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New Jersey’s Solar Tax Exemptions: How to Save on Property & Sales Tax

Reduce costs with NJ’s solar energy tax exemptions and rebates New Jersey offers some of the most favorable solar tax incentives in the nation, providing significant savings for homeowners who understand how to properly claim them. The state's 100% property tax exemption for solar energy systems remains one of its most valuable benefits, ensuring that adding solar panels cannot increase your home's assessed value for property tax purposes. This exemption applies automatically to all properly permitted residential systems and continues indefinitely under current law. For sales tax, New Jersey provides a full exemption on qualifying solar equipment purchases, including panels, inverters, and mounting hardware, though this now applies only to Tier 1 equipment meeting NJBPU efficiency standards. These tax benefits stack with the 30% federal solar tax credit, allowing homeowners to potentially recover 40-50% of their system costs through combined incentives. Proper documentation is ...