@sornord1 wrote:
Is it my option to use, or not use, a solar credit in any given year?
No. If you want to claim the credit, you must claim it in the year the property was placed in service (meaning installed and turned on, regardless of when you actually pay for it).
Then, you must complete the carryover procedure each year and use any amount you can, with the rest to carry over another year. If you can't use any because of your situation, it will all carry forward, but you can't leave the form off your return.
