Colorado state reference
Colorado solar, checked against local sources.
Colorado research separates retail-rate net metering, Solar*Rewards timing, and Front Range production, with Centennial as the worked example.
- Worked example
- Centennial
- Utilities
- 2
- Focus
- Xcel, Solar*Rewards, and Front Range production
Utility record
Billing rules before sales math.
Each hub checks the active net-metering rider, export treatment, and incentive layer.
- XCEL ENERGY Public Service Company of Colorado (Xcel Energy) → Most of Colorado, including the Denver metro, Boulder, Fort Collins, and the Front Range corridor
- CORE CORE Electric Cooperative → Douglas County including Castle Rock and Parker, plus parts of Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Jefferson, Park, and Teller counties
Worked example
The sourced example for this state.
Centennial carries the production and payback figures for this state. Towns on the same utility share that tariff, which is documented on the utility pages above.
Reference articles
Policy explainers and buyer-side diagnostics that apply across the state.
- The Federal Solar Credit in 2026 Section 25D expired December 31, 2025 under Public Law 119-21. What that means for cash and loan installs in 2026, what Section 48E still covers for third-party-owned systems, and how to spot a stale-data quote.
- Illinois Solar Buyback Rates Explained How net export compensation works under ComEd Smart Solar Billing versus Ameren, why the headline buyback rate is not the all-in retail rate, and how the January 2025 change reshaped payback math for new installations.
- The "Illinois 25% State Tax Credit" Myth There is no 25% state income-tax credit for solar in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Revenue enumerates 76 individual income-tax credits; zero are for residential solar or photovoltaics. What homeowners are usually being shown when they hear "25%" is the Illinois Shines SREC program structured to look like a credit on a sales worksheet.