10/20/2026
"Did my home solar panels lose value when the federal tax credit expired?" 🤔
I get this question weekly now. Short answer: no. If your panels were installed before mid-2022, your home likely gained a pricing edge.
Here's why.
The 30% federal solar credit ended December 31, 2025. No buyer can replicate your system at your cost. And pre-2022 Indiana installs are grandfathered into retail net metering — full retail credit for exported power, in some cases through 2047. New systems get the EDG rate: roughly a quarter of retail.
It's a rent-controlled apartment in a market where rents just doubled. You can't apply for the deal anymore. You can only inherit it. In Indiana, it transfers with the house.
Real talk: most listing agents don't know your install date, and most CMAs have no line item for a locked-in utility rate. That's money left on the closing table.
I run a solar-adjusted comp analysis on every energy-equipped home I list in Northwest Indiana, Illinois and beyond. Own a solar home? Does your CMA carry a line item for a rate the buyer can't replicate? Let's find out.
Got 15 minutes to chat? → https://calendly.com/jwonmartin/15min — I've got you covered.
