North Carolina is a top-5 solar state by installed capacity. Full retail-rate Duke Energy net metering, an 80% property tax exemption, and good sun make the case. 15 city guides inside.
North Carolina is one of the top five states in the country by installed solar capacity, and most of that adoption happened without a state income tax credit. The reason: full retail-rate net metering through Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress, and Dominion Energy NC, combined with an 80% property tax exemption on solar-added home value and a robust installer market that has driven NC system prices among the most competitive in the Southeast.
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