Understand
net metering.
Follow the sunshine. Turn on the appliances. See how extra solar can earn credits for electricity you use later.
Try a day of solar ↓This home uses one-for-one energy credits: one extra kilowatt-hour sent to the grid earns one credit. Your utility’s rates, credit rules and fixed charges may differ.
Power your home first.
Electricity from your panels supplies the appliances running in your home.
Send the extra out.
When your panels produce more than you use, extra electricity flows to the grid and can earn credits under your utility’s program.
Use credits later.
When you need grid electricity, eligible credits help offset it. Credits are a billing arrangement; they don’t store power or provide backup during an outage.
What could this mean
for your home?
An energy advisor can help you compare options and understand the assumptions behind your quote. Solar agreement payments are separate from your utility credits.