O&R Utilities added second-highest amount of customer solar ever in 2021

Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R) added approximately 29 megawatts of customer solar power to its electric system in 2021.

This is the second-largest annual increase of customer solar to O&R’s electric system in the past 10 years. Since 2001, O&R customers have completed more than 10,650 projects with the capacity to produce over 180 megawatts of electricity. These projects have eliminated the need for the production of 108,271 tons of carbon emissions. That equals the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced by more than 23,000 cars.

“Our customers are the keys to our clean energy future. Their continued strong support for solar energy contributes to meeting vital environmental and sustainability goals that are essential to creating a viable future for ourselves, our children, and for generations to come,” O&R Vice President-Operations Orville Cocking said.

Orange & Rockland Utilities is a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, one of the nation’s largest investor-owned energy companies. O&R provides electric service to approximately 300,000 customers in southeastern New York State, where its franchise name is Orange & Rockland, serving Rockland, Orange, and Sullivan counties. It also provided electricity to customers in Bergen, Passaic, and Sussex counties in northern New Jersey, where it’s Rockland Electric Company. In addition, O&R Utilities provides natural gas service to approximately 130,000 customers in New York.

Adding more solar to the region’s energy mix is part of Con Edison’s Clean Energy Commitment.