Eversource Connecticut and solar
Eversource Connecticut is an investor-owned utility serving about 1,193,581 homes in Connecticut. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 27.9¢0% below Connecticut average
- Typical bill
- $197708 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 8.7 yrs6.6 kW, cash
Export rules for Eversource Connecticut customers
Full retail net metering, monthly netting.
RRES netting or buy-all; 20-year term. Retail rate ~30 cents/kWh.
Solar for a typical Eversource Connecticut home
| System | 6.6 kW (100% of 708 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $20,660 |
| First-year savings | $2,259 |
| Payback | 8.7 years |
| 25-year net | $58,027 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 90,904
- Share of customers
- 7.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 750 MW
- Residential customers
- 1,193,581
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Eversource Connecticut and solar
Does Eversource Connecticut have net metering?
RRES netting or buy-all; 20-year term. Retail rate ~30 cents/kWh.
How much does electricity cost with Eversource Connecticut?
Residential customers paid an average of 29.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 27.9¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 708 kWh a month, a bill of about $197.
Is solar worth it with Eversource Connecticut?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 6.6 kW system costing about $20,660 pays back in about 8.7 years, with $58,027 net over 25 years.
How many Eversource Connecticut customers have solar?
About 90,904 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 7.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Connecticut Light & Power Co (EIA ID 4176). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.