What happens to the extra energy my panels make?

In New Jersey it rolls over as a credit on your bill. The extra energy your panels produce on long summer days offsets what you use on shorter winter days, so you get the value of everything your roof produces.

Does net metering lower my monthly bill?

Yes. It's one of the reasons NJ homeowners can cut their total monthly cost to about $90/month with a solar lease. Nothing your panels make goes to waste.

How Net Metering Works in New Jersey

Net metering is a simple idea: the extra energy your solar panels make doesn't go to waste — it rolls over as a credit on your bill. New Jersey has some of the best net metering rules in the country, and it's a big reason going solar saves you so much here.

The Short Version

On sunny days your panels often make more energy than your home is using. In New Jersey, that extra energy is credited back to you. When your panels make less — at night or in winter — you draw on those credits. Over the year, you get the full value of everything your roof produces, which keeps your monthly cost low.

What It Means for You

You don't have to do anything — it's automatic and built into how solar works in NJ. Combined with New Jersey's state solar credits and no sales tax on solar equipment, it's why most NJ homeowners can lock in a total monthly cost of around $90. See what you'd save on the free savings estimate.