Solar Energy in New Jersey (2026)
33 rules on the books across New Jersey, 32 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Panel Permits
Permits required for installing rooftop or ground-mounted solar panels, including electrical inspections and interconnection approvals.
Jackson
Significant RestrictionsJackson Township, New Jersey, in Ocean County requires a conditional-use permit for solar energy facilities under Code…
Read full rule →Bayonne
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Bayonne, installing a photovoltaic solar system requires an electrical permit under Section 15-3.1b(19)…
Read full rule →Bergenfield
Some RestrictionsInstalling an active solar system in Bergenfield goes through the plumbing subcode of the Uniform Construction Code…
Read full rule →Brick
Some RestrictionsBrick Township charges tiered construction permit fees for rooftop solar under its electrical subcode: $100 for 1-50…
Read full rule →Cherry Hill
Some RestrictionsCherry Hill Township permits residential and commercial solar installations through the Electrical Subcode, with…
Read full rule →East Orange
Some RestrictionsInstalling solar panels in East Orange requires a construction permit under the State Uniform Construction Code, and…
Read full rule →Edison
Some RestrictionsInstalling solar panels in Edison Township, New Jersey requires a zoning permit before any building permit issues, per…
Read full rule →Elizabeth
Some RestrictionsInstalling a photovoltaic solar system in Elizabeth requires an electrical subcode permit issued through the city's…
Read full rule →Hackensack
Some RestrictionsHackensack allows roof-mounted solar panels on homes by permit through the Department of Building, Housing and Land Use…
Read full rule →Hamilton
Some RestrictionsHamilton Township treats rooftop solar as an accessory use capped at 12 inches above the roofline under § 550-142…
Read full rule →Hoboken
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Hoboken, no solar energy system may go up without a first certificate of zoning compliance from the…
Read full rule →Howell
Some RestrictionsHowell Township charges $150 for an R-3 or R-5 solar racking system and $225 for an R-5 or R-3 photovoltaic array up to…
Read full rule →Irvington
Some RestrictionsInstalling solar panels in Irvington triggers permit review under separate Chapter 240 subcodes. The construction…
Read full rule →Linden
Some RestrictionsLinden permits rooftop and ground-mounted solar under the Electrical Subcode fee schedule at § 10-2.1.e.5, priced by…
Read full rule →Long Branch
Some RestrictionsEvery solar energy system in Long Branch, roof- or ground-mounted, needs both a construction permit and a zoning permit…
Read full rule →Monroe Township Gloucester
Some RestrictionsInstalling solar panels in Monroe Township, Gloucester County, takes two permits under § 175-97(G): a zoning permit…
Read full rule →Monroe Township Middlesex
Some RestrictionsSolar work in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, goes through the State Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency…
Read full rule →Old Bridge
Some RestrictionsIn Old Bridge Township, installing rooftop or ground-mounted solar panels requires a construction permit from the…
Read full rule →Parsippany Troy Hills
Some RestrictionsIn the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, a solar panel installation is priced under two subcodes in §…
Read full rule →Paterson
Some RestrictionsInstalling rooftop solar panels in Paterson requires an electrical subcode permit, with the fee scaled to system size…
Read full rule →Piscataway
Some RestrictionsIn Piscataway Township, every solar energy system needs Zoning Officer and Construction Official approval before…
Read full rule →Plainfield
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Plainfield, New Jersey, solar installations are priced through the Uniform Construction Code fee…
Read full rule →Ridgewood
Some RestrictionsRidgewood requires two construction subcode permits for a photovoltaic installation: a $100 building subcode permit…
Read full rule →Toms River
Some RestrictionsInstalling solar panels in Toms River Township requires an Electrical Subcode permit, and the fee is tiered by system…
Read full rule →Trenton
Some RestrictionsTrenton charges a construction permit fee for every solar installation, from $125 for a 1-10 kW rooftop system up to…
Read full rule →Vineland
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Vineland, solar heating and electricity generation systems are permitted accessory uses to any principal…
Read full rule →Woodbridge
Some RestrictionsWoodbridge treats an active solar system as construction-permit work under the State Uniform Construction Code…
Read full rule →New Brunswick
Light RestrictionsIn the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey, rooftop solar panels are exempt from the zoning permitting process and zoning…
Read full rule →Perth Amboy
Light RestrictionsIn the City of Perth Amboy, § 184-2 charges $20 per unit (module) for solar panels, grounding grids and disconnect…
Read full rule →Wayne
Light RestrictionsIn Wayne Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, § 134-87 states that rooftop solar panels shall be permitted, and § 64-2…
Read full rule →West New York
Light RestrictionsIn the Town of West New York, New Jersey, a photovoltaic system is priced in the electrical fee schedule of § 161-2…
Read full rule →Newark
Few RestrictionsNewark treats rooftop and ground-mounted solar panels as a by-right accessory use. Table 4-1 lists Solar Energy Systems…
Read full rule →HOA Restrictions
State and local laws that limit what HOAs can restrict when it comes to solar panel installation, placement, and appearance.