Myrtle Beach, SC
Solar Incentives in Myrtle Beach, SC
Each incentive a Santee Cooper customer can claim, who qualifies, and the dates that decide it.
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Every solar incentive available in Myrtle Beach, verified
Last verified: 5 October 2026. Each row was checked at the provider’s own document.
| Incentive | Provider | Who qualifies | Amount and maximum | How and when | Restrictions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Home rebate | Santee Cooper | Santee Cooper residential customers on RG or REV who own the home and the system | $0.95/W AC, one time; cap 6 kW per meter base and 6 kW per customer over the program’s life ($5,700) | Reservation worksheet → $100 interconnection request → install within 90 days of approval → rebate application within 90 days of install; deadline 5 p.m. 30 Nov 2026 | Trade Ally + NABCEP letter; no leases; battery portion excluded; Santee Cooper keeps the RECs; HOA prohibition makes you ineligible |
| Solar Share | Santee Cooper | Residential customers not taking the Solar Home rebate | $750 rebate on each $1,080 block (1 kW), up to 6 blocks: $330 a block after rebate | Subscription application; pay within 60 days of approval; term to 20 Dec 2033 | Non-transferable outside Santee Cooper territory; cannot combine with Solar Home |
| DG-25 export credit | Santee Cooper | Customers with an interconnected system | 4.15¢/kWh for net exports, netted hourly; $10/month rider charge | Starts at interconnection; credits of $50 or more paid by check | Residential cap: lesser of 20 kW or estimated maximum monthly demand |
| SC solar energy credit | SC Department of Revenue | Taxpayers who buy and install an owned, certified system on SC property | 25% of cost; the lesser of $3,500 or 50% of liability a year; 10-year carryforward | Form TC-38 with the return for the year installation is complete | Not for leased systems; SRCC certification or equivalent |
| Clean Energy Credit | SC Department of Revenue | Businesses | Capped at $500,000 a year; 15-year carryforward | Form TC-54 | Business taxpayers only |
| Federal §25D | IRS | No one, for systems placed in service after 31 Dec 2025 | — | — | Expired for homeowners |
| Federal §48E | IRS | Leasing companies and businesses | Business investment credit | Form 3468 | Ends for wind and solar placed in service after 2027 where construction begins after 4 July 2026 |
Sources at the foot of the page.
How the Santee Cooper rebate works for a Myrtle Beach home
The 2026 program covers systems purchased and installed between 1 December 2025 and 30 November 2026.
The sequence is fixed: a Rebate Reservation Worksheet establishes your maximum monthly demand; a Trade Ally sends you and Santee Cooper a non-binding proposal; Santee Cooper replies with its own annual savings estimate from your interval data; you pay the $100 interconnection fee.
Santee Cooper approves or denies the interconnection within 10 business days; you install within 90 days of that approval; and the rebate application, final passed City inspection report and NABCEP letter go in within 90 days of installation.
Being approved to interconnect does not guarantee the rebate. If funding runs out, later applicants go on a waiting list for the next program period. Santee Cooper may inspect the home up to two years after approval, and discrepancies can delay or void payment.
For Myrtle Beach’s many second-home owners, one detail matters: Santee Cooper says a customer with two homes in its territory can get a rebate at each, provided each has its own meter base and meets the rules.
City of Myrtle Beach and Horry County incentives
We found no City of Myrtle Beach or Horry County rebate, grant or permit-fee waiver for residential solar.
We also found no residential solar property-tax exemption in South Carolina Code Title 12 Chapter 37; that is a statement about what we found, not proof that none exists, so ask the Horry County Assessor if it matters to you.
Battery, commercial and farm incentives in Myrtle Beach
Batteries: Santee Cooper rebates only the solar portion of a system. Whether a battery qualifies for the state 25% credit is not settled in anything we could verify, so get advice before counting on it. The value of storage here comes from the bill instead; see Myrtle Beach battery storage.
Businesses: the Solar Home rebate is residential. Businesses can use DG-25 up to 1,000 kW and the state Clean Energy Credit; more on commercial solar in Myrtle Beach.
Farms: Santee Cooper’s RG-25 schedule covers farms as well as homes, and the rebate requires service on RG, so a separately metered farm account on RG-25 meets that rate condition; see solar for farms near Myrtle Beach.
Stacking the rebate and the state credit: a Myrtle Beach example
Take an example contract of $25,000 for a 6 kW AC owned system. The Santee Cooper rebate is 6,000 W × $0.95 = $5,700. Figured conservatively on the $19,300 left after the rebate, the state credit is $4,825.
On an example state liability of $5,000, you could claim $2,500 in the first year and $2,325 in the second. Net cost: $14,475. These are example inputs, not Myrtle Beach prices; the cost page runs three sizes.
Documents a Myrtle Beach homeowner needs to claim each incentive
Proof of home liability insurance meeting its minimum, the application, an electrical diagram, and module and inverter data sheets.
Final passed City inspection report and a letter signed by the NABCEP-certified professional listing your name, address and Santee Cooper account number.
The contract, paid invoices and certification details, filed with Form TC-38 for the tax year installation is complete.
An approval letter. The City asks for it at plan review, and a covenant that bans solar makes you ineligible for the rebate.
Deadlines, and what happens if a Myrtle Beach incentive ends
The hard date is 30 November 2026 at 5 p.m. Eastern for the Solar Home rebate.
Santee Cooper may extend the program at its discretion, and late applicants can join a waiting list, but neither is a promise.
If you are signing in autumn 2026, ask the installer to confirm the rebate reservation in writing and to state who pays if it is missed.
The state credit has no end date for solar; Act 47 of 2019 re-enacted it. The DG-25 export credit is adjusted at least once a year by Santee Cooper’s board.
For the statewide picture see South Carolina solar incentives, and for paying the balance, Myrtle Beach solar financing. Back to solar in Myrtle Beach.
Questions
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