Snohomish County PUD Solar Express

Solar Electric / Photovoltaic

Commercial PV Systems: Commercial, industrial and municipal customers that install qualifying new PV systems can receive a cash incentive of $500 per installed kW, up to $10,000 for pre-approved qualified systems.

Residential PV Systems: Customers may choose a cash incentive of $500 per installed kW, up to $2,500, for pre-approved, qualified new systems. Optionally, customers may apply for a 2.9% APR loan of up to $25,000 to finance the installation instead of the cash incentive. The loan option cannot be combined with the cash incentive on a single system. See the Program Handbook for full details on loan and credit qualifications and restrictions.

Qualifications and Restrictions: Photovoltaic systems must use new UL listed equipment and be grid-tied to the PUD. The Customer must include a Net Metering Agreement with their application to be eligible for cash incentives or residential loans. More information about net metering can be found here. PUD Rate Schedule 200 for net metering can be viewed by clicking here.

Systems must be installed on Customers’ premises with a PUD account in good standing. For complete system and customer qualifications, please see the Program Handbook.

Solar Hot Water

Commercial SHW Systems: Commercial, industrial and municipal customers that install qualifying new solar hot water systems can receive a cash incentive of $500 per system.

Residential SHW Systems: Customers may choose a cash incentive of $500 per installed system. Optionally, customers may apply for a 2.9% APR loan of up to $14,000 to finance the installation instead of the cash incentive. The loan option cannot be combined with the cash incentive on a single system. See the Program Handbook for full details on loan qualifications and restrictions.

Qualifications and Restrictions: To be eligible for incentives, the SHW system must supplement an existing electric hot water system. Solar hot water systems must use manufactured new equipment with SRCC OG 100 rating to be eligible for cash incentives or loans.

Systems must be installed on existing or new buildings with a PUD account in good standing. For complete system and customer qualifications, please see the Program Handbook.