HB 131 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Reenact Solar Energy Tax Credit.

HB 131 reinstates a 35% tax credit for businesses and homeowners who install solar energy systems in North Carolina. Businesses can claim the credit over five years (with a $2.5 million maximum per installation), while homeowners receive capped credits based on system type (e.g., $1,400 for water heating, $3,500 for space heating). The credit applies to equipment placed in service in the state and expires for new installations after 2017, though projects meeting 2015 construction milestones qualify for extension. This bill renews a previously expired tax incentive program for solar energy adoption.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

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Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action Feb 18, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill appears to be a reformatting and renumbering of an existing solar energy tax credit bill (HB 131) from the 2025 session. The substantive policy content remains largely unchanged, with the primary modifications being the addition of new sponsors and updated filing dates. The bill's core provisions regarding solar energy tax credits, eligibility criteria, and sunset provisions remain intact.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged. The tax credit provisions for solar energy equipment, including business and nonbusiness use ceilings, Eco-Industrial Park provisions, and sunset dates, are identical to the original version.

TECHNICAL

Added new sponsors to the bill: Representatives Harrison, Price, and Longest, in addition to Representative Buansi. Also added a reference to the North Carolina General Assembly website for a complete list of sponsors.

Updated the bill's filing date from February 13, 2025 to February 18, 2025, and changed the bill identifier from DRH40093-MCf-10 to H131-v-1.

Removed the original bill header information including the date and bill number, which was replaced with the new session formatting.

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Feb 18, 2025

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Feb 13, 2025

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3 primary · 30 co-sponsors