Duke Energy's Shared Solar program allows qualified residential and nonresidential customers to share in the benefits of an optimally located solar array. As a program participant, you will receive credits on your electric bill for the solar power produced by your subscription. With no installation to finance or maintenance costs, Shared Solar is ideal for renters, condominium owners, schools, nonprofit organizations, community centers and places of worship.
We take care of having optimally sited Shared Solar arrays built and maintained in your area.
You sign up for Shared Solar and choose a subscription level.
You receive bill credits directly on your electric bill for the solar power produced, saving you money.
Duke Energy’s Shared Solar program provides access to solar energy without the installation or maintenance cost of an array on your property. When you sign up for Shared Solar, the monthly credits from your portion of the solar-generated electricity will be displayed on your Duke Energy account statement. The number of credits you receive is dependent on the size of the subscription.
We estimate that residential customers will earn back their initial payment in credits from the solar array in about one year and that nonresidential customers will earn them back in under three years. With Shared Solar, you are not only saving on your electric bill, you are directly supporting a renewable energy future in South Carolina for generations to come.
Use the sliders to select your current average monthly electric bill and the size of your subscription to see your estimated monthly and lifetime savings.
Estimated monthly savings
The savings are calculated based on standard residential service rates. Actual savings may vary.
A Shared Solar specialist will be contacting you within 36 hours.
Duke Energy’s Shared Solar program is ideal for those who are either unable to or not interested in completing a solar installation on their personal property. Renters, condominium owners, nonprofit organizations, community centers, places of worship and property owners are encouraged to apply for the program.
Duke Energy customers holding active accounts with metered service within the service area of South Carolina may be eligible to participate. At the time of application, the Duke Energy account must be current (paid in full).
Account holders currently participating in net metering or Duke Energy deferred payment plans (Deferred Payment Arrangement, Pay As You Go, Individualized Payment Plan, Long-term Payment Plan) are not eligible. Customers currently in bankruptcy will be disqualified from participating. If a Duke Energy account is not eligible for any of the reasons outlined within these terms, account holders may update their account information and reapply.
Income-qualified assistance is available for those who meet the requirements. View the guidelines and a list of community organizations available to facilitate this request.
Once your account is verified, you will be presented subscription size options based on your historical usage, and the associated prices for consideration.
Duke Energy does not recommend signing up for the maximum subscription if you think your energy use will decrease over the next 10 years. Subscriptions of program participants whose total bill is negative for four consecutive months will be reviewed and possibly reduced. If this happens there will be no refunds to application or subscription fees.
Program fees and credits vary by participant’s subscription size, time of year, and weather. Please click here for an explanation of program costs, and here for an explanation of program credits, and here to see how time of year and weather impact solar output.
After your enrollment is submitted, the appropriate application fee and subscription fee will be added to your next Duke Energy statement. Once the fees are paid, your enrollment in the program will be finalized and you will begin to see the charges and credits on subsequent Duke Energy statements. You can also access your account details on our customer portal. Details will be sent to you once your Shared Solar account has been activated.
Yes. A nonrefundable application fee of $20 will be applied each time a qualified account holder chooses to increase their subscription. This includes account holders who were only able to initially subscribe to a portion of their desired subscription due to capacity limitations.
Yes. However, there are no refunds, penalties or fees applied to your Duke Energy account.
Program participants who move within the Duke Energy service territory where their subscription was originated may transfer the subscription to their new service address. Program participants who move outside of Duke Energy service territory where their subscription originated will be removed from the program.
Yes. Cancelation of your subscription is effective immediately, and there are no refunds, penalties or fees applied to your Duke Energy account.
At this time, there are no tax incentives or credits available for program participation.
Many customers who want to take advantage of the economic or environmental benefits of solar energy cannot put solar equipment on their property. Duke Energy wants to make solar available for those customers and to help promote solar energy in South Carolina.
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The online Shared Solar portal provides you with unlimited access to your account and real-time information on production and program savings.
Support the growth of a clean energy future in South Carolina.
As a Shared Solar program participant in the Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) territory, you will subscribe to a portion of the production of an array (which may be owned by Duke Energy). All of the energy produced by the array will be distributed onto the Duke Energy grid (no part of the production will be returned to the program participant’s physical location).
Your participation in Duke Energy’s Shared Solar program allows you to take advantage of solar energy’s benefits without the installation or maintenance costs of a rooftop or ground-mount solar array. In addition to supporting the development of sustainable energy sources in South Carolina, you’ll automatically earn monthly bill credits for each kilowatt-hour of energy produced by the solar panels included in your subscription.
Duke Energy customers holding active accounts with metered service within the service area of South Carolina may be eligible to participate. At the time of application, the Duke Energy account must be current (paid in full) and qualified applicants will not have more than two late payments in the last 12 months.
Account holders currently participating in net metering or Duke Energy payment plans (Deferred Payment Arrangement, Pay As You Go) are not eligible. Account holders with bankruptcy flags on their Duke Energy account will be disqualified from participating. If a Duke Energy account is not eligible for any of the reasons outlined within these terms, account holders may update their account information and reapply.
Eligibility rules include but are not limited to:
Once your enrollment in the Shared Solar program is confirmed, your subscription will be reserved until you pay the application fee and enrollment fee that will appear on your next Duke Energy statement. If you do not pay the fees by the time your Duke Energy payment is due, your reservation will be canceled and your application fee will be forfeited. Monthly subscription charges and credits will start appearing on your Duke Energy statement following the payment of the application fee and enrollment fee.
As a qualified residential or non-residential customer, your Shared Solar subscription will be subject to the following fees:
| Initial Fees | ||
| Application Fee | (nonrefundable) | $20.00 |
| Enrollment Fee | (one-time payment) | $50.00 (residential)/$100.00 (non-residential) x kilowatt (kW) subscription |
The nonrefundable Application Fee of $20.00 will be applied each time a qualified account holder chooses to increase their subscription (including account holders who were only able to initially subscribe to a portion of their desired subscription due to capacity limitations).
Payment of both fees is required to complete the enrollment process and secure your subscription; if full payment is not received by the due date outlined on your next Duke Energy statement, your reservation will be canceled and you will forfeit the $20.00 Application Fee. Once your program enrollment has been confirmed, both your monthly subscription charge and your monthly credit will appear on your Duke Energy statement.
| Monthly Fees | ||
| Monthly Fee | (recurring) | $ x kilowatt (kW) subscription |
A Monthly Fee of $ will be multiplied by the number of kilowatts (kW) included in your subscription. Once your program enrollment has been confirmed, both your monthly subscription charge and your monthly credit will begin appearing on your Duke Energy statement.
As a qualified residential or non-residential customer, your Shared Solar subscription will earn the following credits:
| Monthly Credits | ||
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| Monthly Credit | (recurring) | kilowatt (kW) subscription / total kilowatts (kW) in jurisdiction x kilowatt hour produced (kWh) x |
Every month, you’ll earn credits totaling multiplied generated by your percentage of the total jurisdiction’s solar production. Once your program enrollment has been confirmed, both your monthly subscription charge and your monthly credit will begin appearing on your Duke Energy statement.
| Application Fee | $20 | - | = $20 |
| Enrollment Fee | $50/kW | x 5 kW | = $250 |
| Monthly Charge | $6/kW | x 5 kW | = $30/month |
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For the purpose of this example, the residential customer will assume an initial investment of $270 (Application Fee + Enrollment Fee) and a monthly investment of $30.00, which will be offset by the monthly credit of $30.20. (This calculation is provided for reference purposes only; actual investments in Shared Solar will vary by subscription size and production. kWh generation will change every month and is based on hours of sunshine that month.)) |
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| Application Fee | $20 | - | = $20 |
| Enrollment Fee | $100/kW | x 5 kW | = $500 |
| Monthly Charge | $6/kW | x 5 kW | = $30/month |
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For the purpose of this example, the residential customer will assume an initial investment of $520 (Application Fee + Enrollment Fee) and a monthly investment of $30.00, which will be offset by the monthly credit of $30.20. (This calculation is provided for reference purposes only; actual investments in Shared Solar will vary by subscription size, and production. kWh generation will change every month and is based on hours of sunshine that month.)) |
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