If you are considering using solar energy to power your home, the environmental benefits and long-term cost savings are both good incentives. But, as you dig deeper into research about solar energy, ...

If you have solar panels installed on your roof, you likely aren't using up all of the energy that they're generating each month. All that excess is sent to the grid, joining your utility's supply of ...

What is net metering? Learn how the battle over solar-power reimbursement is shaping the future of energy independence in each state due to state law and utility regulations. Home solar power has ...

One of the many perks of going solar is the idea you can bank cash or credit when you generate excess energy. It's called net metering or net billing-- and not every state or utility offers it. Each ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

As you’re learning in our Solar 101 series, solar power is a combination of construction, hardware … and money. The money side of things is determined by more than just the cost of construction and ...

New Hampshire’s electric utilities have come out in favor of continuing the state’s current system for compensating customers who share their surplus solar power on the grid. Eversource, Unitil and ...

Suggested Citation: "3 Background and History, Current Status, and Near-Term Future of Net Metering." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. The Role of Net Metering in the ...

Still, the money-saving benefit depends heavily on utility rules.

Net metering is a special type of billing system for homeowners with solar panels. It lets them earn credits for extra electricity they send back to the power grid. Think of it like a power bank for ...

Net metering is a billing mechanism reshaping the relationship between electricity customers and utilities. This Congressionally-mandated study for the Department of Energy will examine the ...