Solar Quotes in Rochester, NY

If RG&E is your utility

  • RG&E customers or their contractors apply through RG&E's Distributed Generation portal. For non-hourly-priced customers, excess kWh are converted annually using the avoided cost of energy for the most recent twelve months. Source: https://www.rge.com/smartenergy/innovation/distributed-generation (accessed 2026-10-20)
  • NYSERDA says the New York PSC's Value of Distributed Energy Resources (VDER) 'Value Stack' compensates energy created by distributed resources like solar, and lists National Grid and RG&E among the Value Stack utilities. Source: https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/VDER (accessed 2026-10-20)

A note on the federal tax credit

The federal residential clean energy credit (25D) doesn't apply to expenditures made after December 31, 2025. The IRS treats an expenditure as made when installation is completed. Source: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/faqs-for-modification-of-sections-25c-25d-25e-30c-30d-45l-45w-and-179d-under-public-law-119-21-139-stat-72-july-4-2025-commonly-known-as-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-obbb (accessed 2026-10-20). This page isn't tax advice.

Questions to ask

  1. Who submits my RG&E interconnection application?
  2. How does your estimate treat the annual cash-out?

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