Estimates based on your home's satellite and LIDAR roof data, local solar conditions, and your energy use profile.
Six factors weighted by real-world impact on solar production and ROI. The first three are auto-detected from satellite and LiDAR data.
New residential solar in New York chooses between two compensation options — Phase One net metering and the Value Stack (VDER). For nearly every homeowner, Phase One's full retail credit is the better deal. Four things to know:
New York's Phase One net metering credits every kWh you export at your full retail rate, 1-to-1 — and it's still open to new residential systems up to 25 kW. Interconnect and your terms lock in for 20 years.
Systems connected since 2022 pay a monthly Customer Benefit Contribution — a per-kW charge your solar credits can't offset. It varies by utility, roughly $0.70–$1.30 per kW each month — typically $5–$20/month on a home system. It's why a New York solar bill is never quite zero.
Surplus rolls forward month to month as kWh credits. At your annual true-up, anything left over is paid out at the utility's avoided-cost (wholesale) rate — a fraction of retail.
Size to roughly 90–100% of your annual usage. Overproducing just converts full-retail credits into wholesale pennies at true-up — and adds CBC-charged capacity you don't need.
The PSC rules above cover New York's investor-owned utilities (Con Edison, National Grid, NYSEG, RG&E, Orange & Rockland, Central Hudson). PSEG Long Island runs its own separate program, and municipal utilities set their own terms. Your Home Solar Scorecard shows the excess-energy policy for your specific utility before you size anything.
We pull satellite and LiDAR data from the Google Solar API to get an accurate and up to date view of your roof.
Roof condition, roofing material, and monthly electricity bill. Under 60 seconds — the first three factors are auto-detected.
Your Home Solar Scorecard (1–100) with a factor breakdown, plus New York incentives for your ZIP code and utility.
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