Which incentives apply in 2026: ITC, SGIP?

Two programs do most of the work in 2026. The federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) applies to the solar-plus-storage system itself, taken as a credit against federal taxes. California's Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) pays a rebate on battery storage. For EV charging infrastructure, disadvantaged-community (DAC) adders can raise the incentive further. MYNT administers rebates and incentives as part of every project: forecast at design, filed at build, so nothing gets left on the table.

The program year: incentives forecast at design, filed at build

How do ITC and SGIP fit together?

They stack, because they hit different lines. The ITC is federal and reduces tax owed on the capital cost of the whole system: solar, storage, and the balance of plant. SGIP is state and pays out against installed battery capacity, which makes the storage half of the project cheaper on day one rather than at tax time.

Eligibility, program steps, and adders shift with each rulemaking cycle, which is exactly why we forecast the incentive picture during design instead of quoting last year's rules. The current numbers for your project come out of the analysis, not a webpage.

Who handles the paperwork?

We do. Incentive forecasting is built into MYNT's design phase, and rebate administration is part of the build: applications, reservations, documentation, and the compliance reporting that follows. The same in-house team that engineers the system files for it, so the incentive assumptions in your payback model are the ones that actually get claimed.

For EV infrastructure, that includes chasing the DAC adders where your site qualifies, often the difference between a marginal charger project and an obvious one.