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RG&E Solar & Battery
Storage Guide

Another RG&E rate increase is pending. Here’s how solar and batteries work with RG&E, from hookup to your bill to battery payments.

Why trust Kasselman with your next solar installation?

About RG&E

RG&E serves about 396,000 customers across nine counties around Rochester.
Its last rate plan added $19.35 a month to a typical bill between 2023 and 2025, and RG&E has now asked for $33.01 more; a temporary $3.65 increase started in June 2026 while the final decision is pending. Every kilowatt-hour your roof makes is one you don’t buy from RG&E, whatever comes next.

Going Solar with Kasselman Solar & RG&E

We’ve installed solar for 4,000+ homes across New York, including homes in RG&E territory around Rochester, as a NYSERDA Platinum, Tesla Certified, Enphase Platinum and FranklinWH Certified installer. Here’s how it works:
  1. Design. We size your system from a year of RG&E bills, so it covers what you actually use.
  2. Apply. We file through RG&E’s Distributed Generation online portal, where your application can be tracked. Home-size systems pay no application fee.
  3. Install. Our crew installs and the town inspects.
  4. Switch on. RG&E updates your meter for net metering within 10 business days of our install notice. Most RG&E homes already have a new smart meter from its recent rollout.

Your Bill After Solar

You’ll still get an RG&E bill, just a much smaller one. Extra power your panels send to the grid earns credits that carry forward month to month. What stays is the customer charge and a monthly solar charge (CBC) of $1.31 per kW, about $10.50 a month for a typical system.

Batteries & Backup with RG&E

A battery keeps your fridge, well pump and furnace running when the grid goes down, and your panels recharge it during the day.
RG&E’s Energy Storage Solutions program pays $50 per kW each summer when Tesla, Enphase or SolarEdge batteries (up to 25 kWh) share power on peak days.
NYSERDA also takes $200 per kWh off the price upfront ($450 in disadvantaged communities). Prefer a generator, or both? We install those too.

RG&E FAQs

Yes. With solar, RG&E still sends a monthly bill, but it’s usually much smaller.

Extra power your panels send to the grid earns credits on your bill that carry forward. You still pay the customer charge and the Customer Benefit Contribution (CBC), which is $1.31 per kW per month in 2026, or about $10.50 a month for an 8 kW system. Kasselman Solar reviews your account’s crediting rules and shows your expected remaining RG&E bill in your proposal.

It depends on your roof, shade, how much electricity you use and any electrical work your home needs. Kasselman Solar prices each system from your address and a year of RG&E bills.

New York homeowners can still claim the 25% state solar tax credit (up to $5,000) on a primary home, and NYSERDA takes $200 per kWh off a home battery upfront ($450 in disadvantaged communities).

Not as of October 2026. RG&E asked for $33.01 more a month on a typical 600 kWh bill. The New York PSC approved only a temporary $3.65 a month, effective June 1, 2026, while the full case is decided. RG&E’s previous rate plan added $19.35 a month in three steps between November 2023 and May 2025.

No. RG&E’s Energy Storage Solutions program currently lists Tesla, Enphase and SolarEdge batteries, up to 25 kWh.

Other brands, like FranklinWH, can still be installed for backup but can’t earn program payments today. Kasselman Solar will show you the tradeoff before you choose.

RG&E pays $50 per kW of your battery’s average performance during summer events, paid once a year.

Events run on weekdays from May 1 through September 30, up to 20 a season, for up to 4 hours each. Solar isn’t required, and you enroll through your battery manufacturer’s app. Skipping an event only lowers your average.

Yes. Adding a battery changes your system, so it goes through RG&E’s interconnection review. Kasselman Solar checks your inverter and panel first, then files the paperwork, even if another company installed your solar.

No. Your solar quote is based on your current RG&E bills, so whatever the New York PSC decides only adds to what solar saves.

RG&E’s supply prices were also nearly 36% higher in late January 2026 than a year earlier, and supply isn’t covered by the rate case.

NYSERDA Platinum Installer | Tesla Powerwall Certified | Enphase Platinum | FranklinWH Certified | 4,000+ installs across Upstate NY and the Hudson Valley. Our in house service team stays with your system after it’s on.

Updated: 10/19/2026

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