Connecticut solar leads
Since 2022, Connecticut homeowners adding solar pick one of two utility tariffs under Conn. Gen. Stat. 16-244z, which followed retail net metering; the EIA put small-scale solar at 1,469.5 MW in July 2026. Summit Leads supplies solar leads in Connecticut by real-time ping/post, with filters and routing agreed during onboarding.
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Connecticut facts for solar lead buyers
| Fact | Value Source |
|---|---|
| Small-scale solar PV capacity, July 2026 | 1,469.5 MW (EIA estimate, July 2026), the tenth highest of the 49 states with an EIA estimateElectric Power Monthly, Table 6.2.B: Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Small-scale solar added, July 2025 to July 2026 | 183.1 MW, or 14.2%, from 1,286.4 MW in July 2025 (EIA estimates)Electric Power Monthly, Table 6.2.B: Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Solar resource in Bridgeport, the largest city | 4.49 kWh per square meter per day on a fixed, south-facing array tilted 20 degrees (PVWatts version 8, typical-year data, checked October 9, 2026)PVWatts Calculator (version 8): Bridgeport, Connecticut National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly NREL) |
| Average residential electricity price, 2024 | 28.75 cents per kWh, the fourth highest of the 50 states (2023: 29.88 cents; EIA Form EIA-861 data, 2024)Electric Power Annual, Table 2.10: Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by State U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Detached single-family homes as a share of all housing units | 58.6% (902,771 of 1,541,822 housing units; ACS 5-year 2020-2024, table B25024)Table B25024, Units in Structure: Connecticut (ACS 5-Year 2020-2024) U.S. Census Bureau |
| Owner-occupied single-family detached homes | 786,503, or 82.5% of 952,989 owner-occupied homes (ACS 5-year 2020-2024, table B25032)Table B25032, Tenure by Units in Structure: Connecticut (ACS 5-Year 2020-2024) U.S. Census Bureau |
| End of the retail net metering credit for new customers | Offered from January 1, 2000 until December 31, 2021; existing customers keep the credit for a term ending December 31, 2041 (Conn. Gen. Stat. 16-243h, as of October 9, 2026)Conn. Gen. Stat. 16-243h, Credit to residential customers who generate electricity; metering Connecticut General Assembly |
| Residential renewable energy tariffs since 2022 | Two options for systems of 25 kW or less on the customer’s premises: sell all output, or sell only the output not used on site, for up to twenty years (16-244z(b)(2), as of October 9, 2026)Conn. Gen. Stat. 16-244z, Renewable energy tariffs Connecticut General Assembly |
| How long the residential tariffs are offered | Six years (16-244z(c)(1)(D), as of October 9, 2026); systems are sized not to exceed the load at the customer’s meter (16-244z(b)(2))Conn. Gen. Stat. 16-244z, Renewable energy tariffs Connecticut General Assembly |
| Solar electricity work licensing | Photovoltaic installation is “solar electricity work” (Conn. Gen. Stat. 20-330(18)); solar electric contractor and journeyman licenses are set by regulation under 20-340c (2026)Conn. Gen. Stat. 20-340c, Solar electric contractor and journeyman licenses. Regulations Connecticut General Assembly |
| Property tax exemption for home renewable systems | Class I renewable systems for private residential use installed on or after October 1, 2007, sized to the home’s load, on a one to four unit dwelling or farm (Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-81(57), 2026)Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-81, Exemptions (subdivision (57), Class I renewable energy sources) Connecticut General Assembly |
| Sales and use tax on solar electricity generating systems | Exempt, including related equipment and installation services (Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-412(117)(A), 2026)Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-412, Exemptions from sales and use taxes (subdivision (117), solar energy systems) Connecticut General Assembly |
Last reviewed: October 9, 2026. A summary for education, not legal advice.
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Connecticut rooftop solar capacity, July 2025 to July 2026
The EIA counts systems under 1 MW at homes and businesses as small-scale solar and estimates their capacity state by state each month. Its Electric Power Monthly, Table 6.2.B puts Connecticut at 1,469.5 MW in July 2026, against 1,286.4 MW a year earlier. That is 183.1 MW of new capacity in twelve months, a 14.2% rise, and the tenth largest total among the 49 states with an EIA estimate in July 2026.
| Month | Capacity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | 1,286.4 | EIA EPM Table 6.2.B, July 2025 |
| July 2026 | 1,469.5 | EIA EPM Table 6.2.B, July 2026 |
For a buyer, the installed base matters in two ways: new installs compete for the remaining suitable roofs, and existing systems create work in storage additions, repairs and service. The estimate says nothing about how many homeowners are shopping for solar today.
Sunlight on a Bridgeport solar array
The PVWatts calculator, built by NREL and now published by the National Laboratory of the Rockies, estimates the sunlight that reaches a solar array in a typical weather year. Bridgeport is Connecticut’s largest city in the Census Bureau’s July 1, 2025 estimates; for it, PVWatts gives 4.49 kWh per square meter per day (checked October 9, 2026).
Method in one line: PVWatts version 8 with its default array (fixed, open rack, south-facing, 20-degree tilt) at Bridgeport’s Census gazetteer coordinates and National Solar Radiation Database typical-year weather. Inland towns, shaded lots and other roof pitches will differ, so the figure is a reference point for comparing states, not a production estimate for any one house.
What Connecticut households paid for electricity
The EIA’s Electric Power Annual reports the average price residential customers paid across all utilities in each state. The two most recent years for Connecticut are below, as a sourced data point only.
| Year | Cents per kWh | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 29.88 | EIA Electric Power Annual, Table 2.10 |
| 2024 | 28.75 | EIA Electric Power Annual, Table 2.10 |
From net metering to renewable tariffs in Connecticut
This section is general information, not legal advice. It summarizes official sources as of October 9, 2026; check the current text of each rule before relying on it.
Connecticut moved home solar off retail net metering by statute (both sections checked October 9, 2026). Conn. Gen. Stat. 16-243h gave residential customer-generators a kilowatt-hour for kilowatt-hour bill credit from January 1, 2000 until December 31, 2021, with credits carried month to month and any excess at the end of the annualized period paid at the avoided cost of wholesale power. Customers already on that credit keep it for a term ending December 31, 2041.
For new systems, Conn. Gen. Stat. 16-244z(b)(2) says that on and after January 1, 2022, each electric distribution company offers residential customers two options for a Class I renewable system on their own premises with a nameplate rating of 25 kW or less, for a term of up to twenty years:
- Buy-all: the utility buys all energy and renewable energy certificates the system produces, at a cents-per-kWh rate.
- Netting: the utility buys only the energy produced and not consumed in the netting period set by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, plus all certificates.
The same statute caps system size at the load on the customer’s meter, counts one to four unit homes (and some affordable buildings of five or more units) as residential, and says in subsection (c)(1)(D) that the tariffs are offered for six years. The rate itself is set by the regulator, not by the statute, and this page does not state one.
Who may install solar in Connecticut
This section is general information, not legal advice. It summarizes official sources as of October 9, 2026; check the current text of each rule before relying on it.
Connecticut licenses solar work under the same occupational chapter that covers electricians and plumbers. Conn. Gen. Stat. 20-330(18) defines solar electricity work as installing, repairing, maintaining, inspecting and testing photovoltaic or wind generation equipment up to a point just inside a structure or next to an end use. Section 20-340c has the Electrical Work Board recommend, and the Commissioner of Consumer Protection adopt, regulations for solar electric contractor and journeyman licenses (all checked October 9, 2026).
Section 20-334 bars anyone from doing or advertising licensed work without the license, and requires contractors to show their state license number on advertisements, contracts and work vehicles. Section 20-340(17) exempts workers employed by and directed by a properly licensed solar contractor who only hoist, place and anchor collectors or panels. Solar water heating is a separate trade, “solar thermal work” under 20-330(4).
How Connecticut tax law treats home solar
This section is general information, not legal advice. It summarizes official sources as of October 9, 2026; check the current text of each rule before relying on it.
Two tax statutes name home solar (checked October 9, 2026). Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-81(57) exempts from property tax a Class I renewable energy source installed on or after October 1, 2007 for private residential use, where estimated yearly output does not exceed the location’s estimated load and the home is a single-family dwelling, a two to four unit building or a farm. Using net metering or a tariff, or third-party ownership of the system, does not by itself disqualify it.
Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-412(117)(A) exempts sales of solar energy electricity generating systems and related equipment, and sales of installation services, from sales and use tax. Neither statute sets a dollar figure, and whether either applies to a given home is a question for the town assessor or a tax professional.
Connecticut houses and who owns them
Rooftop solar is mostly sold to the owners of houses. The Census Bureau’s table B25024 (ACS 5-year 2020-2024) counts 902,771 single-family detached homes among Connecticut’s 1,541,822 housing units, or 58.6%, a lower share than in 38 other states. Among owners the picture changes: table B25032 shows 786,503 owner-occupied detached homes, 82.5% of the 952,989 owner-occupied homes in the state.
Housing age is covered on Connecticut window replacement leads, and home heating fuels on Connecticut HVAC leads, so this page leaves them out.
Connecticut planning regions by owner-occupied detached homes
Connecticut has no county governments, and the Census Bureau now reports its data for nine planning regions in place of the old counties. All nine are listed below with their owner-occupied detached homes, all owner-occupied homes and the detached share, from ACS 5-year 2020-2024, table B25032. The table describes housing only and says nothing about where leads come from.
| Planning region | Owner-occupied detached homes | Owner-occupied homes | Detached share of owner homes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol | 214,992 | 257,054 | 83.6% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (planning region) |
| Western Connecticut | 123,791 | 156,319 | 79.2% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (planning region) |
| South Central Connecticut | 112,678 | 139,620 | 80.7% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (planning region) |
| Naugatuck Valley | 100,803 | 123,476 | 81.6% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (planning region) |
| Southeastern Connecticut | 65,129 | 75,341 | 86.4% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (planning region) |
| Greater Bridgeport | 59,083 | 78,087 | 75.7% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (planning region) |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley | 49,717 | 56,136 | 88.6% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (planning region) |
| Northwest Hills | 32,873 | 36,503 | 90.1% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (planning region) |
| Northeastern Connecticut | 27,437 | 30,453 | 90.1% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (planning region) |
The Capitol region around Hartford holds 214,992 of the state’s owner-occupied detached homes in the 2020-2024 ACS, more than a quarter of the total. Greater Bridgeport has the lowest detached share of the nine (75.7%), while the rural Northwest Hills and Northeastern Connecticut regions reach 90.1%.
Putting the Connecticut facts to work
Read together, these facts describe a dense, owner-heavy market with a fixed tariff structure. Three points for a buyer planning Connecticut coverage:
- The tariff choice comes up early. Since 2022, 16-244z has asked each homeowner to pick buy-all or netting, so installers explain both options in the first conversation.
- Size follows the meter. The statute caps residential tariff systems at 25 kW and at the load on the customer’s meter, so a quote starts from the home’s own electricity use.
- Owners live mostly in houses. With 82.5% of owner-occupied homes detached in the 2020-2024 ACS, a buyer can use the planning region shares to choose its ZIP codes.
These points describe the rules and the housing a Connecticut solar buyer works with. None of them is a count of leads or a measure of homeowner interest.
Filters Connecticut solar buyers set
Solar buyers narrow a campaign with a few fields from the lead. In Connecticut, each one connects to a fact above:
- Homeowner status: only the owner can choose a utility tariff and sign for a roof system.
- Project type: the kind of solar project the homeowner asked about, in general terms; the exact options are set when the solar form is finalized.
- Timeframe: whether the homeowner wants to start soon or is still comparing.
- ZIP code: buyers pick the ZIP codes their crews reach, with the planning region table as a guide to housing type.
The filters for Connecticut solar leads are agreed with each buyer during onboarding. Exclusive or shared routing for solar leads is agreed with each buyer during onboarding. The fields a solar lead carries are shown on the sample solar lead.
Where buyers filter in Connecticut
Most Connecticut solar crews work out of one of five metro areas, each sitting entirely inside the state. Their populations from the Census Bureau’s July 1, 2025 estimates are below. Each buyer’s coverage area is agreed during onboarding, inside these metro areas or outside them.
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford: 1,171,426 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury: 978,179 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
- New Haven: 578,741 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
- Waterbury-Shelton: 463,349 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
- Norwich-New London-Willimantic: 284,015 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
Source: Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area population estimates, Vintage 2025 (cbsa-est2025-alldata), U.S. Census Bureau.
Consent records for Connecticut solar leads
Each Connecticut solar lead carries the TCPATCPAThe Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the federal law that governs telemarketing calls and texts, autodialers, prerecorded voice messages and the Do Not Call Registry. Glossary consent record captured on the form. Connecticut’s own telephonic sales call statute sits on top of the federal rules; the Connecticut row of the state telemarketing laws table sums it up, and the other Summit verticals in the state are on leads in Connecticut.
Connecticut solar lead questions
What took the place of net metering for new Connecticut home solar systems?
Under Conn. Gen. Stat. 16-244z(b)(2), from January 1, 2022 a residential customer with a system of 25 kW or less picks either a tariff that buys all output or one that buys only the output not used on site, for up to twenty years. This is general information, not legal advice.
Which Connecticut statute covers photovoltaic installation work?
Conn. Gen. Stat. 20-330(18) defines solar electricity work, and section 20-340c provides for solar electric contractor and journeyman licenses by regulation. This is general information, not legal advice.
Is home solar equipment taxed in Connecticut?
Statute exempts qualifying residential Class I renewable systems from property tax (12-81(57)) and solar electricity generating systems and their installation from sales tax (12-412(117)). This is general information, not legal advice.
Which Connecticut planning region has the most owner-occupied detached homes?
The Capitol planning region, with 214,992, followed by Western Connecticut (123,791) and South Central Connecticut (112,678), in the ACS 5-year data for 2020-2024 (table B25032).
Can a Connecticut solar buyer cover only part of the state by ZIP code?
Coverage and filters are agreed with each buyer during onboarding; email us the ZIP codes you want covered.
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