Active Solar Heating and Cooling Systems Exemption

Program Overview

Implementing Sector State
Category Financial Incentive
State North Carolina
Incentive Type Property Tax Incentive
Administrator North Carolina Solar Center
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat
Applicable Sectors Commercial, Industrial, Residential
Incentive Amount No more than conventional equipment
Maximum Incentive None

Summary

Active solar heating and cooling systems may not be assessed at more than the value of a conventional system for property tax purposes. This law applies only to active solar systems and does not include any land or structural elements of buildings, such as walls and roofs, or other equipment ordinarily contained in a building. Specifically, a “system” includes all controls, tanks, pumps, heat exchangers and other equipment used directly and exclusively for the conversion of solar energy for heating or cooling. Systems placed on residential, commercial and industrial property are eligible for this exclusion.

Authorities

Name N.C. Gen. Stat. ยง 105-277
Date Enacted 1977

Contact

Organization:
N.C. Department of Revenue
Address:
Post Office Box 25000
Raleigh, NC 27640
Phone:
(877) 252-3052