Iowa solar 101: must read before you buy solar panels

Benefit from a PV system
in Iowa

• 4.72 hours of peak sunlight

  Iowa gets enough sunlight to help a PV system pay for your electricity bills or at least make a significant cut

• 2 years payback period

  Sell the excess electricity to the utility grid and reduce over 75% of your electricity bill

• Save money with Net Metering

  Don’t waste a single watt-hour: the energy you can’t use yourself will be exported to the grid, bringing you extra profit

• Reduce the cost of your system by 26%

  Get a quarter of the PV system cost off your taxes with the Federal Solar Tax Credit

• Freeze your property tax for 5 years

  The market value added to your property due to acquiring a PV system will be exempt from the state’s property tax