Community Solar Energy Program (CSEP) · NJ Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU)
After a successful pilot, New Jersey's permanent CSEP is the largest community solar market in the Mid-Atlantic - with a hard 51% LMI subscriber requirement on LMI-designated projects.
Project cap
Up to 5 MW DC
Typical savings
15% guaranteed for LMI subscribers
LMI requirement
51% LMI subscribers on LMI-designated projects
Utilities
PSE&G · JCP&L · ACE · RECO
Program overview
New Jersey's Community Solar Energy Program was made permanent under N.J.A.C. 14:8-13 after a 3-year pilot. In April 2025, the NJBPU added 250 MW of capacity (bringing annual allocations to roughly 500 MW) and adjusted the SREC-II compensation value. Projects are compensated through a combination of SREC-IIs (or successor CSI), bill credits to subscribers, and the project owner's revenue.
The laws & rules
Permanent rules establishing project eligibility, application process, capacity allocation, and consumer protections for community solar in New Jersey.
Community solar projects are capped at 5 MW DC. Projects must be sited on rooftops, brownfields, landfills, parking canopies, or contaminated land - with limited greenfield availability.
Projects competing in the LMI-designated category must allocate at least 51% of capacity to verified LMI households and provide a guaranteed 15% bill credit.
Expanded capacity by 250 MW, reduced the SREC-II value applicable to community solar, and extended consumer protections including standardized disclosure forms.
Utilities we deliver in
PSE&G · JCP&L · Atlantic City Electric · Rockland Electric
What Cannon does in New Jersey
NJ's siting restrictions reward partners who can navigate landfill closure permits, NJDEP brownfield programs, and large-flat-roof structural assessments.
Ballasted ground-mount on caps, parking canopies, and large flat roofs. Prevailing-wage compliance and union coordination where required by site.
Asset management with monthly SREC-II tracking, NJBPU annual reporting, and proactive vegetation/structural inspections on caps and canopies.
Verified LMI enrollment, on-bill credit allocation across the four NJ utilities, and bilingual subscriber support.
Why we win New Jersey
Brownfield + landfill siting fluency that pure-EPC shops don't carry
LMI verification + 15% guaranteed credit handled in-house
One accountable team - no dev → EPC → CRM finger-pointing on a 5 MW asset