Minnesota solar 101: must read before you buy solar panels
Minnesota State 34 solar panels available
- $0.63 / W Average gross price of a solar power system as of March 2026
- 2 years Average system payback period
- $46 598 Average savings from going solar in Minnesota
- 4 ¢ / kWh Levelized cost of solar energy
- 5.17 kW Recommended system size
Benefit from a PV system
in Minnesota
4.56 hours of peak sunlight
Minnesota gets enough sunlight to help your panels pay the electricity bills or at least reduce them substantially
2 years payback period
A solar power system in Minnesota pays for itself a couple of times during its lifespan
Save Money with Net Metering
You can’t use all the electricity your PV system generates – Export it to the grid instead of storing it with batteries
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
0% property tax for your PV system
The market value added to your property due to acquiring a PV system will be exempt from the state’s property tax
Minnesota #41 in the US
Solar Ranking
- $46 598 Average savings from going solar in Minnesota
- 9 108 kWh/year Average electricity consumption of a MN household
- 7 278 kWh/year AC energy output of a 5 kW solar system installed in Minnesota
- 13 ¢ /kWh The cost of electricity today in Minnesota
- 27 ¢ /kWh The forecast average utility price over the next 25 years
- $0.63/WAverage gross price of a solar power system as of March 2026
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