Solar DERs: New Jersey
Nonresidential customers accounted for a substantial share of New Jersey’s distributed solar capacity.
Commercial and Industrial Adoption
Policy and Development Context
Markets
Outcomes
New Jersey’s distributed solar installations expanded over many years with the support of state incentives.
In the historical capacity snapshot, nonresidential installations accounted for roughly two-thirds of approximately 3,700 MW of total behind-the-meter installed solar.
Commercial and Industrial Adoption
Nonresidential customers were an important contributor to the installed solar total, reflecting the opportunity for businesses and other institutions to deploy onsite generation.
Policy and Development Context
The original data came from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and describes an earlier point in the state’s distributed solar market.
Historical installed-capacity figures. Not a current New Jersey market total.
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