Solar installers in Essex County
80 companies have installed solar on 3,501 homes here since 2023. Covers Newark, East Orange, Irvington Township, Bloomfield Township, West Orange Township, Montclair Township and nearby towns.
Ranked by homes installed, which shows who’s active here, not who’s best. Prices are each company’s median for systems sold outright, shown when it sold at least 10.
Towns in Essex County: Newark, East Orange, Irvington Township, Bloomfield Township, West Orange Township, Montclair Township, Belleville Township, City of Orange Township, Livingston Township, Nutley Township, Maplewood Township, Millburn Township.
Other New Jersey counties
How much does solar cost in Essex County, NJ?
There weren't enough Essex County systems bought outright for a county figure. Across the U.S., homes paid a median $4.10/W installed in 2023–2025, about $26,700 for a 6.5 kW system.
Which solar companies install in Essex County, NJ?
80 installers have put in home systems in Essex County since 2023, the busiest being Sunrun, Trinity Solar, Momentum Solar, Freedom Forever, EMT Renewables.
Installed prices and installers from public installation records: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Tracking the Sun (systems installed through 2025) and state program files from California, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois and Oregon, which run into 2026. Prices are in dollars per watt of panel capacity (DC), before rebates and tax credits, for homes that bought their system; leased systems and systems with batteries are left out.