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Can I claim the solar tax credit more than once? I would first buy the batteries for backup, then in the future maybe coming years add a full solar panel system?

It would be the same house. And the systems would be different.
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TomD8
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Can I claim the solar tax credit more than once? I would first buy the batteries for backup, then in the future maybe coming years add a full solar panel system?

You cannot claim a solar energy credit for the purchase of batteries alone.  The credit is for the purchase of an entire system, and the installation of the system must be completed during the tax year.

https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/homeowners-guide-federal-tax-credit-solar-photovoltaics

**Answers are correct to the best of my ability but do not constitute tax or legal advice.

Can I claim the solar tax credit more than once? I would first buy the batteries for backup, then in the future maybe coming years add a full solar panel system?


@TomD8 wrote:

You cannot claim a solar energy credit for the purchase of batteries alone.  The credit is for the purchase of an entire system, and the installation of the system must be completed during the tax year.

https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/homeowners-guide-federal-tax-credit-solar-photovoltaics


The revision to section 25D contained in the Inflation Reduction Act added a new credit for storage batteries, as long as the capacity was at least 3kWh.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-law-changes/discussion/faq-revisions-to-section-25d-residentia...

 

@Twomonsters 

As far as I can tell, you can't claim a credit to repair or replace an existing, old or out of date system.  But if you are adding new equipment (a new solar system, new additional battery capacity), those additions will qualify when you perform the work, even though you have already claimed a credit for the first system.  

*Answers are correct to the best of my ability at the time of posting but do not constitute legal or tax advice.*
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