Ohio solar calculator

Live production from NLR (formerly NREL) PVWatts V8. Ohio net metering is ALIVE in 2026 — PUCO on January 7, 2026 (Docket 25-0349-EL-ORD) rejected utility proposals to gut residential net metering. But the credit is NOT full retail: under OAC 4901:1-10-28(B)(9), exports are credited at the energy-only component of the utility's Standard Service Offer (SSO) generation rate (~$0.06/kWh, modeled here), which EXCLUDES distribution and transmission. Self-consumed solar offsets full retail (~$0.16/kWh). All three modeled Ohio utilities (AEP Ohio default, Duke Energy Ohio, FirstEnergy/Cleveland Illuminating) follow the same PUCO rule. Cap: 120% of annual consumption, ≤25 kW residential. Federal §25D credit = $0 (OBBBA P.L. 119-21, July 2025). Sales tax NOT EXEMPT (Ohio Department of Taxation, confirmed) — roughly $1,000-1,140 of real added cost. Property tax DISPUTED (ORC 5727.76 cited but application to residential rooftop unclear; some sources frame it as local abatement only — verify with your county assessor). SREC (Ohio AEPS) exists but ~$30-100/year only — not modeled. No statewide battery rebate. Defaults: south- facing roof mount, 20° tilt, 14% losses.