Con Edison solar interconnection: what it requires before you energize

Network protectors on the NYC secondary grid physically trip on reverse flow, your export is detected by the hardware itself documented

Operating without PTO violates the tariff and can mean required disconnection documented

Statewide SIR via PowerClerk, no fee under 50 kW, and small systems get an expedited self-certification track: simple application review, build, inverter test, self-cert form, then final acceptance and the meter order. documented

The NYC catch: much of Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn and Queens sit on the secondary network, where systems are frequently approved zero-export only or denied outright regardless of size. Check which grid type serves your building before designing anything. documented

DOB electrical permit and Con Ed approval are separate parallel tracks, neither satisfies the other. documented

Phase One NEM: retail-rate credits, annual leftover paid at avoided cost, plus the monthly CBC charge for post-2022 interconnects. documented

sources: Con Edison applying for interconnection · NY standardized interconnection requirements (PDF)

In Con Edison territory, exported power earns well below retail, which is why zero-export and self-consumption builds dominate here.

Craftstrom export controller · AP Systems EZ-1 — caps export in hardware

EG4 6000xp / 12000xp — the community-standard inverter for self-consumption builds, mind bypass-mode leakage

Clamp meter · energy monitor — verify zero on your own meter before Con Edison does

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