Process
1
Submit your application online or by mail.
You can apply using our online Solar Rebate application.
Or, you can print a Solar Rebate application and email it to solarrebate@philaenergy.org with the required supporting documents.
2
The Philadelphia Energy Authority will review your application.
Applications will be reviewed in the order in which they are received. Payments will be processed within 4–6 weeks, pending availability of funds. The Solar Rebate is not to exceed a total payment of $100,000 per project.
If not enough funds are available in a given fiscal year, your application will be considered to have been filed on the first day of the next fiscal year.
3
If your application is approved, you will receive your Solar Rebate.
After receiving a Solar Rebate, you must ensure that your solar installation:
- Remains in operation for at least 36 months following installation.
- Produces at least 80% of the energy which was projected in the application on an annual basis during the first three years of operation.
Commercial projects must submit an annual solar energy production report (showing monthly production for the previous 12 months) no later than 13 months after receiving the Solar Rebate and each year for two more years.
All projects must submit a solar production report upon request of the City.
If the solar installation does not comply with these requirements, the property owner may be required to refund the rebate to the Philadelphia Energy Authority.
You can apply using our online Solar Rebate application.
Or, you can print a Solar Rebate application and email it to solarrebate@philaenergy.org with the required supporting documents.
Applications will be reviewed in the order in which they are received. Payments will be processed within 4–6 weeks, pending availability of funds. The Solar Rebate is not to exceed a total payment of $100,000 per project.
If not enough funds are available in a given fiscal year, your application will be considered to have been filed on the first day of the next fiscal year.
After receiving a Solar Rebate, you must ensure that your solar installation:
- Remains in operation for at least 36 months following installation.
- Produces at least 80% of the energy which was projected in the application on an annual basis during the first three years of operation.
Commercial projects must submit an annual solar energy production report (showing monthly production for the previous 12 months) no later than 13 months after receiving the Solar Rebate and each year for two more years.
All projects must submit a solar production report upon request of the City.
If the solar installation does not comply with these requirements, the property owner may be required to refund the rebate to the Philadelphia Energy Authority.