Get Protection during Outages with Solar and Storage in Rockland County, New York
Sunrun Can Help You Control Your Home Energy, Simply and Affordably
+18 Mil.
New York State residents hit by outages from 2008 to 2017.1
-43%
New York State’s solar price drop over the last five years.2
200
Average number of sunny days per year in Rockland County, NY.3
Did you know that New York is one of the top states for solar in the country?2 With the costs of rooftop solar panels and energy back-up systems at an all-time low,2,4 it’s easy to see why more households choose to make the switch with a Rockland County solar company like Sunrun. When you go solar, you can protect your home during outages, lower your carbon emissions, and boost your control over electric bills for decades.
How to Go Solar in Rockland County
As the leading residential solar and energy storage company in the U.S.,5 we work so you can gain energy independence and security. Find out which Sunrun solar plan, with or without a home battery in Rockland County, is the ideal fit for your budget and energy needs.
If you get your power from Orange & Rockland Utilities (ORU), you may qualify for New York State’s Value of Distributed Energy Resources (VDER) program. The VDER program could let you earn credits on your utility bill for the excess solar energy you create and send to the grid.6,7 You can use the credits earned to save money on future electric bills. In other states, this type of arrangement is known as net metering (NEM).
Solar made better
- Learn about the federal tax credit
- Find your ideal system and battery
- Get your cost to go solar today
Pick the Sunrun Solar Plan that Works Best for You
Each Sunrun solar plan offers unique advantages. Whether you choose a solar lease or a purchase plan along with a battery storage system, we’ll work hard so that you can benefit from your solar panel installation in Rockland County for decades. As one of the best solar installers in New York State, we’ll even take care of the paperwork for you whenever possible.
Monthly Plan
Lease new Sunrun solar panels in Rockland County with as little as $0 down. Lock in predictable monthly rates and stay covered with our industry-leading Sunrun Guarantee.
Full Amount Lease
Prepay for up to 25 years of solar power in Rockland County for home use at the best price. Our Sunrun Guarantee also backs it.
System Purchase
Own a Rockland County home solar system, and you could build home value. You may qualify for New York State solar incentives, like the federal tax credit,*8 a state tax credit, and solar rebates, as well as property and sales tax exemptions.9
Solar + Brightbox™
Add Brightbox, Sunrun’s battery storage service, to your solar installation in Rockland County. This can help you keep your devices and appliances powered during outages, cloudy days, rainy afternoons, or at night.
From 2008 to 2017, New York State endured 1,528 power outages.1
As extreme weather events continue to affect the East Coast, you can prepare for the unexpected with Brightbox.
Brightbox helps you back up your entire home with a Tesla Powerwall, or you can back up just the rooms you need with an LG Chem solar battery.**
When the sun is out, Brightbox can store clean and affordable back-up power for later use.
Brightbox is the Rockland battery storage solution that puts you in control. It can turn on during an outage and will work to recharge until the grid’s restored.
Unlike generators, Brightbox doesn’t run on fossil fuels, which produce carbon monoxide (CO) that’s dangerous for your health.10
You can monitor your Rockland County solar energy production and storage daily with the online dashboard and mobile app.
Our monthly lease and prepaid plans include 24/7 proactive monitoring and maintenance to ensure your system works smoothly. This benefit sets Brightbox apart from other Rockland County solar batteries.
New York, It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Fossil Fuels
70%
State electricity generation that will come from renewable energy sources by 2030.11
85%
New York State’s cut in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.11
When you create and store your own clean energy in Rockland County, you can also reduce your dependence on toxic, dangerous fossil fuels. This will help build a more modern and resilient energy system that runs on renewable electricity made in New York. Ready to experience energy freedom? Use our Product Selector or request a free quote to get one-on-one service from our expert Solar Advisors. Together we can ensure New York’s energy future is bright for everyone, starting today.
Why Choose Sunrun in Rockland County?
Since 2007, hundreds of thousands of people have chosen Sunrun to join the clean energy revolution. To date, our customers’ solar panel arrays have generated billions of kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean, renewable energy and kept millions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) from entering the atmosphere. This is equivalent to preventing billions of pounds of coal or millions of gallons of gasoline from burning.12
American families can help us create a more resilient energy future for the whole nation, one home solar panel installation at a time. These are their stories.
SOURCES:
1. Eaton Blackout Tracker Annual Report
2. New York State solar rank / New York State solar price drop
3. Rockland County, NY annual sunny days
4. U.S. battery storage price drop
5. Sunrun ranked as leading residential solar-plus-storage vendor
8. Federal Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC)
9. New York State tax incentives and solar rebates
10. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) generator safety fact sheet
11. New York State Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA)
*We recommend contacting a tax professional to accurately determine the impact of the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) on your federal taxes.
**One Tesla Powerwall stores 13.5 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of usable electricity, which can be used to back up the home for a day. An LG Chem solar battery holds 9.8 kWh, which can be used to back up essential parts of the home from 8 to 12 hours.