Solar Panel Cost in Indiana
What would solar cost on your Indiana home? It depends on the roof, the shade, your usage and your utility's rules. Call for real numbers from an independent provider.
Call to see if your home qualifies(877) 565-3409Home Solar Line connects you with an independent solar provider. We don't sell or install anything ourselves. Calls may be recorded.
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Who this is for
Check all five before you call:
- You own the home (not renting)
- It's a single-family house or townhouse
- The roof gets full sun or only light shade
- Your power bill is over $100 a month
- The home doesn't already have solar panels
Renting, in a condo, apartment or mobile home, under heavy shade, or already have panels? This line can't help with those, so please don't call.
What happens when you call
- Answer a few quick questionsDo you own the home, how much is your power bill, how sunny is the roof.
- Get connectedIf your home fits, you're put through to an independent solar provider who serves your area.
- Talk it through, then decideThey look at your roof and usage and explain options. No obligation to buy.
What solar costs depend on in Indiana
In Indiana, expect a provider to focus on matching production to your daytime and yearly usage.
There's no single price for solar in Indiana. Your roof, shade, usage and utility decide what a system costs and what it can save.
What moves the price of solar in Indiana
Your utility and its export credit
Indiana replaced traditional net metering for new systems with a lower credit for power sent back to the grid, so a system sized to your own usage makes more sense there than a large one.
Sun and seasons
Warm summers and cold, cloudy winters.
Equipment for Indiana weather
The issues that most often change the equipment or the mounting in Indiana are short winter days and snow. Ask what the quote includes for them.
Who delivers your power
Rural Indiana is largely served by electric co-ops and some municipal utilities, which set their own rules for solar.
The usual cost factors
- Roof size, direction and pitch, and how much of it is shaded.
- How much power the house uses in a year, which sets the system size.
- Panel and inverter choices, and whether you add a battery.
- Roof condition, electrical panel upgrades, permits and interconnection.
- Whether you pay cash, take a loan, or sign a lease or PPA.
Have this handy when you call
- A recent bill from your utility, or a rough idea of your monthly amount in summer and winter
- The rough age of your roof and what it's made of
- Whether trees or buildings shade the roof during the day
- Whether you are in an HOA
- Your ZIP code
See if solar makes sense for your house.
One free call. Tell a provider about your roof and your bills, and decide from there.
Who this is for
Check all five before you call:
- You own the home (not renting)
- It's a single-family house or townhouse
- The roof gets full sun or only light shade
- Your power bill is over $100 a month
- The home doesn't already have solar panels
Renting, in a condo, apartment or mobile home, under heavy shade, or already have panels? This line can't help with those, so please don't call.
Questions
How is extra solar power credited in Indiana?
Indiana replaced traditional net metering for new systems with a lower credit for power sent back to the grid, so a system sized to your own usage makes more sense there than a large one.
Which utilities serve homes in Indiana?
Duke Energy Indiana, AES Indiana, NIPSCO, CenterPoint Energy, Indiana Michigan Power, and co-ops. Duke Energy Indiana, AES Indiana, NIPSCO, CenterPoint Energy, Indiana Michigan Power, and co-ops each set their own rates and rules for homes with solar, overseen by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC).
Are you a solar company?
No. Home Solar Line is a free phone line that connects homeowners with independent solar providers. We don't sell, design or install systems, and we don't set prices.
Does the call cost anything?
No. The call is free, and there's no obligation to buy anything from the provider you talk to.
Who qualifies?
Homeowners in a single-family house or townhouse with a roof that gets full or mostly full sun, a power bill over $100 a month, and no solar panels already. If that's not you, the provider won't be able to help.