Allegheny County 2023 Solar and EV Charger Co-op

Installer selected

Co-op members selected Envinity to be the group's installer through an open and competitive bidding process.

The company is in the process of developing personalized proposals for each co-op participant.

DONATE NOW

Solar United Neighbors is working to help low-income households in Allegheny County own a rooftop solar system this year.

The families that can least afford a rooftop solar system often have the highest monthly energy bills. But everyone should have access to clean energy regardless of income.

You can make life better for a low-income Pennsylvania family!

Please make a tax-deductible donation today to Solar United Neighbors. Every dollar makes a difference!

Thanks to generous local philanthropic donors, we’ve already raised $111,500, but we know there is a need for far more solar than we can currently fund. If you can help us raise the remaining $25,000, we can leverage every dollar to help 8 low- or moderate-income Pittsburgh homes become solar homeowners.

To Donate by Mail
Make your check or money order payable to “Solar United Neighbors.” Write “Allegheny LMI Solar Project” in the memo portion, and mail your donation to the following address:

Solar United Neighbors
Attn: Development Dept. – Allegheny LMI Solar Project
1350 Connecticut Ave. NW, Ste. 412
Washington, DC  20036

Create a Personal Fundraising Page & Raise Donations from Family, Friends, and Associates to support our work to fund low-income solar projects In Allegheny County – Creating your page is easy and quick! To get started, click the “I Want To Fundraise For This” button under the large photo on this page.

Donate via Donor-Advised Fund – If you have a donor-advised fund set up with Fidelity Charitable®, Schwab Charitable®, or the BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund®, you can easily jumpstart the process now. Click here.

Donate Stock – Donate publicly traded stock, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds. Click here.

Federal incentives

Federal tax credit for new EVs:

https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/credits-for-new-clean-vehicles-purchased-in-2023-or-after

• The Inflation Reduction Act offers up to $7,500 toward the purchase of a new, qualified plug-in electric vehicle or fuel cell electric vehicle
  • The credit is available to individuals and their businesses and is nonrefundable
  • Your modified adjusted gross income may not exceed:
    • $300,000 for married couples filing jointly
    • $225,000 for heads of households
    • $150,000 for all other filers
  • The vehicle must have a battery capacity of at least 7 kWh and be made by a qualified manufacturer, as well as undergo final assembly in North America
  • To claim the credit, file Form 8936 with your tax return and provide the vehicle’s VIN

Federal tax credit for used EVs: 

https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/used-clean-vehicle-credit

• 30% credit (up to $4,000) toward the purchase of a qualified used electric vehicle or fuel cell vehicle costing $25,000 or less
  • The credit is available to individuals and is nonrefundable
  • Your modified adjusted gross income may not exceed:
    • $150,000 for married filing jointly or surviving spouse
    • $112,500 for heads of household
    • $75,000 for all other filers
  • The vehicle must have a sale price of $25,000 or less, have a model year at least 2 years earlier than the calendar year when you buy it, have a battery capacity of at least 7 kWh
    • List of qualified vehicles
  • To claim the credit, file Form 8936 with your tax return for the year you took possession of the vehicle and provide the vehicle’s VIN

Federal EV charger tax credit*:

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8911.pdf

• For residential EV charging hardware and installation, 30% of cost of equipment and installation, up to $1,000 tax credit 
  • One-time, nonrefundable credit
• For businesses installing EV charging units, up to 30% of cost of equipment and installation, up to $100,000 per unit
  • Projects must be completed after 2022
  • Must meet labor and equipment specifications to claim full credit
• To claim the credit, file Form 8911 with your tax return, and provide receipts for the equipment and installation

Complete list of new EVs qualifying for the tax credit:

https://fueleconomy.gov/feg/taxcenter.shtml

State incentives

Pennsylvania EV rebate: 

https://www.dep.pa.gov/Citizens/GrantsLoansRebates/Alternative-Fuels-Incentive-Grant/Pages/Alternative-Fuel-Vehicles.aspx

• Offered through Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Alternative Fuel Vehicle Rebate to eligible PA residents
• New or qualifying pre-owned AFVs, including all-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and electric motorcycles
• Income-based eligibility 
• Eligible AFV purchase price cannot exceed $50,000
• Rebates available:
  • New or used EV – $2,000
  • New or used PHEV – $1,500
  • New or used electric motorcycle – $500
• Additional $1,000 available for applicants meeting the low-income requirements
• Applications for rebate must be received within 6 months of vehicle purchase
• Rebates awarded on first-come, first-served basis
• The program will offer at least 1,000 rebates starting September 1, 2022 until June 30, 2023

To receive the rebate, apply using the eGrants electronic application submission process

Duquesne Light Company: EV TOU Pilot Program Overview