Ashland Electric Utility - Photovoltaic Rebate Program
Administered by Ashland Electric Utilities Department
The City of Ashland offers a $600 rebate for solar photovoltaic systems that pass electrical inspection and meet program requirements. Your system must have at least 2,500 watts of panels with a total solar resource fraction of at least 75%, be interconnected and net-metered with the grid, and obtain permits from the City's Building Safety Division. Submit an application with your roof plan, compliance form, and project invoice to claim the incentive.
Ashland Electric's PV rebate program pays $600 per qualifying system installation, which can be combined with federal incentives to reduce customer costs. Systems must meet minimum 2,500-watt capacity with 75% or higher solar resource fractions, comply with all City building permits, and be interconnected with net-metering capability; customers benefit from net metering that carries excess summer credits into winter months.
The program provides a flat $600 incentive for residential and commercial solar electric installations that pass electrical inspection within Ashland Municipal Electric Utility territory. Eligible systems require minimum 2,500W capacity with ≥75% total solar resource fractions, City building permits, net-metering interconnection, and owner or tenant occupancy at installation site. The utility also facilitates off-site solar and virtual net-metering options allowing energy credit transfers between meters within the service area.
Program details
- Program ID
- 421
- Last updated
- 9/18/2025
Eligibility
- Sectors
- commercial local government residential multifamily residential low income residential
- Technologies
- solar photovoltaics
Program summary
The City of Ashland offers residential and commercial electric customers installing photovoltaic systems a rebate. Before January 1, 2023, cash incentives for interconnected solar electric systems were $0.25 per watt up to a maximum of $5,000 per system. Beginning January 1, 2023, solar electric installations that pass their electric inspections can receive incentive payments of $600.
To qualify, the owner of the system must be a tenant of the facility where the system is installed. The system must be interconnected with the electric service at the facility and be net-metered. Systems must have at least 2,500 W of panels with total solar resource fractions of at least 75%. The system must be installed with permits from the City’s Building Safety Division and comply with all permit requirements.
Contact & resources
- Contact email
- wandersd@ashland.or.us
- Additional resources
Please verify current program details with the administering agency before making any financial decisions.
