With the Buy-All Incentive, you will export all power that your system produces to the electric grid without first supplying power to your home.

If you choose this option:

1. We will purchase power from you at a rate approved by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA)
2. You'll receive compensation as either an on-bill credit to offset your monthly bill or a cash payment once per quarter. You may specify a percentage of your compensation to be split between the two options
3. You will purchase the electricity you need to power your home directly from Eversource
4. Any on-bill credits not used to offset your bill can be cashed out once annually
5. Any cash payments (quarterly or annually) must go to a third party that is not the account holder

Current incentive rate

The Buy-All rate for approved applications submitting in the current calendar year is $0.2943 per kWh. This rate includes the REC value. Once enrolled, your incentive rate is locked in for a 20-year term.

Meter setup

With the Buy-All Incentive, your power generation and consumption are measured using separate meters installed at your home.

With the Netting Incentive, you'll first supply power from the system to your home and only export excess power to the electric grid.

If you choose this option:

1. Power produced by your system, but not consumed within the month, is "netted" at the same rate you pay Eversource for electricity
2. Net credits are applied to your bill in dollars and will be used to offset future customer, supply and delivery charges
3. Any excess credits can be carried over each month and cashed out if you stop electric service
4. Once enrolled, your compensation rate (in dollars per kilowatt hour) for net production will fluctuate with the prevailing retail rate over a 20-year term

Current incentive rate

The netting incentive rate is the current retail rate + a quarterly Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) payment of $0.0318 per kWh. This rate is set by the state and remains the same for 20 years.

What are Renewable Energy Certificates?

A REC is generated for each megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity that your system generates regardless of whether you use the energy or it is exported to the electric grid. 

Meter setup

With the Netting Incentive, you’ll receive a new meter that measures how much energy you consume and how much is exported to the grid. You'll also receive a second meter to measure the energy produced by your solar installation.

You may be eligible for an additional incentive if your income is at or below 60% of the state median income or if your solar installation is in an economically-distressed community. You can only receive one additional incentive.

When determining if solar is right for you, we recommend comparing multiple estimates from different solar installers. To help with your comparisons, here are some average costs from applications approved for the Residential Renewal Energy Solutions (RRES) program over the last six months. Compare these costs to those included in your installation estimates and those listed on your Residential Renewable Energy Disclosure document. The average price is in $/kWh and is based on data from the previous six months.

Below are historical retail rates to help you anticipate the savings from your potential solar investment. 

*These rates apply if you receive your energy supply from Eversource. Visit EnergizeCT for third-party supplier rates. 

For other aggregated RRES program data including system cost, capacity, ownership, and production estimates, download the excel workbooks by month or by town.