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Growth of net metering in the United States. Net metering is a policy by many states in the United States designed to help the adoption of renewable energy.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 ...
Most net metering laws involve monthly rollover of kWh credits, a small monthly connection fee, [note 1] require a monthly payment of deficits (i.e. normal electric bill), and annual settlement of any residual credit.
Net metering is available to all residential customers up to 50 kW and others up to at least 3 MW. [1] Excess generation is credited at retail rate to customer's next bill, and paid annually at "price-to-compare" (normally referred to as "avoided cost").
House Energy Committee Chair Rep. Elizabeth Fielder, D-Philadelphia, the prime sponsor of House Bill 362, said the program is fully funded by federal dollars – no state funding is required.
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The state has a net metering program that allows for large installations of up to 2 MW of on-site electrical generation. [2] A report released in 2009 by the Network for New Energy Choices and Vote Solar gave the state's net metering system an "A" grade, a rating only 9 other states received.
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