Sources reviewed · 3 regulation sources
What to know in Idaho.
Idaho Power describes net billing: energy imported from the grid and energy exported to it receive different billing treatment under its customer-generation schedules.
Idaho Power says customer-generation and storage systems must satisfy Schedule 68, and its application review does not replace state electrical or building requirements.
The schedules cited here are Idaho Power’s. Confirm the approved tariff and connection rules with Avista, Rocky Mountain Power, a cooperative, or a municipal utility if it serves your address.
Who provides electricity here?
Narrow possible delivery utilities by ZIP or confirm yours
Find the delivery utility on your electric bill first. A retail supplier or on-site solar seller may be a different company; your delivery utility handles the local grid connection.
Official maps distinguish investor-owned, cooperative and municipal electric areas; confirm service at the project address.
Utility service-area maps — Idaho PUCBrowse 32 reported provider records in Idaho
32 records
Electric delivery utilities 32
Idaho Power CoInvestor Owned · EIA 9191Reported counties (24)
Ada, Adams, Bannock, Bingham, Blaine, Boise, Camas, Canyon, Cassia, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Idaho, Jerome, Lemhi, Lincoln, Minidoka, Oneida, Owyhee, Payette, Power, Twin Falls, Valley, Washington
- Avista CorpInvestor Owned · EIA 20169
Reported counties (9)
Benewah, Bonner, Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, Shoshone
PacifiCorpInvestor Owned · EIA 14354Reported counties (14)
Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou, Clark, Franklin, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, Oneida, Power, Teton
- Kootenai Electric CooperativeCooperative · EIA 10454
Reported counties (3)
Benewah, Bonner, Kootenai
- City of Idaho Falls - (ID)Municipal · EIA 9187
Reported counties (1)
Bonneville
- Northern Lights, IncCooperative · EIA 13758
Reported counties (3)
Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai
- Fall River Rural Elec Coop IncCooperative · EIA 6169
Reported counties (5)
Clark, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, Teton
- Clearwater Power CompanyCooperative · EIA 3739Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (7)
Benewah, Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, Shoshone
- City of Burley - (ID)Municipal · EIA 2545Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (2)
Cassia, Minidoka
- United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID)Cooperative · EIA 19502
Reported counties (2)
Cassia, Minidoka
- Idaho County L&P Coop Assn, IncCooperative · EIA 9186Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (2)
Idaho, Lewis
- City of Weiser - (ID)Municipal · EIA 20297Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Washington
- City of Rupert - (ID)Municipal · EIA 16416Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Minidoka
- Lost River Electric Coop IncCooperative · EIA 11211Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (3)
Blaine, Butte, Custer
- City of Bonners Ferry (ID)Municipal · EIA 1956Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Boundary
- Salmon River Electric Coop IncCooperative · EIA 16565
Reported counties (3)
Blaine, Custer, Lemhi
- Inland Power & Light CompanyCooperative · EIA 8699
Reported counties (3)
Benewah, Bonner, Kootenai
- City of Soda Springs - (ID)Municipal · EIA 17493Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Caribou
- City of Heyburn - (ID)Municipal · EIA 8532Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Minidoka
- Lower Valley Energy IncCooperative · EIA 11273
Reported counties (2)
Bonneville, Caribou
- Raft Rural Elec Coop IncCooperative · EIA 22814
Reported counties (4)
Cassia, Oneida, Owyhee, Power
- City of Plummer - (ID)Municipal · EIA 15297Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Benewah
- South Side Electric, IncCooperative · EIA 17576Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Cassia
- East End Mutual Elec Co LtdCooperative · EIA 5584Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (2)
Cassia, Minidoka
- Riverside Electric CooperativeCooperative · EIA 56536Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Minidoka
- City of Albion - (ID)Municipal · EIA 244Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Cassia
- Farmers Electric Company, Ltd - (ID)Cooperative · EIA 6155Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Minidoka
- City of Declo - (ID)Municipal · EIA 7084Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Cassia
- Missoula Electric Coop, IncCooperative · EIA 12692
Reported counties (1)
Idaho
- Vigilante Electric Coop, IncCooperative · EIA 23586Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Clark
- Bonneville Power AdministrationFederal · EIA 1738Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (16)
Bingham, Bonner, Butte, Clearwater, Custer, Elmore, Fremont, Gem, Jefferson, Kootenai, Latah, Madison, Nez Perce, Power, Shoshone, Teton
- City of Minidoka - (ID)Municipal · EIA 12609Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Minidoka
No matching providers in this reporting snapshot. Check the official directory above.
Official logo sources · Initials indicate a logo not yet verified. Municipal-owner emblems identify the owning city or village.
Source: EIA-861 final 2025 detailed data · Reporting year 2025. Names and reported counties are historical survey data, not a live address lookup. A county can have several providers, and a listing does not mean every resident can choose it. Small/territory-only reports may not identify residential service separately.
Credits, rebates, and other opportunities.
Check the program’s scope before comparing savings: a tax exemption, equipment rebate, loan and electricity-export payment provide different benefits. Funding, utility territory, income, equipment and installation dates can limit eligibility. Amounts below are not added together or deducted from product prices.
Build a project incentive checklist for Idaho
1 state & utility record
Heating and Cooling Efficiency Program
Idaho Power · Heat pumps
Cash incentives cover eligible residential heating/cooling equipment and services, including specified heat-pump measures.
- Benefit
- Equipment-specific incentives; check the current existing-home or new-construction schedule.
- Who may qualify
- Idaho Power residential customers and qualified homes/equipment; not all fuel-switching or replacements qualify.
- Before applying or buying
- Check terms and required participating/licensed contractor before ordering; complete the applicable worksheet and incentive submission.
No matching records in this reviewed selection. Check the official program sources for more options.
No statewide residential solar cash rebate was verified. Idaho Power efficiency rebates apply only in its territory and vary by existing/new-home equipment. This is a curated starting list, not every local incentive or a guarantee of available funding.
Federal programs in every state
The federal rules below apply nationally. State-administered federal rebates still require the local program to be operating and your project to meet its conditions.
Residential Clean Energy Credit (25D)
Closed / endedNot available for new property placed in service after December 31, 2025. Do not assume a federal 30% credit for a new 2026 solar, wind, geothermal or battery installation.
IRS: Residential Clean Energy CreditEnergy Efficient Home Improvement Credit (25C)
Closed / endedThe federal home-efficiency credit, including qualifying heat-pump improvements, ended for property placed in service after December 31, 2025.
IRS: Energy Efficient Home Improvement CreditHOMES / High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebates
Eligibility / funding conditionsFederally funded home-energy rebates operate through participating local administrators. Check the state program’s launch, current funding, eligible measures and application requirements. This is not a blanket rooftop-solar rebate.
DOE: Home Energy Rebates ProgramWeatherization Assistance Program
Eligibility / funding conditionsIncome-eligible households may receive approved home-weatherization services through local agencies. This is assistance delivered through a program, rather than an automatic reimbursement for equipment you buy.
DOE: How to Apply for Weatherization Assistance
Permits and electrical codes.
Idaho DOPL publishes on-site inspection documentation requirements for grid-connected and non-grid-connected renewable energy and storage systems.
Use the adoption authority linked below to check the effective date and amendments. The newest published NEC edition is not automatically the edition adopted for your project.
Before ordering equipment.
Two conversations. Keep their answers separate.
Track permits and interconnection in a project
- Confirm the permit authority
Ask the city, county, or state electrical office which building, electrical and fire-code editions and amendments apply to this address. Request the solar/ESS permit checklist and inspection sequence.
- Confirm the utility process
Give the serving utility your proposed capacity, inverter model and operating mode. Ask which interconnection application, tariff, export limits, meter changes and written operating authorization apply.
- Document the exact equipment
Collect model-specific certificates, installation manuals, a one-line diagram, site/roof plans, and the battery/inverter pairing if storage is proposed. Check them with the permit authority and utility before ordering.
For the general permitting and inspection process: DOE: Permitting and Inspection for Rooftop Solar .
UL, NEMA, and system acceptance.
Different evidence, different scope.
Check the exact model and approved system configuration. A UL 1973 battery listing or UL 9540A fire-test report does not, by itself, establish UL 9540 certification of a complete storage system.
Open the UL & NEMA referenceScope and system-level certification: UL Solutions: Energy Storage System Testing and Certification .
Official sources.
Open the source for current forms, eligibility, tariffs, and adopted rules. Utility-specific examples apply to that provider.
