New York solar in numbers, 2024
Every figure below is computed by us from the Form EIA-861 annual files. Ranks are out of 51 jurisdictions, highest first.
| Measure | New York | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Households with a metered rooftop system226,979 systems across 7,420,214 residential accounts | 3.06% | 15th of 51 |
| Average system sizeNational average 6.74 kW | 6.93 kW | 34th of 51 |
| Residential priceDerived average across the state, not a tariff | 24.43¢/kWh | 7th of 51 |
| Consumption per accountWhat a system here is typically sized against | 6,854 kWh/yr | 46th of 51 |
| Systems with a battery4,006 paired systems | 1.76% | 23rd of 51 |
| Third-party ownedLeased or under a power purchase agreement | 36.3% | 7th of 51 |
| Five-year growth23,177 systems added in 2024 | 13.1%/yr | 44th of 51 |
| Installed capacityResidential net-metered capacity | 1,572.5 MW | — |
What the adoption figure means
Adoption sits comfortably above the national middle, so there is generally a working installer market to choose between.
Residential electricity in New York averaged 24.43¢ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, 7th of 51 and above the national average of 16.48¢. Electricity here is dear by national standards, so self-consumption carries more value than it does in most of the country. Prices and adoption across all 51.
System size and consumption
The average New York system was 6.93 kW in 2024, ranking 34th of 51. Households consumed an average of 6,854 kilowatt-hours a year (46th of 51) — the figure a system here is sized against.
Size your own system from your own kilowatt-hours, not from this average — how to do that.
Who owns the systems
36.3% of New York systems were third-party owned in 2024 — leased or under a power purchase agreement rather than owned by the householder. That is 7th of 51.
Third-party ownership is the dominant model, so expect a lease or PPA to be the first thing you are offered. Who claims the federal credit · ownership across all 51.
Battery attachment
1.76% of New York solar systems were paired with a battery in 2024, 23rd of 51 — 4,006 paired systems.
Attachment runs above the national middle, suggesting storage often earns its place. Attachment across all 51 · does a battery belong in your project.
Where the market is going
New York added 23,177 systems in 2024 and has grown at 13.1% a year over five years, 44th of 51. Where growth has turned.
Solar companies and licensing in New York
We checked 7 New York solar companies against the state licence register. 0.0% did not hold a current licence at the time of checking .
How to verify a licence before you sign.
Method
Figures are computed by HyreSolar from the Form EIA-861 2024 annual files — net-metered residential systems only, penetration counted against residential accounts, sizes as means. EIA publishes the inputs, not these ratios. Full methodology and the underlying CSV.
None of these figures is an estimate for your property. What to work through before you talk to anyone.
Common questions
How many homes in New York have solar?
226,979 residential net-metered systems were recorded in New York in 2024, against 7,420,214 residential electricity accounts — 3.06% of households, 15th of 51 jurisdictions. That is a HyreSolar calculation from Form EIA-861.
What size solar system is typical in New York?
The average net-metered residential system in New York was 6.93 kW in 2024, against a national average of 6.74 kW. Your own system should be sized from twelve months of your kilowatt-hours and your usable roof, not from a state average.
Do people in New York add batteries to solar?
1.76% of New York systems were paired with storage in 2024, 23rd of 51. Battery attachment tracks outage frequency and export rules more than it tracks sunshine.
Is New York a good state for solar?
On the measures we can compute: residential electricity averages 24.43¢/kWh (7th of 51), households use 6,854 kWh a year (46th of 51), and 3.06% have installed a system (15th of 51). Retail price and export rules move the answer far more than sunshine does, and both are set by your specific utility rather than by the state.
Source: US EIA, Form EIA-861, 2024 final release, retrieved 2 September 2026. Figures marked as a HyreSolar calculation are derived by us and are not official EIA statistics.