Santee Cooper - Rooftop Solar Rebate Program

Santee Cooper's rooftop solar rebate offers $950/kW up to a maximum of $5,700 to help offset installation costs, plus access to on-bill financing up to $40,000 for qualifying customers. You must work with a Santee Cooper Trade Ally contractor and expect a $10/month Distributed Generation Rider fee; after installation and testing, allow 6-8 weeks for rebate delivery. Your excess solar energy feeds back to the grid and appears on your bill, helping you save on monthly electric charges while contributing to environmental goals.

As a Santee Cooper Trade Ally, you can offer customers rebates of $950/kW (capped at $5,700) on rooftop PV installations, making your services more affordable. You must be qualified and current with Santee Cooper's program requirements; the utility handles interconnection, final testing, and meter exchange through its DocuSign process, streamlining documentation for you and your customers. Only installations by Trade Allies are eligible for rebates, positioning qualified contractors as the essential partner in the customer journey.

The Rooftop Solar Rebate Program incentivizes residential, commercial, nonprofit, and federal customers to install roof-mounted PV systems through rebates of $950/kW up to $5,700 per system. Santee Cooper manages interconnection, bidirectional metering, final acceptance testing, and rebate processing (6-8 weeks timeline), while Trade Ally contractors handle design and installation; customers also pay a $10/month Distributed Generation Rider fee. The program funds itself through this rider and complements on-bill financing options (Smart Energy Loan Program up to $40,000) to broaden access across customer segments.