RG&E and solar
RG&E is an investor-owned utility serving about 353,617 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.)
- 24.7¢13% below New York average
- Typical bill
- $173703 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 8.6 yrs7 kW, cash
Export rules for RG&E customers
Full retail net metering, monthly netting.
Phase One NEM with CBC.
Solar for a typical RG&E home
| System | 7 kW (99% of 703 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $22,400, $17,400 after incentives |
| First-year savings | $1,938 |
| Payback | 8.6 years |
| 25-year net | $51,372 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 3,405
- Share of customers
- 1.0%
- Residential solar capacity
- 29 MW
- Residential customers
- 353,617
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about RG&E and solar
Does RG&E have net metering?
Phase One NEM with CBC.
How much does electricity cost with RG&E?
Residential customers paid an average of 22.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 24.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 703 kWh a month, a bill of about $173.
Is solar worth it with RG&E?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 7 kW system costing about $17,400 pays back in about 8.6 years, with $51,372 net over 25 years.
How many RG&E customers have solar?
About 3,405 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.0% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Rochester Gas & Electric Corp (EIA ID 16183). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.