Yes, you can get solar panels installed without a monthly payment when you join the Participate Energy Program and pay a prepaid lease in full. This gives you access to solar panels and the savings they generate without the cost of owning the system outright.
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.
Yes, the 25% NYS solar tax credit, officially called the Solar Energy System Equipment Credit, is available in 2026. It’s one of the most significant ways that you can save money on a new residential solar installation on Long Island.
Technically, you only need a single string inverter for a residential solar array, but you will get better savings and reliability with a microinverter at each individual solar panel (i.e., 20 microinverters for a 20-panel array).
Ground-mounted solar panels are good for homes on Long Island when rooftop solar isn’t feasible.
The average Long Island home will need an 8 kW to 10 kW residential solar system, or roughly 18 to 24 high-efficiency panels. Solar doesn’t take you completely off the grid. Instead, it reduces how much electricity you buy and reduces your PSEG-LI bill in the process.
Having leased solar panels installed at your home can add some extra complexity to the sale process, but some residential solar lease programs create less friction than others.
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