Solar costs
Solar panel cost by state.
Pick a state for its median installed price, how its utilities credit solar, the incentives still open and city-level estimates. Every figure is sourced and dated on the state page.
Alabama
$3.60/W median · 16.5¢/kWh average price
≈ $36,000 for 10.0 kW
Alaska
$3.60/W median · 27.3¢/kWh average price
≈ $27,000 for 7.5 kW
Arizona
$3.10/W median · 15.4¢/kWh average price
≈ $23,000 for 7.4 kW
Arkansas
$3.60/W median · 13.7¢/kWh average price
≈ $33,000 for 9.2 kW
California
$3.30/W median · 32.6¢/kWh average price
≈ $12,000 for 3.7 kW
Colorado
$3.60/W median · 16.8¢/kWh average price
≈ $18,000 for 5.1 kW
Connecticut
$3.30/W median · 27.5¢/kWh average price
≈ $21,000 for 6.5 kW
Delaware
$3.60/W median · 18.0¢/kWh average price
≈ $29,000 for 8.0 kW
District of Columbia
$3.60/W median · 24.9¢/kWh average price
≈ $20,000 for 5.5 kW
Florida
$3.10/W median · 15.3¢/kWh average price
≈ $26,000 for 8.5 kW
Georgia
$3.60/W median · 15.5¢/kWh average price
≈ $33,000 for 9.1 kW
Hawaii
$3.60/W median · 46.4¢/kWh average price
≈ $13,000 for 3.7 kW
Idaho
$3.60/W median · 13.0¢/kWh average price
≈ $28,000 for 7.7 kW
Illinois
$3.60/W median · 19.2¢/kWh average price
≈ $23,000 for 6.4 kW
Indiana
$3.60/W median · 17.0¢/kWh average price
≈ $29,000 for 8.1 kW
Iowa
$3.60/W median · 14.6¢/kWh average price
≈ $26,000 for 7.3 kW
Kansas
$3.60/W median · 15.3¢/kWh average price
≈ $25,000 for 6.9 kW
Kentucky
$3.60/W median · 14.2¢/kWh average price
≈ $33,000 for 9.3 kW
Louisiana
$3.60/W median · 13.3¢/kWh average price
≈ $35,000 for 9.8 kW
Maine
$3.60/W median · 30.2¢/kWh average price
≈ $18,000 for 5.0 kW
Maryland
$4.00/W median · 21.3¢/kWh average price
≈ $32,000 for 8.0 kW
Massachusetts
$3.40/W median · 30.2¢/kWh average price
≈ $18,000 for 5.3 kW
Michigan
$3.60/W median · 21.7¢/kWh average price
≈ $21,000 for 5.7 kW
Minnesota
$3.60/W median · 16.4¢/kWh average price
≈ $23,000 for 6.4 kW
Mississippi
$3.60/W median · 15.1¢/kWh average price
≈ $35,000 for 9.8 kW
Missouri
$3.60/W median · 14.3¢/kWh average price
≈ $30,000 for 8.4 kW
Montana
$3.60/W median · 14.1¢/kWh average price
≈ $27,000 for 7.6 kW
Nebraska
$3.60/W median · 12.9¢/kWh average price
≈ $29,000 for 8.1 kW
Nevada
$3.60/W median · 13.4¢/kWh average price
≈ $23,000 for 6.4 kW
New Hampshire
$3.70/W median · 26.9¢/kWh average price
≈ $22,000 for 5.9 kW
New Jersey
$3.70/W median · 24.1¢/kWh average price
≈ $23,000 for 6.1 kW
New Mexico
$4.10/W median · 15.3¢/kWh average price
≈ $18,000 for 4.4 kW
New York
$3.90/W median · 29.3¢/kWh average price
≈ $21,000 for 5.3 kW
North Carolina
$4.10/W median · 14.9¢/kWh average price
≈ $35,000 for 8.6 kW
North Dakota
$3.60/W median · 12.5¢/kWh average price
≈ $34,000 for 9.5 kW
Ohio
$3.60/W median · 18.8¢/kWh average price
≈ $28,000 for 7.8 kW
Oklahoma
$3.60/W median · 13.8¢/kWh average price
≈ $30,000 for 8.4 kW
Oregon
$3.40/W median · 15.5¢/kWh average price
≈ $32,000 for 9.4 kW
Pennsylvania
$3.60/W median · 21.1¢/kWh average price
≈ $26,000 for 7.2 kW
Rhode Island
$3.50/W median · 29.1¢/kWh average price
≈ $19,000 for 5.3 kW
South Carolina
$3.60/W median · 15.9¢/kWh average price
≈ $31,000 for 8.7 kW
South Dakota
$3.60/W median · 14.6¢/kWh average price
≈ $31,000 for 8.5 kW
Tennessee
$3.60/W median · 13.8¢/kWh average price
≈ $37,000 for 10.3 kW
Texas
$4.00/W median · 16.0¢/kWh average price
≈ $35,000 for 8.8 kW
Utah
$3.60/W median · 13.2¢/kWh average price
≈ $23,000 for 6.3 kW
Vermont
$3.60/W median · 23.9¢/kWh average price
≈ $20,000 for 5.6 kW
Virginia
$3.60/W median · 17.0¢/kWh average price
≈ $31,000 for 8.7 kW
Washington
$3.00/W median · 14.4¢/kWh average price
≈ $32,000 for 10.5 kW
West Virginia
$3.60/W median · 15.6¢/kWh average price
≈ $36,000 for 10.1 kW
Wisconsin
$3.90/W median · 19.1¢/kWh average price
≈ $23,000 for 5.8 kW
Wyoming
$3.60/W median · 14.0¢/kWh average price
≈ $24,000 for 6.8 kW
Why prices differ so much between states
Three things drive solar value: the price you pay for electricity, how much sun your roof gets, and what your utility pays for the power you export. A state with expensive power but low export credits can pay back more slowly than a sunny state with cheap power and full net metering. The calculator combines all three for your address.