Does the Pinelands overlay block solar on my Burlington County property?

Rooftop solar is almost never affected by the Pinelands Preservation Area rules. Ground-mount projects in the overlay do need supplementary review with the Pinelands Commission, which adds time but is usually approvable for residential scale. We'll tell you up front if your property falls in the overlay.

I'm on PSE&G. Can I size my system larger if I'm planning to add an EV?

Yes, and this is one of the most common questions we get. PSE&G allows you to document planned additional load — an EV, a heat pump, a pool heater — and size the system against that projected usage rather than strictly the prior twelve months. We document it in the interconnection filing.

How does tree-canopy shading affect production estimates in Moorestown and Medford?

Significantly. These towns have some of the best tree cover in South Jersey, which is why we run drone-based shade studies before finalizing any design. The goal is honesty — we'd rather tell you not to go solar than install a system that underproduces.

Is battery storage worth adding in Burlington County?

For homes with frequent storm-related outages or electric-heat backup needs, yes. Enphase IQ Batteries pair cleanly with our standard microinverter installs and qualify for the 30% federal tax credit alongside the solar array.

What's the typical timeline from contract to activation?

Nine to fourteen weeks for a standard PSE&G rooftop install in Burlington. ACE-side installs in the southern county run a week or two shorter on average.

Burlington County, NJ

Solar Panel Installation in Burlington County, New Jersey

Burlington County stretches from the Delaware River waterfront near Willingboro all the way east through the Pine Barrens to the Ocean County line, and the solar work we do here reflects that variety. In Marlton and Mount Laurel, we're installing on 1980s and 1990s planned-community homes with moderate tree cover. Up in Moorestown, tree-canopy shading is the first thing our designers model. Down in Pemberton and the pine-barrens-adjacent stretches of Tabernacle and Southampton, we see more ground-mount eligibility thanks to larger rural lots. The county is split across two utilities — most of Burlington is PSE&G territory, but parts of the southern tier (Bass River, Washington Township) fall under Atlantic City Electric — and knowing which utility a home belongs to before filing interconnection paperwork is the single most common early-stage question on these projects. Burlington's Pinelands Preservation Area overlay also matters for ground-mount work, so we screen every rural project for that before design.

Local utility

PSE&G (Public Service Electric and Gas) / Atlantic City Electric (southern Burlington)

Permitting

County-level detail below

NJ SREC / SuSI

15-year incentive income

How net metering works with your utility

Most of Burlington County is served by PSE&G, which credits solar export at the full retail rate on a monthly rolling basis, with an annual true-up that settles any remaining credit at the avoided-cost wholesale rate. Systems are sized against the prior twelve months of usage and can be built up to 100% of that baseline. For homes in the far south served by Atlantic City Electric, the mechanics are functionally similar but the portal, meter type, and interconnection timeline differ. We confirm the utility of record before filing — checking the utility on the wrong application is the most common early-stage mistake we see homeowners run into when they try to self-file.

Permitting in Burlington County

Burlington County uses a layered permitting model in several townships. Evesham, Medford, and Pemberton pair municipal construction review with a county-level electrical inspection, which adds about a week to the typical turnaround but keeps the process predictable. Mount Laurel and Moorestown have streamlined online intake and close reviews in roughly two weeks. Historic districts in Mount Holly and Bordentown City add aesthetic review for street-visible arrays. We submit every application, respond to plan-check comments, and meet the inspector on site — our project manager, not a subcontractor, signs for every inspection.

SREC / SuSI income specific to Burlington County

Burlington County residential systems earn SREC-IIs at approximately $85 per MWh through the NJ SuSI program. A typical 8.5 kW roof-mount in this county produces around 10.4 MWh per year, which translates to roughly $884 annually in SREC-II income, or about $13,260 across the fifteen-year incentive period. Ground-mount systems — common on larger Pemberton, Southampton, and Tabernacle properties — can push production significantly higher. A 15 kW ground-mount generating 19 MWh produces approximately $1,615 per year in SREC income. We file the NJ BPU SuSI registration as part of our standard scope.

Key facts about going solar in Burlington County

Rural and exurban mix — larger properties often enable ground-mount arrays where rooflines are shaded.
Pinelands Preservation Area overlay affects parts of the county — ground-mount projects need supplementary review.
Strong tree canopy in Moorestown and Medford — shade analysis is critical before design.

Recent installs in Burlington County

Marlton
8.2 kW
Kings Grant subdivision home with southwest-facing roof, Qcells panels with Enphase IQ8 microinverters.
Medford
12.4 kW
Large colonial with paired EV-charging pre-wire, modeled to cover future heat-pump conversion.
Mount Laurel
7.1 kW
Townhome-adjacent single-family with selective tree trim-back; production hit 98% of estimate in year one.

"Three other companies told me my Moorestown roof had too much shade. Eastcrest actually flew a drone, modeled the shading hour by hour, and showed me the two roof planes that did work. The array is smaller than I originally wanted but the production estimate is accurate and my bill is already down sixty percent."

— Diane M., Moorestown

Cities we serve

Cities & townships in Burlington County

Each city page covers its own permitting, neighborhoods served, and housing-stock notes.

Marlton (Evesham Township)

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Solar services available in Burlington County

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