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The Future of Solar Power

Admin June 04, 2025
The Future of Solar Power

Where We Stand in 2025

Today, homeowners who install solar panels in 2025 are still eligible for the full 30% federal tax credit. This has continued to make solar energy more affordable, encouraging adoption across the country. 

This program has made a massive difference for homeowners. Freedom Solar customers who installed solar in 2024 saw a cumulative tax return of more than $27 million—an average of $9,900 per customer. 

However, new proposals introduced in Congress this year threaten to undo much of that progress.

A recent budget bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives calls for:

  • Ending the residential solar tax credit by the end of 2025—ten years earlier than currently scheduled.

The solar tax credit was first introduced through the Energy Policy Act of 2005, offering homeowners a 30% tax credit on the cost of installing solar panels. This meant that nearly a third of a system’s cost could be recouped through federal tax savings. In 2008, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act extended the credit for eight years and removed a $2,000 cap, allowing homeowners to fully benefit from the 30% incentive.

In 2015, Congress set the credit on a gradual phase-out path, planning to reduce it year by year and eliminate it for residential systems by 2022. However, as demand for renewable energy grew, lawmakers extended the credit multiple times.

 

The solar tax credit was first introduced through the Energy Policy Act of 2005, offering homeowners a 30% tax credit on the cost of installing solar panels. This meant that nearly a third of a system’s cost could be recouped through federal tax savings. In 2008, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act extended the credit for eight years and removed a $2,000 cap, allowing homeowners to fully benefit from the 30% incentive.

In 2015, Congress set the credit on a gradual phase-out path, planning to reduce it year by year and eliminate it for residential systems by 2022. However, as demand for renewable energy grew, lawmakers extended the credit multiple times.

 

The solar tax credit was first introduced through the Energy Policy Act of 2005, offering homeowners a 30% tax credit on the cost of installing solar panels. This meant that nearly a third of a system’s cost could be recouped through federal tax savings. In 2008, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act extended the credit for eight years and removed a $2,000 cap, allowing homeowners to fully benefit from the 30% incentive.

In 2015, Congress set the credit on a gradual phase-out path, planning to reduce it year by year and eliminate it for residential systems by 2022. However, as demand for renewable energy grew, lawmakers extended the credit multiple times.

The solar tax credit was first introduced through the Energy Policy Act of 2005, offering homeowners a 30% tax credit on the cost of installing solar panels.
The Future of Solar Power

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What This Means for Homeowners

If these proposals move forward, the financial return on investing in solar energy could decline sharply for those who go solar after 2025 becausehomeowners would have to shoulder a much higher portion of the installation costs out of pocket. Additionally, limiting or eliminating solar financing tools—like leases and credit transfers—could make it harder for average households to afford solar at all.

Industry leaders, including Tesla, have publicly opposed the legislation, warning that it could stall the nation’s progress on clean energy and undermine private-sector investment in solar technology.

 

The solar tax credit was first introduced through the Energy Policy Act of 2005, offering homeowners a 30% tax credit on the cost of installing solar panels. This meant that nearly a third of a system’s cost could be recouped through federal tax savings. In 2008, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act extended the credit for eight years and removed a $2,000 cap, allowing homeowners to fully benefit from the 30% incentive.

In 2015, Congress set the credit on a gradual phase-out path, planning to reduce it year by year and eliminate it for residential systems by 2022. However, as demand for renewable energy grew, lawmakers extended the credit multiple times.

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