio
#254.2 sun hrs13.0¢/kWh$2.9/W~12 yr payback
Full guide →Michigan
#264 sun hrs17.0¢/kWh$3/W~12 yr payback
Full guide →Wisconsin
#274.3 sun hrs16.0¢/kWh$2.95/W~11 yr payback
Full guide →Indiana
#284.5 sun hrs12.0¢/kWh$2.85/W~13 yr payback
Full guide →Missouri
#294.8 sun hrs11.0¢/kWh$2.8/W~13 yr payback
Full guide →Tennessee
#304.8 sun hrs11.0¢/kWh$2.75/W~14 yr payback
Full guide →Kentucky
#314.6 sun hrs11.0¢/kWh$2.8/W~13 yr payback
Full guide →Arkansas
#325 sun hrs11.0¢/kWh$2.75/W~13 yr payback
Full guide →Louisiana
#335.1 sun hrs10.0¢/kWh$2.8/W~14 yr payback
Full guide →Oklahoma
#345.6 sun hrs10.0¢/kWh$2.75/W~14 yr payback
Full guide →Kansas
#355.4 sun hrs11.0¢/kWh$2.85/W~14 yr payback
Full guide →Nebraska
#365.1 sun hrs10.0¢/kWh$2.9/W~15 yr payback
Full guide →Iowa
#374.7 sun hrs11.0¢/kWh$2.9/W~12 yr payback
Full guide →South Dakota
#385 sun hrs11.0¢/kWh$2.95/W~14 yr payback
Full guide →North Dakota
#394.8 sun hrs10.0¢/kWh$2.95/W~14 yr payback
Full guide →Montana
#404.8 sun hrs11.0¢/kWh$2.95/W~14 yr payback
Full guide →Wyoming
#415.6 sun hrs9.0¢/kWh$2.9/W~16 yr payback
Full guide →Idaho
#424.9 sun hrs10.0¢/kWh$2.85/W~15 yr payback
Full guide →Maine
#434 sun hrs22.0¢/kWh$3.1/W~10 yr payback
Full guide →New Hampshire
#444 sun hrs24.0¢/kWh$3.15/W~9 yr payback
Full guide →Vermont
#453.9 sun hrs21.0¢/kWh$3.2/W~10 yr payback
Full guide →Delaware
#464.3 sun hrs15.0¢/kWh$2.95/W~10 yr payback
Full guide →Alabama
#475 sun hrs13.0¢/kWh$2.8/W~15 yr payback
Full guide →Mississippi
#485.1 sun hrs11.0¢/kWh$2.85/W~16 yr payback
Full guide →West Virginia
#494.2 sun hrs10.0¢/kWh$2.9/W~15 yr payback
Full guide →Alaska
#503.2 sun hrs22.0¢/kWh$4.2/W~14 yr payback
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