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Use the free estimator for a preliminary layout, or share your preferred response method with the commercial team. Final feasibility still requires site, utility, and engineering review.
Plan roof, ground-mount, or carport solar from the property's real load, utility tariff, site constraints, and current program rules. In New Jersey, NuWatt's in-house engineers design and install the project — a direct EPC, not a lead reseller.
Electricity value
Utility-specific
Rate class + interval load
Installed cost
Quote-specific
No statewide $/W inserted
Production
Site-specific
Geometry + shading model
Program facts
Source-dated
Official sources linked
New Jersey commercial quote path
NuWatt's commercial estimator can return a preliminary roof layout, system size, annual production range, and confidence grade from one New Jersey property address before contact details. A final EPC quote still requires the building's load, tariff, site constraints, interconnection scope, and confirmed incentive eligibility.
Enter one NJ commercial address to see a preliminary roof layout, system size, production range, and confidence before sharing contact details.
Analyze the propertyConfirm the serving utility, rate class, mount type, site control, and whether ADI, CSI, or a separate storage review applies.
Review NJ program rulesUse site-specific production and a real EPC price to compare cash, debt, C-PACE, and PPA structures without substituting statewide averages.
Compare financingCheck scope, production assumptions, incentives, exclusions, warranties, and financing terms before treating any proposal as decision-ready.
Check a proposalStart with NuWatt’s address-based commercial estimator to see preliminary roof capacity, system size, production, and confidence before sharing contact details. A final New Jersey EPC quote then requires the serving utility and rate class, 12 months of usage, interval demand where available, structural and electrical scope, interconnection review, and confirmed ADI or CSI eligibility.
The New Jersey decision brief
Match the ADI or CSI pathway to the actual project, not just its address.
New Jersey separates the Administratively Determined Incentive program from Competitive Solar Incentive solicitations. Size, configuration, and eligibility determine which rules to review.
Match the project to the current size and mounting category, application window, and available capacity. Do not apply one incentive figure to all commercial systems.
A solar incentive is not a battery award. Review storage eligibility and revenue independently, then document any permitted combination before including it in the model.
The Section 48E begin-construction window closed July 4, 2026: projects that began construction on or before that date may use the longer continuity pathway. Commercial solar projects starting now generally must be placed in service by December 31, 2027. The statutory credit is 6%; it can increase to 30% when the applicable prevailing-wage and registered-apprenticeship requirements are met. Commercial tax credit guide →
IRS Notice 2025-42 · verified 2026-08-06The value comes from the facility's real load, tariff, site, and tax position—not a generic statewide payback.
Generating power on-site turns a variable grid charge into a fixed project cost you can model for the life of the system in New Jersey.
Model the 6% statutory Section 48E credit, the increase to 30% when PWA rules are met, and 100% first-year bonus depreciation only when your tax team confirms eligibility.
Lower electricity spend flows straight to operating income — a durable line-item reduction, not a one-time rebate.
On-site clean generation supports emissions targets and the sustainability requirements tenants, investors, and municipalities increasingly ask for.
Program decision layer
Official program facts are separated from customer inputs and modeled results so a planning number cannot be mistaken for an approved incentive or a measured outcome.
Current New Jersey program
The Administratively Determined Incentive schedule applies to eligible net-metered projects at or below 5 MW DC. Rooftop, carport, canopy, and floating projects share one segment; ground mount has a separate segment. Projects outside those ADI segments—including grid-supply and larger net-metered projects—must be screened under current Competitive Solar Incentive rules. Paired storage requires a separate eligibility review; an ADI solar award does not itself establish a storage payment.
Verified 2026-08-31
NJBPU FY27 order; dollars per SREC-II. Public-entity values include the official adder.
| Market segment | Size | Standard | Public entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooftop, carport, canopy & floating solar | Under 1 MW | $110/SREC-II | $130/SREC-II |
| Rooftop, carport, canopy & floating solar | 1 MW to 5 MW | $100/SREC-II | $120/SREC-II |
| Ground mount | Under 1 MW | $90/SREC-II | $110/SREC-II |
| Ground mount | 1 MW to 5 MW | $85/SREC-II | $105/SREC-II |
New Jersey's current comprehensive resource analysis discusses development of the distributed-storage program. Until the BPU publishes final behind-the-meter eligibility and payment rules, the model should use documented federal tax treatment, utility charges, and the customer's quoted storage cost — not a guessed state payment.
Official program fact
Government or utility source, linked and date-verified.
Customer input
Your bill, rate class, interval data, quote, and tax assumptions.
Site model
Roof or land geometry, production, shading, and interconnection review.
Verified outcome
Only measured project results are called outcomes; examples stay labeled as models.
Compare like with like
| Arrangement | Where the value comes from | Records to compare | Mistake to avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADI nonresidential net-metered | Eligible output earns the awarded segment’s SREC-II compensation; energy accounting remains separate. | DC capacity, rooftop/carport versus ground mount, registration, capacity availability and award. | Applying one ADI rate to all sizes and mount types, or assuming registration guarantees an award. |
| CSI | A competitive award establishes compensation for an eligible project. | Grid-supply eligibility or nonresidential net-metered capacity over 5 MW; current solicitation and award documents. | Classifying every project below 5 MW as ADI: qualifying grid-supply projects can follow CSI. |
| Nonprofit versus public entity | Federal ownership/claimant eligibility and NJ public-entity status are separate determinations. | Applicant’s legal category, account holder, ownership, award and any approved public-entity increment. | Giving a privately operated nonprofit the public-entity increment solely because it is tax exempt. |
Convert generated kWh to MWh by dividing by 1,000, multiply only eligible MWh by the awarded SREC-II price, and schedule those receipts over the award term. Keep exports and self-consumed electricity in the utility reconciliation.
Compare rooftop and canopy EPC quotes with the correct segment; vary interconnection cost and production without assuming a canopy earns a different rate solely because of its structure.
Program references—not an award or tariff determination: NJ DEP · Solar program pathways · NJ · CSI solicitation documents
One in-house engineering and install team, from first analysis through commissioning.
We model your building's real usage, roof, and New Jersey utility tariff, then engineer a system sized to your load and budget.
Our licensed crews handle permitting, interconnection, and installation, then commission and inspect the system so it powers up to spec.
At handoff your team gets production visibility through the manufacturer portal (Enphase or SolarEdge), backed by our workmanship warranty and support line.
PSE&G
JCP&L
Atlantic City Electric
Rockland Electric
Project economics
Bring the installed-cost quote, site-specific production, utility-specific energy value, operating cost, financing terms, and confirmed tax assumptions. This state guide does not insert its own cost or payback model.
LPL secondary service · One monthly charge, not the whole bill
Start with a specific bill line. These illustrative demand inputs are not an actual installation or a forecast. Reducing energy use in kWh does not prove a reduction in billing demand in kW.
Monthly peak demand. Secondary service on LPL, excluding DC fast charging. This example holds the account on its existing rate class; it does not determine eligibility.
This component changes only if its tariff-defined billing demand changes. Use interval data and the utility’s billing rules to establish that change.
Export payments, state incentives, tax benefits, project cost and operating expenses are not calculated here. No payback or annual savings is inferred.
Read the official PSE&G rate document. Sheet 142; rate effective May 1, 2025, retained in the July 15, 2026 tariff compilation. Source checked September 5, 2026.
Summer on-peak demand charge, service charge, supply, other delivery charges and sales/use tax are excluded. Do not apply this example to another utility or schedule.
Your numbers · one shared calculation engine
Keep the EPC cash price, usable electricity value and dated benefits separate. Nothing below is prefilled with a state rate, invented installation price or assumed tax credit. Results stay on this device; this worksheet does not upload your bill or create an inquiry.
For this state: Convert generated kWh to MWh by dividing by 1,000, multiply only eligible MWh by the awarded SREC-II price, and schedule those receipts over the award term. Keep exports and self-consumed electricity in the utility reconciliation.
Start with the building
These are planning scenarios, not claims about completed installations. Use the questions to make your site assessment and installer proposals more specific.
Will a large roof exceed the facility’s usable load or trigger a different program and interconnection path?
What do parking circulation, foundations, drainage, and electrical routing add to the EPC scope?
What is the applicant’s actual legal category? Nonprofit status alone does not establish a public-entity incentive.
The investment decision
Compare proposals on the same scope. Keep cash price, conditional benefits, and annual operating value separate so an attractive headline does not hide a missing cost.
| Decision input | Evidence to request | Check before relying on it |
|---|---|---|
| Installed project cost | An itemized EPC proposal | Roof work, switchgear, interconnection, and exclusions |
| Electricity bill value | Utility tariff + interval load | Self-consumed generation, exports, and remaining demand charges |
| Program compensation | Applicable rules + project award | Eligibility, permitted combinations, term, and payment timing |
| Tax or financing benefit | Project-specific professional review | Ownership, usable benefits, financing fees, and payment schedule |
| Long-term cash flow | A dated, transparent financial model | O&M, replacements, insurance, degradation, and financing |
Screen the site first. Final pricing, program eligibility, and savings still require verification.
Utility, tariff, site, and current program rules verified for the property before economics are modeled.
Utility, tariff, site, and current program rules verified for the property before economics are modeled.
Utility, tariff, site, and current program rules verified for the property before economics are modeled.
You can get an immediate preliminary New Jersey site screen from one property address, including estimated roof capacity, system size, annual production range, and confidence. A final EPC quote is not a generic instant price: it requires utility and load data, site and engineering scope, interconnection requirements, and verified program, financing, and tax eligibility.
Site-specific pricing with exact incentive calculations. No obligation.