Solar program details and conditions

Eligible equipment

• You must install a new eligible PV system in order to qualify for a Solar*Rewards rebate and REC payment. A list of eligible PV system modules and inverters is available on the California Energy Commission’s web site.
• All PV systems must carry a five-year warranty from both the manufacturer and the installer, including parts and labor.
• Rebuilt, used, refurbished or portable equipment does not qualify.

Installation requirements

• You may use the installer of your choice or install the system yourself.  We recommend you confirm that your installer understands our solar installation requirements and agrees to adhere to our program guidelines. We also recommend you request bids from at least three installers. Some resources to find installers include:
  • Yellow Pages
  • Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association
  • Find Solar
  • North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners

Legal Disclaimers

• Xcel Energy is not a manufacturer, supplier or guarantor of the PV system or installers, and Xcel Energy, whether by making available a list of installers and equipment sources or otherwise, has not made and makes no representations or warranties of any nature, directly or indirectly, express or implied, as to performance of the installer or reliability, performance, durability, condition or quality of the PV system selected and purchased.
• Per CPUC Rulemaking Docket No. 05R-112E:
  For on-site PV systems up to and including 10 kW, the Renewable Energy Credit (REC) payment may be adjusted, either up or down, based on the calculation of expected kWh of electric output as compared with an optimally oriented, fixed (i.e., non-tracking) system at the customer’s location, but only if the calculated system output differs from the optimally oriented system output by more than 10 percent.