Orange & Rockland and solar
Orange & Rockland is an investor-owned utility serving about 213,057 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.)
- 28.5¢1% above New York average
- Typical bill
- $201704 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 6.9 yrs6.6 kW, cash
Export rules for Orange & Rockland customers
Full retail net metering, monthly netting.
CBC ~$1.33/kW-mo.
Solar for a typical Orange & Rockland home
| System | 6.6 kW (100% of 704 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $21,320, $16,320 after incentives |
| First-year savings | $2,304 |
| Payback | 6.9 years |
| 25-year net | $66,211 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 14,015
- Share of customers
- 6.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 109 MW
- Residential customers
- 213,057
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Orange & Rockland and solar
Does Orange & Rockland have net metering?
CBC ~$1.33/kW-mo.
How much does electricity cost with Orange & Rockland?
Residential customers paid an average of 26.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 28.5¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 704 kWh a month, a bill of about $201.
Is solar worth it with Orange & Rockland?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 6.6 kW system costing about $16,320 pays back in about 6.9 years, with $66,211 net over 25 years.
How many Orange & Rockland customers have solar?
About 14,015 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 6.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Orange & Rockland Utils Inc (EIA ID 14154). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.