Yes, beginning planning in fall and installing solar panels in winter is ideal for many Long Island homeowners. Getting started before or during winter helps you move through design, permitting, and utility approvals so that your system is ready to maximize production in the sunny spring and summer months.
Yes, there’s still a federal tax credit for solar panels in 2026, but it only applies to commercial systems. The popular Section 25D credit, which allowed homeowners to deduct 30% of their solar bill, expired on December 31, 2025, under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Yes, solar panels can lower your PSEG LI electric bill, often significantly. Solar panels generate electricity on your rooftop, reducing the amount that you buy from the utility. The more electricity your solar panels produce, the more you offset your grid consumption and the greater your potential savings.
The high bills you see from PSEG Long Island are a result of a gradually increasing Power Supply Charge, which reflects the cost of purchasing wholesale electricity.
Adding a solar battery to a new solar installation, or even an existing system, maximizes savings and provides power during emergencies. Unlike a traditional generator, a solar battery can provide backup power in an emergency while improving your energy savings throughout the entire year.
Yes, solar panels work all winter on Long Island. Shorter days and the lower angle of the sun mean that production decreases compared to summer, but your system will still be productive.
A Participate Energy prepaid solar lease is a pathway to get solar panels on your rooftop with a single payment and no credit check. Participate Energy owns the equipment during the lease term, while Power Solutions takes care of the installation and maintenance.
Yes, residential solar can still generate strong savings for Long Island homeowners, even without the now-defunct federal solar tax credit. There is still a significant New York State tax credit, or you could even leverage a commercial solar tax credit if you choose to lease your system.
Partially, yes. Solar panels won’t change what PSEG Long Island charges you per kilowatt-hour, but they will produce electricity so that you consume less from the grid.
New solar tariffs announced this September are unlikely to meaningfully affect your residential solar panel installation, especially when you choose a trusted local solar contractor.
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