U.S. Residential Solar Quote Prices, First Half 2026 (EnergySage Report)
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EnergySage's Home Electrification Marketplace Report, covering quotes submitted through its marketplace from January to June 2026, found the median quoted U.S. residential solar price rose 3.2% to $2.57/W in the first half of 2026, from $2.49/W in the second half of 2025. Solar-only pricing stayed flat at $2.62/W, while the solar portion of solar-plus-storage quotes rose nearly 5% to $2.55/W, excluding battery cost. The share of installers quoting third-party ownership products rose from about 14% in January to 41% by the end of June, after the Section 25D residential tax credit expired at the end of 2025. The reports give no regulatory effective date or filing deadline.
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- pv magazine (Global)EnergySage report finds U.S. residential solar quotes up 3.2% in first half of 2026 as third-party ownership expands
EnergySage's Home Electrification Marketplace Report, based on quotes submitted through its marketplace from January to June 2026, found the median quoted residential solar price reached $2.57/W, a 3.2% increase from $2.49/W in the second half of 2025, while solar-only pricing stayed flat at $2.62/W. The share of installers quoting third-party ownership products rose from about 14% in January to 41% by the end of June, after the Section 25D residential tax credit expired at the end of 2025; EnergySage says qualifying third-party-owned projects can still access federal commercial tax incentives through 2027.
- pv magazine USAEnergySage report: U.S. residential solar quotes rise 3.2% to $2.57/W in first half of 2026
EnergySage's Home Electrification Marketplace Report states that the median quoted U.S. residential solar price rose 3.2% to $2.57/W in the first half of 2026, from $2.49/W in the second half of 2025, based on quotes submitted through its marketplace between January and June 2026. Solar-only pricing stayed flat at $2.62/W, while the solar portion of solar-plus-storage quotes rose nearly 5% to $2.55/W, excluding battery cost. The share of installers quoting third-party ownership products rose from about 14% in January to 41% by the end of June, after the Section 25D residential tax credit expired at the end of 2025.
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