New York · Net metering · Deep-stack program
NY Net Metering
Sets the billing terms for excess solar generation sent back to the grid by residential customers in New York -- see the credit rate and how it shapes payback below.
- Retail rate credit
- stated benefit
- Residential
- eligible customers
- 11.1 yr
- New York baseline payback
- 4
- other New York programs
Deep-stack program · early directory
New York runs a 5-program DSIRE stack; this net metering is one layer on a 11.1-year modeled baseline, not the whole story.
- Stack5 programs
- In-state #1/4
- Type #31/46
- Baseline11.1 yr
In-state directory place #1 of 4 (early alphabet). National net metering directory #31 of 46. Amounts and eligibility change; verify with the official program page before relying on a dollar figure. Informational only - not financial advice. See our disclaimer.
Program description
New York offers full retail net metering for residential systems up to 25 kW.
Program at a glance
- Program type
- Net metering
- Eligible customers
- Residential
- Stated benefit
- Retail rate credit
- State electricity rate
- 22¢/kWh
- New York solar score
- 38/100
Solar's trajectory in New York
The market this incentive operates in: total installed solar capacity in New York reported to the EIA.
New York's solar incentive stack
How this net metering sits among New York's 4 tracked programs, by type
- Tax exemption
Tax exemption
2 programs
- Net metering
Net metering
1 programs
- Rebate
Rebate
1 programs
What this shows New York tracks 3 incentive types; net metering (1 program) governs the billing side, while the state's other tracked types handle upfront cost or ongoing payments.
How this net metering layers inside New York's deep stack
The NY Net Metering governs how New York credits excess solar generation sent back to the grid, one of the state's DSIRE-tracked solar policies. Eligibility is scoped to residential customers, with a stated benefit of Retail rate credit. DSIRE lists no scheduled sunset, though enabling legislation and appropriations can still be revised year to year.
That baseline is slower than most states, which raises the stakes for every incentive on the table. New York averages 4.4 kWh/m²/day of usable sunlight and residential rates of 22¢/kWh, producing an estimated 7,709 kWh/year and $1,696 of annual utility offset on a typical 6 kW system costing $18,900. That baseline already implies a 11.1-year simple payback and a 25-year modeled net of roughly $23,500 before this incentive - every dollar this net metering delivers compresses that payback further.
New York bundles a deep incentive stack, so this program rarely stands alone. New York has 5 solar incentive programs indexed in DSIRE, including adjacent options like NY Solar Property Tax Exemption, NY Solar Sales Tax Exemption, NY-Sun Megawatt Block Incentive. The state's net-metering policy is classified as full, which governs how excess generation is credited and often decides whether a given program is worth claiming for a specific household.
Other New York incentives
Frequently asked questions
Where does the NY Net Metering sit in New York's deep program stack?
How does this net metering work beside New York's other programs?
Who qualifies, and why is this an early in-state directory row?
How does this incentive affect solar ROI in New York?
Which other New York programs stack with this one?
Incentive data from the DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency); state solar economics from NREL and the U.S. EIA. See our methodology · New York solar data · ROI calculator · All incentives.