Deductions & credits


@bwsantana wrote:

How about generators in off-grid homes using solar panels and battery storage for energy?


Solar panels qualify for a credit if installed on a home you use as a residence.  It doesn't have to be your main home, but you have to live there as a residence at least part of the time.  If you installed battery storage as part of the solar system, that may also qualify.  The law as it stands for 2022 was not specific about batteries, but if the batteries were installed as part of the overall solar system, most experts I have read will consider they qualify.  The law was updated so that starting in 2023, the batteries must have at least 3kWh capacity.

 

The backup generator does not qualify for any credit.