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Don and Rhonda McClure stand in front of a solar array on their farm in eastern Nebraska. They added a battery back-up in the spring of 2025, and they're installing more solar for an outbuilding before the Residential Clean Energy Credit expires at the end of the year.
Maria Altman
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Harvest Public Media
Harvest Public Media
With a federal tax credit ending early, installing home solar is about to get more expensive
Rachel Cramer
The massive tax and spending law signed in July halts a federal incentive for residential solar, and homeowners and installers are hurrying to complete projects before the end of the year. Industry experts say there are other ways to cut costs like "group buys."
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