Oregon Solar + VRF Incentives & Savings 2026
Oregon offers net metering and utility heat-pump programs, with no SREC market. Federal incentives — the 30% commercial ITC — stack on top; see DSIRE for current program details.
At a glance
Heat pump / VRF rebate
Utility programs
Utility / state heat-pump programs where available
Solar performance value
None
No SREC market
Net metering
Net metering
Statewide net metering
Federal solar ITC
30% (commercial 48E)
Federal, in-service by 12/31/2027
Federal incentives (apply everywhere)
Federal incentives apply on top of every state below. Post-OBBBA status as of 2026-07.
48E Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit
Active30% ITC (base) · commercial
Bonus adders (domestic content, energy community, low-income) can raise it further.
Source: IRS / OBBBA analyses ↗
25C / 25D Residential Credits
Expired$0 · residential
No longer available for residential heat pump or solar installs.
Source: IRS ↗
179D Commercial Buildings Deduction
ActiveUp to ~$5.00/ft² (prevailing wage) · commercial
Deduction for efficient HVAC/lighting/envelope in commercial buildings.
Source: IRS 179D ↗
MACRS Accelerated Depreciation
Active5-year schedule for solar · commercial
Deliberately excluded from GetVRF payback math (conservative), but real for commercial owners.
Source: IRS MACRS ↗
Oregon programs
Local defaults
The numbers we use for Oregon
These screening assumptions feed the Solar-VRF Calculator. Every figure is editable in the tool, and the sources are listed below.
| Residential electricity | 13¢/kWh |
| Commercial electricity | 10¢/kWh |
| Solar yield | 1200 kWh/kW·yr |
| SREC value | $0/MWh |
Run your Oregon numbers
Get a modeled estimate — savings, payback, solar sizing, and the incentives above — in about three minutes.
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Sources & last updated
Last verified 2026-07-12. Primary source: DSIRE — Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (dsireusa.org).
Incentive programs, rebate amounts, and market values change frequently and vary by utility and project. Figures marked "verified" were confirmed against program documents on the date shown; figures marked "preliminary" reflect the general program landscape and must be confirmed with the administrator or DSIRE before relying on them. Nothing here is tax or engineering advice.