Investor-owned utility

PSE&G interconnection application

PSE&G is an investor-owned utility serving 2,072,339 residential customers in New Jersey (EIA-861, 2025). Applications: PDF + email (Email to CINETMETER@PSEG.com (Level 1)). Gridpol files PSE&G 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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Partly researched from official sources. verify on first project: nj.pseg.com (pages and PDFs) returns 403 to automated access and archive.org not reachable; portal/email, steps and documents come only from search snippets of the official PSE&G page. Confirm email channel CINETMETER@PSEG.com vs. any online portal, Part 2 fee amount, storage form, current Level 1 size limit (form still titled <10 kW, page snippet says <=50 kW nameplate / <=25 kW export).

PSE&G at a glance

Utility

Public Service Elec & Gas Co (PSEG)

Type

Investor-owned utility

EIA utility ID

15477

Residential customers

2,072,339 (EIA-861, 2025)

Net-metered residential customers

99,181 (EIA-861, 2025)

Service territory

14 counties in New Jersey

How to apply

PDF + email – Email to CINETMETER@PSEG.com (Level 1)

Who submits

Installer typically prepares and submits the packet on the customer's behalf; customer signs the application (per PSE&G page via search snippet; not read directly).

Export compensation

NEM – New Jersey net metering (N.J.A.C. 14:8-4)

Review time (official)

Level 1: approval/denial emailed within 10 business days after initial review; inspection within 13 business days of receiving UCC Certificate of Approval (per PSE&G page, via search snippet).

Documents PSE&G asks for

Interconnection application formLevel 1 interconnection application/agreement Gridpol prepares this.
Single-line diagram (one-line)one-line diagram Gridpol prepares this.
Site plan / site layoutDrawn by us from your roof sketch or photos: array, inverter, battery, disconnect, meter and main panel locations. Gridpol prepares this.
Final inspection sign-offUCC Certificate of Approval
Other utility-specific documentCertificate of Completion (Part 2 of Level 1 application) and as-built drawings after construction

How the PSE&G process runs

Submit Level 1 interconnection application (Part 1) with one-line diagram and site plan by email to CINETMETER@PSEG.com.
PSE&G confirms within 3 business days that review has started; approval/denial emailed within 10 business days after initial review (preliminary approval).
Install system; obtain municipal UCC inspection and Certificate of Approval.
Installer sends PSE&G the UCC Certificate of Approval, Certificate of Completion (Part 2 of Level 1 application) and as-built drawings; Part 2 fees paid before inspection.
PSE&G schedules and performs inspection (within 13 business days of receiving UCC Certificate of Approval) and installs/configures net meter.
PSE&G issues Permission to Operate; system must stay off until PTO except for testing.

Fees

Fee	Applies to	Note
$0	Level 1 application (<10 kW per PSE&G solar page)	No interconnection application fee per PSE&G page (search snippet); Part 2 fees (if any) due before inspection - amount not confirmed

Utility fees are paid by the installer or customer; they are not part of the Gridpol plan.

Size levels and limits

Level	Up to	Note
Level 1	50 kW	certified inverter, nameplate <=50 kW AC, export <=25 kW AC, UL 1741/IEEE 1547

per PSE&G page as quoted in search; PSE&G Level 1 PDF still titled <10 kW

Sources

PSE&G Building Your Solar Installation (403 to direct fetch; content via search snippets): https://nj.pseg.com/saveenergyandmoney/solarandrenewableenergy/applicationprocess (retrieved 2026-11-13)
NJ BPU rule adoption R.2026 d.010 (N.J.A.C. 14:8-5 amendments): https://www.nj.gov/bpu/pdf/rules/R.2026%20d.010%20(58%20N.J.R.%2072(a)).pdf (retrieved 2026-11-13)

New Jersey interconnection rule

Commission

New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU)

Interconnection rule

N.J.A.C. 14:8-5 (Interconnection), as amended by R.2025 d.078 (57 N.J.R. 1420(b), eff. July 7, 2025) and R.2026 d.010 (58 N.J.R. 72(a), eff. Jan. 5, 2026) – Interconnection of customer-generator facilities (Grid Modernization rules) · source

Applies to

The four electric distribution companies (EDCs) regulated by NJBPU: PSE&G, JCP&L, Atlantic City Electric, Rockland Electric. Applications via each EDC's CIAP-compliant automated portal.

Application form

EDC standard Interconnection Application/Agreement form (Part 1 application signed by EDC as approval; Part 2 after construction-official approval) submitted through the EDC's CIAP automated portal (N.J.A.C. 14:8-5.2, 5.4).

Timelines

Level 1: completeness 3 BD; decision 10 BD after complete; EDC returns signed Part 1 and states inspection requirement within 3 BD of approval; after construction-official approval and Part 2: authorization to energize within 5 BD if inspection waived; if inspection required, appointments offered within 5 BD and held within 10 BD, authorization within 5 BD after successful inspection. EDC may not condition energizing on meter replacement (5.2(g)). PAVE report for > 500 kW (5.10).

Fees

Level 1: none. Level 2: <= $50 + $1/kW export capacity (+ actual cost of minor modifications/additional review). Level 3: <= $100 + $10/kW export capacity, max $10,000 (+ study costs) (N.J.A.C. 14:8-5.7 as amended 2026).

Insurance

EDC shall not require Level 1 or Level 2 customer-generators to purchase additional liability insurance, except at the EDC's discretion when required to maintain safety, power quality or reliability (N.J.A.C. 14:8-5.2(e), amended 2025).

External disconnect

EDC shall not require Level 1 or Level 2 customer-generators to install external disconnect switches not included in the interconnection equipment, except at EDC discretion when required for safety, power quality or reliability (N.J.A.C. 14:8-5.2(e)).

Export compensation

NEM – N.J.S.A. 48:3-87(e); N.J.A.C. 14:8-4 (Net metering)
Net metering for Class I renewable customer-generators of EDCs; system sized not to exceed annual on-site consumption (no fixed kW cap per older rule text); annualized period with excess at avoided cost. Rule text and 2025 amendment to 14:8-4.2 not re-read in detail.

Not bound by the rule

Municipal electric utilities (e.g., Vineland, Madison, Butler) and Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative are not EDCs under these BPU rules and follow their own interconnection/net metering policies (not reviewed).

NJ Register 58 N.J.R. 72(a), R.2026 d.010 adopted amendments N.J.A.C. 14:8-5 (eff. Jan. 5, 2026): https://www.nj.gov/bpu/pdf/rules/R.2026%20d.010%20(58%20N.J.R.%2072(a)).pdf (retrieved 2026-11-13)
NJ Register 57 N.J.R. 1420(b), R.2025 d.078 (eff. July 7, 2025): https://nj.gov/bpu/pdf/rules/R.2025%20d.078%20(57%20N.J.R.%201420(b)).pdf (retrieved 2026-11-13)
N.J.A.C. 14:8-5 (LII, pre-2025 text for unchanged parts): https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/new-jersey/title-14/chapter-8/subchapter-5 (retrieved 2026-11-13)

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