How Much Do Home Solar Panels Cost in 2025?

How Much Do Home Solar Panels Cost in 2025? (New York State Edition)

 

We’re just going to get straight to the point. Most companies won’t give you any information about price unless they are sitting right in front of you. Here is a breakdown and what you can expect to pay to go solar in New York State. If you don’t care to see the breakdown and you only want to see the total cost after the rebates and credits have been deducted then just fast forward to the very bottom of the page for totals!

 

BREAKDOWN

Materials (solar panels, inverters, racking equipment, electrical, wiring etc.)​

Medium Size Homes (1500-3000 sq feet): $6907 to $14232​

Large Homes (3000-4500 sq feet): $14233 to $19720

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Extra Large Homes and Commercial Buildings (4500+ sq ft): *For extra-large homes over 4500 sq feet just call us because these can vary so much depending on how big the home or commercial building is*

 

Average Tax Credit (Federal)​

Medium Size Homes (1500-3000 sq feet): $4410 to $7408​

Large Homes (3000-4500 sq feet): $7409 to $12203​

Information about the Federal Tax Credit from the IRS federal website: https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/residential-clean-energy-credit

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Average Tax Credit (NY State)​

Medium Size Homes (1500-3000 sq feet): $4000

Large Homes (3000-4500 sq feet): $5000

See the “Tax Credits” page of our website for more info and also videos explaining the credits here: https://www.integritysolarsolutions.com/solar-tax-credits

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Fixed Costs (Permits, Engineering, site assessment etc.)

Medium Size Homes (1500-3000 sq feet): $841 to $1981

Large Homes (3000-4500 sq feet): $1982 to $3850

 

Contractor Gross (labor, licenses, insurances and warranties up to 25-years)

Medium Size Homes (1500-3000 sq feet): $6309 to $7951

Large Homes (3000-4500 sq feet): $7952 to $13749

 

TOTALS

On average a medium size home (1500-3000 sq ft) can expect to pay within the range of $5,647 to $12,756 net after the rebates and credits have been deducted.

 

A large size home (3000-4500 sq ft) can expect to pay within the range of $12,757 to $20,116 net after the rebates and credits have been deducted.

 

FINANCING

We generally recommend financing solar panels even if you have the cash to purchase them. The reason is because you don’t have to pay for several months. Within this period your system can be turned on and generating power while you accumulate credits from the utility. So when you actually begin to start paying off the solar panels, you will already have saved several hundreds of dollars. So you can be cash flow positive right away. This is why some solar companies call the solar panels FREE and they say that the state can completely pay for your solar panels. This is NOT accurate. You are actually financing the system with a long grace period before you have to pay anything. So your system gets built, starts making power for your home for $0 down. This is the more accurate way to explain this instead of saying everything is free and the government pays for everything.

You are still are eligible for the tax credits when you use our financing. But you are NOT eligible for any tax credits and rebates if you are only leasing or renting the equipment or doing a PPA (power purchase agreement) from another company.