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On a Participating Utility Assistance Program? Get Free Community-Solar Bill Credits
Statewide Solar for All gives eligible low-income utility customers community-solar credits on their electric bills without rooftop panels, enrollment fees or monthly charges. Eligible customers in participating utility territories are automatically enrolled through their utility Energy Assistance Program.
Who
Low-income households in participating utility territories that are enrolled in their utility's Energy Assistance Program (EAP).
Where: Participating New York electric utility territories; NYSERDA states projects in PSEG Long Island service territory are not eligible.
What to do
Start here: Check whether you are enrolled in your electric utility's Energy Assistance Program. If not, contact the utility about EAP eligibility first.
Eligibility: Enroll in the utility's EAP. NYSERDA says EAP participants in participating territories are automatically enrolled in Statewide Solar for All.
What you get
The program connects eligible utility customers to local community-solar projects and places a monthly credit on the regular electric bill. The utility and electric service stay the same.
Benefit: A recurring community-solar credit on the electric bill, in addition to existing EAP discounts, with no upfront cost or monthly program fee.
Possible value: The credit amount varies with program and project production; NYSERDA does not promise one fixed household dollar amount on the consumer page.
Good to know
Important: PSEG Long Island territory is excluded from Statewide Solar for All project eligibility, so this statewide-branded program is not a Long Island electric-bill option for PSEG Long Island customers. It also is not limited to homeowners.
Availability: Active in participating utility territories; utility coverage limits apply.
Why people miss it: The savings arrive as a utility-bill credit and the program sounds like rooftop solar, so renters and people who never shop for solar can easily miss it.
Sources reviewed: Aug 10, 2026