Wyoming solar rebates and incentives: 2026 guide

Wyoming doesn't offer the strongest solar incentive programs out there. But that doesn't mean solar isn't worth it—especially if your electric bills are eating up a big chunk of your monthly budget.

Solar's real value isn't about rebates. It's about taking control of your electricity costs for the next 25-30 years. As utility rates continue their steady climb, locking in lower energy costs now can deliver substantial savings over time. Even without robust state programs, many Wyoming homeowners with decent sun exposure and moderate to high electric bills find that solar still pays for itself. Here's how you may be able to lower your solar costs in Wyoming—and whether it makes sense for your home.

Unfortunately, Wyoming doesn't offer many incentives for solar. But if your electric bills are high, going solar can still make sense.

If you connect your solar panel system to the grid, you can benefit from a solar buyback program known as net metering—arguably the best solar incentive of them all.

With net metering, your utility company works like a bank for solar power. If you make more solar power than your home can use at any given time, you can send that excess electricity back to the grid, and your utility company gives you an energy credit. When the sun isn't shining and you need to pull electricity from the grid, your utility draws against those credits. 

Depending on the weather, your energy use, and your solar setup, net metering makes it so you will owe very little, or even nothing, on your electric bill with solar panels.

Utility companies in Wyoming offer solid net metering programs. You’ll receive the retail rate of electricity (minus some fees) for every kWh you send to the grid up to 100% of your utility demand. If you send more electricity to the grid than you demand, you’ll be credited for your net excess generation (NEG). Here are a few more nuances to keep in mind:

• Credits can be carried forward: At the end of every monthly billing cycle, if you’ve exported more solar power to the grid than you’ve used at home, you can keep your excess credits to cover future energy use. This allows you to save all those kWh produced in the sunnier months and apply them in the winter when your panels don’t produce as much electricity.

• The value of NEG credits varies from utility to utility. Investor-owned utilities like Rocky Mountain Power and Montana Dakota Utility Co. credit NEG as full kWhs on your next bill, but some electric cooperatives compensate at the avoided-cost rate. Check with your utility to understand the crediting structure. 

• Unused credits will be paid out at the start of the calendar year. The rate at which your credits will be paid out depends on your utility, but it’s generally the avoided-cost rate. 

Learn more about these net metering programs:

No, Wyoming doesn't offer any state-specific battery incentives. In Wyoming, you can also use your battery to boost your energy independence and provide backup power during an outage.