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Investor-owned utilityAtlantic City Electric interconnection application
Atlantic City Electric is an investor-owned utility serving 509,015 residential customers in New Jersey (EIA-861, 2025). Applications: Own online portal (Connect the Grid Interconnection Portal (Green Power Connection)). Gridpol files Atlantic City Electric interconnection applications for licensed installers – solar, storage and EV chargers – with single-line diagram and site plan, unlimited for $500 a month.
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Process verified from Atlantic City Electric’s official sources (see below). verify on first project: ACE NJ forms & fees page returned 'Page Not Found' on 2026-11-13; fee table and NJ form list not confirmed from ACE.
Atlantic City Electric at a glance
Atlantic City Electric Co (Exelon (Pepco Holdings))
TypeInvestor-owned utility
EIA utility ID963
Residential customers509,015 (EIA-861, 2025)
Net-metered residential customers57,732 (EIA-861, 2025)
Service territory8 counties in New Jersey
How to applyOwn online portal – Connect the Grid Interconnection Portal (Green Power Connection) · official link
Who submitsContractor registers in portal and submits on behalf of customer; customer and contractor both track status.
Export compensationNEM – New Jersey net metering (N.J.A.C. 14:8-4)
Documents Atlantic City Electric asks for
- Interconnection application formUtility Level 1 (or Level 2-4) Interconnection Application/Agreement uploaded in Connect the Grid Gridpol prepares this.
- Recent electric billcustomer's recent bill
- PV module spec sheetmanufacturer spec sheets of proposed system
- Inverter spec sheetmanufacturer spec sheets
- Single-line diagram (one-line)electronic single-line drawing Gridpol prepares this.
- Site plan / site layoutelectronic site plan Gridpol prepares this.
- Customer signaturesignatures on application/agreement
- Battery spec sheet (when applicable)Energy Storage Supplemental Form when storage is included
- Final inspection sign-offApplication Part 2 / Certificate of Completion after install with local electrical inspection
How the Atlantic City Electric process runs
- Contractor registers and logs in to the Connect the Grid portal
- Contractor completes online application, uploads utility interconnection form/agreement, technical documents and signatures, submits
- System calculates fee and emails invoice; fees must be paid before technical review
- Application proceeds through approval steps; customer and contractor track status in dashboard
- Contractor installs the system (after approval)
- Contractor completes Application Part 2 in the portal (completion/inspection)
- After final review the utility emails Permission to Operate to customer and contractor
Size levels and limits
| Level | Up to | Note |
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NJ levels per N.J.A.C. 14:8-5 (see NJ entries)
Sources
- ACE Interconnection Application Process: https://www.atlanticcityelectric.com/smart-energy/my-green-power-connection/developers-contractors/applying-for-interconnection/Interconnection-application-process (retrieved 2026-11-13)
- ACE Apply For Interconnections: https://www.atlanticcityelectric.com/smart-energy/my-green-power-connection/developers-contractors/applying-for-interconnection (retrieved 2026-11-13)
$500 / month
Unlimited interconnection applications. 12-month agreement, signed online. The agreement starts the day you sign; first invoice right away, then monthly.
- Unlimited interconnection applications
- Single-line diagram and site plan for every application
- Pre-submission check against the utility’s requirements
- Homeowner e-signature link for the authorization
- Filing in your utility portal accounts or by the utility’s method
- Utility questions, corrections and resubmissions
- Follow-up through approval, inspection and PTO
- Customer list, exports, API and webhooks
Applications are typically submitted within 2 business days after complete documents. Utility review times are set by each utility.