Net Zero Energy

A Net Zero Energy Journey

Costs

Costs of Net Zero Energy Transition

Our Electric Bill

We pay a monthly connection charge of $14.70. We don’t have batteries and don’t live off-grid. Instead, we use our local utility (PSEG) as a giant battery! So, in the bright summer months we give the excess electricity we generate to the local utility and in winter months, we take it back from the utility, “drawing down” our account. Our “net” annual consumption of electricity from our utility is usually Zero or very close to Zero.

Monthly Connection Charge – $14.70

Energy usage throughout the year by month

Calculating your solar payback period

Unless you decide to lease your solar panels (which is a great way to get started if you don’t have or want to pay all the installation cost upfront), it can be helpful to determine your investment’s payback period.

Here is a good article that shows you just how to do that with some simple Math.