Yes. According to the IRS instructions
for Form 5695:
Qualified solar
electric property costs are costs for property that uses solar
energy to generate electricity for use in your home located in the
United States.
No distinction is made between primary system and backup system. You may be able to take a credit of 30% of your costs of
qualified solar electric property, solar water heating property,
small wind energy property, geothermal heat pump property,
and fuel cell property.
To enter the information for the credit in TurboTax, please follow these
steps:
- Click on Federal
Taxes > Deductions & Credits.
- In the Your
Home section, click on the Start/Revisit box next to Home
Energy Credits. (See
Screenshot #1, below.)
- On the
Energy-Saving Home Improvements screen, click Yes and then Continue.
(Screenshot #2)
- Continue through the screens until your come to Enter Any Additional Energy-Efficient Improvements. (Screenshot #3)
- Entering the information on the solar generator. Click Continue when done.
- TurboTax
will then calculate any credit due.
For additional information see the IRS instructions
for Form 5695.
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