Residential and business solar systems in NJ are typically net metered, meaning when the solar system produces more power than a facility is using, the excess power is sold back to the local electric grid.
New Jersey is a national leader in installed photovoltaic (PV) solar capacity, with more than 5.5 gigawatts from over 240,000 individual solar PV installations. NJ has an interactive Solar PV dashboard that provides a summary of solar PV installations in the State’s counties. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association and New Jersey installation data, NJ is ranked 13th in the United States for total cumulative installed solar PV capacity, with nine percent of NJ’s energy supplied by solar.
The Community Solar Energy Program provides incentives to eligible community solar facilities to enable the continued efficient and orderly development of solar electric generating sources throughout NJ. Community solar projects enable greater access to solar energy by electric utility customers who have previously been unable to convert to solar energy, due to cost, an unsuitable roof, or because they don’t own their roofs. It also enables low- and moderate- income households and people in environmental justice communities greater access to clean energy and savings on their electricity bills.
More information about solar: https://dep.nj.gov/cleanenergy/technologies/solar/
ANJEC Webinar on Solar:
Shining the Light on Community Solar: A Municipal Perspective (2024)