With incentives the way they are, there’s not much reason to pass up on solar.

Federal tax credits. Multiple financing options. Credit for electricity your house produces but doesn’t use.

But those incentives are about to change.

The federal tax credit is expiring and the crediting system for unused electricity is about to change. Sure, prices for the solar panels themselves will remain low, and financing options will remain numerous. Solar will remain viable for years to come, but incentives don’t get much better than this.

So the time for solar is now.