Colorado state reference
Colorado solar, checked against local sources.
Colorado pages separate retail-rate net metering, Solar*Rewards timing, production modeling, and city-level roof economics across the Denver-area market.
- Cities
- 24
- Utilities
- 2
- Focus
- Xcel, Solar*Rewards, and Front Range production
Utility record
Billing rules before sales math.
Each hub checks the active net-metering rider, export treatment, and incentive layer.
- XCEL ENERGY Public Service Company of Colorado (Xcel Energy) → Most of Colorado, including the Denver metro, Boulder, Fort Collins, and the Front Range corridor
- CORE CORE Electric Cooperative → Douglas County including Castle Rock and Parker, plus parts of Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Jefferson, Park, and Teller counties
City pages
Start where quote volume is highest.
The highest-traffic references come first. The full county directory follows below.
- ARAPAHOE COUNTY · XCEL ENERGY Centennial → 7 kW typical · 10 yr cash payback
- ARAPAHOE COUNTY · XCEL ENERGY Aurora → 7 kW typical · 10 to 11 yr cash payback
- JEFFERSON COUNTY · XCEL ENERGY Lakewood → 7 kW typical · 11 to 12 yr cash payback
- ADAMS COUNTY · XCEL ENERGY Thornton → 7 kW typical · 10 to 11 yr cash payback
- JEFFERSON COUNTY · XCEL ENERGY Arvada → 7 kW typical · 11 to 12 yr cash payback
- ADAMS COUNTY · XCEL ENERGY Westminster → 7 kW typical · 11 yr cash payback
- BOULDER COUNTY · XCEL ENERGY Boulder → 7 kW typical · 12 yr cash payback
- WELD COUNTY · XCEL ENERGY Greeley → 7 kW typical · 11 yr cash payback
- BOULDER COUNTY · XCEL ENERGY Longmont → 7 kW typical · 11 to 12 yr cash payback
Full directory
All 24 published Colorado city pages.
Grouped by county for scanning without turning the page into a wall of tiles.
Adams County
Arapahoe County
Boulder County
Broomfield County
Douglas County
Jefferson County
Weld County
Reference articles
Policy explainers and buyer-side diagnostics that apply across the state.
- The Federal Solar Credit in 2026 Section 25D expired December 31, 2025 under Public Law 119-21. What that means for cash and loan installs in 2026, what Section 48E still covers for third-party-owned systems, and how to spot a stale-data quote.
- Illinois Solar Buyback Rates Explained How net export compensation works under ComEd Smart Solar Billing versus Ameren, why the headline buyback rate is not the all-in retail rate, and how the January 2025 change reshaped payback math for new installations.
- The "Illinois 25% State Tax Credit" Myth There is no 25% state income-tax credit for solar in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Revenue enumerates 76 individual income-tax credits; zero are for residential solar or photovoltaics. What homeowners are usually being shown when they hear "25%" is the Illinois Shines SREC program structured to look like a credit on a sales worksheet.