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Washington State Solar Incentives

Washington State Solar Incentives

Federal Tax Credit

A tax credit equivalent to 30% of the total cost of the system, signed into law via the Inflation Reduction Act on August 16, 2022.

Washington State Sales Tax Exemption

Solar photovoltaic systems sized up to 100 kW AC and installed by qualified installers are exempt from state sales tax as of July 1, 2019.

Net Metering

Send excess electricity back to your utility and receive a full retail rate credit in kilowatt-hours (kWh) on your electric bill.

Recent Articles & Case Studies

Residential Solar Installations

  • 9.62 kW, Deming
  • 11.84 kW, Bellingham
  • 8.88 kW, Friday Harbor
  • 6.4 kW, Bellingham
  • 7.56 kW, Camano Island
  • 9 kW, Sedro-Woolley

Commercial Solar Installations

  • Rosehill Community Center
  • Vashon Recycling and Transfer Station
  • Foothills Food Bank
  • East Whatcom Regional Resource Center
  • Recycling & Disposal Services
  • Friday Harbor Market

What Our Solar Customers Have to Say

  • They were prompt, polite and responsive from the initial bid to the installation.
    Colleen S.6.27 kW solar PV system, Stanwood
  • Your entire team made this project a dream come true for us. The planet and the Palmers thank you!
    Bill and Kaye P.2.88 kW solar PV system, Bellingham
  • The overall experience from initial contact through project completion was enjoyable!
    Charlie S.3.38 kW solar PV system, Anacortes
  • Thank you for a job well done.
    Steven B.4.62 kW solar PV system, Blaine
  • Power outage this morning. My SkyBox is up and running flawlessly. Hot water, hot coffee, cold beer (for later), internet, oh, and all of the critical loads weren’t interrupted. I can hear the neighbors’ generator, but not my SkyBox.
    Bo M.Skybox, Woodinville
  • My experience with Western Solar from initial contact, to site analysis to determine size and placement, payback projection and final installation was transparent, understandable and enjoyable.
    Lyle A.5.67 kW solar PV system, Blaine

Over 50,000 panels
installed.

Over 4163 cups of
coffee consumed.

Over 1,500 homes &
businesses powered.

Estimated 5,546 tons of co2
offset annually.