Austin Utilities - Solar Rebate Program

Austin Utilities offers a $500 rebate for residential PV systems and $15 per square foot for solar water heating systems, available on a first-come, first-served basis. You must complete an energy audit before installation, sign a net-metering and interconnection agreement with Austin Utilities, and submit an application through their program website to qualify.

You can install PV or solar water heating systems for customers in Austin Utilities' service area and help them claim $500 per PV system or $15/sq ft for solar water heating. Ensure your customers complete a pre-installation energy audit, execute the required net-metering and interconnection contract, and submit the application, since rebates are awarded first-come, first-served and the utility reserves the right to withdraw the program.

This first-come, first-served rebate program incentivizes residential and commercial PV and solar water heating through flat-rate ($500 for PV) and per-unit ($15/sq ft for water heating) rebates, contingent on completed energy audits and executed net-metering agreements. Austin Utilities retains unilateral withdrawal rights and manages applications and funding through their website portal.