Net metering was pioneered in the united states as a way to allow solar and wind to provide electricity whenever available and allow use of that electricity whenever it was needed beginning with utilities in idaho in 1980 and in arizona in 1981.
Solar net metering states.
Quite a few people don t really think about their electric meter they simply pay the bill when it comes.
States include a variety of technologies in net metering policies.
This article will focus on net metering for residential solar systems in other words your home.
As of 2016 41 states and washington d c.
Many states have passed net metering laws.
Net metering allows residential and commercial customers who generate their own electricity from solar power to sell the electricity they aren t using back into the grid.
Five states illinois indiana kentucky michigan new york do currently have net metering credits but they are transitioning into a different form of compensation.
In other states utilities may offer net metering programs voluntarily or as a result of regulatory decisions.
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While net metering is not the only way that utilities compensate homeowners for going solar it is by far the most common.
Basic net metering rules are in place but a new compensation process will be developed when a 5 aggregate cap is reached.