Rockland Electric and solar
Rockland Electric is an investor-owned utility serving about 66,678 homes in New Jersey. 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¢4% above New Jersey average
- Typical bill
- $224906 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 7.3 yrs9.1 kW, cash
Export rules for Rockland Electric customers
Full retail net metering, monthly netting.
Same.
Solar for a typical Rockland Electric home
| System | 9.1 kW (110% of 906 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $26,250 |
| First-year savings | $2,624 |
| Payback | 7.3 years |
| 25-year net | $80,811 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 1,654
- Share of customers
- 2.5%
- Residential solar capacity
- 15 MW
- Residential customers
- 66,678
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Rockland Electric and solar
Does Rockland Electric have net metering?
Same.
How much does electricity cost with Rockland Electric?
Residential customers paid an average of 23.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 24.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 906 kWh a month, a bill of about $224.
Is solar worth it with Rockland Electric?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 9.1 kW system costing about $26,250 pays back in about 7.3 years, with $80,811 net over 25 years.
How many Rockland Electric customers have solar?
About 1,654 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 2.5% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Rockland Electric Co (EIA ID 16213). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.