SC-1: SC-1 Residential Standard Service (full service)
Plan for solar customers. Effective . Fixed charge $19.00/month.
| Period | Price |
|---|---|
| All hours | 21.2¢ |
Typical customer: Worth it
National Grid (Upstate New York) and solar
National Grid (Upstate New York) is an investor-owned utility serving about 1,536,569 homes in New York. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 21.8¢23% below New York average
- Typical bill
- $143658 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 9.6 yrs6.6 kW, cash
Export rules for National Grid (Upstate New York) customers
Full retail net metering, monthly netting.
Phase One NEM with CBC ~$0.88/kW-mo.
NY Phase One NEM: kWh netting at retail volumetric rate with carryforward; annual excess at avoided cost; CBC $/kW-DC monthly charge
Solar for a typical National Grid (Upstate New York) home
| System | 6.6 kW (100% of 658 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $21,320, $16,320 after incentives |
| First-year savings | $1,613 |
| Payback | 9.6 years |
| 25-year net | $40,252 |
Uses the utility's average price; time-of-use plans can change this, so pick your plan in the calculator.
Current residential rate plans
Rates we verified from National Grid (Upstate New York)'s tariff documents. Prices are per kWh including the main riders where noted; check your bill for the plan you're on.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 27,577
- Share of customers
- 1.8%
- Residential solar capacity
- 218 MW
- Residential customers
- 1,536,569
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about National Grid (Upstate New York) and solar
Does National Grid (Upstate New York) have net metering?
Phase One NEM with CBC ~$0.88/kW-mo.
How much does electricity cost with National Grid (Upstate New York)?
Residential customers paid an average of 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 21.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 658 kWh a month, a bill of about $143.
Is solar worth it with National Grid (Upstate New York)?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 6.6 kW system costing about $16,320 pays back in about 9.6 years, with $40,252 net over 25 years.
How many National Grid (Upstate New York) customers have solar?
About 27,577 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.8% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. (EIA ID 13573). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026, utility tariff sheets.