Central Jersey — Middlesex, Mercer, Monmouth, and Somerset counties — is one of New Jersey's fastest-growing and most economically diverse regions, with a mix of rapidly expanding suburban communities, affluent established townships, and university towns. JCP&L and PSE&G split service across the region, and both utility territories offer strong net metering terms for solar customers. HomeRateMap connects Central Jersey homeowners with licensed NJ solar installers — free, no-obligation quotes and responses within 24 hours.
Central Jersey — Middlesex, Mercer, Monmouth, and Somerset counties — is one of New Jersey's fastest-growing and most economically diverse regions, with a mix of rapidly expanding suburban communities, affluent established townships, and university towns. JCP&L and PSE&G split service across the region, and both utility territories offer strong net metering terms for solar customers.
Primary utility serving most of Central Jersey: JCP&L / PSE&G. All utility territories in this region offer New Jersey net metering, which credits your account for excess solar production at the retail electricity rate.
Central Jersey homeowners qualify for the full stack of New Jersey and federal solar incentives. See our NJ state solar page for complete details:
JCP&L / PSE&G serves most of Central Jersey. All NJ utilities are required to offer net metering to residential solar customers — your installer handles the interconnection application after installation is complete.
Costs follow NJ averages: $18,000–$28,000 gross before incentives for a typical home. After the 30% federal tax credit, net cost drops to $12,600–$19,600. NJ state production incentives reduce effective cost further over 15 years.
With NJ's above-average electricity rates and full incentive stack, most Central Jersey homeowners see payback in 6–9 years on a 25-year warranted system — followed by 15+ years of largely free electricity.
Takes less than 2 minutes. No commitment required. Licensed NJ installers only.