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Net Metering and Net Billing
Net metering and net billing are utility programs that provide end users with credit or payment for excess energy produced by a behind-the-meter generation system, often solar photovoltaic (PV). Utility programs may have different methodologies for calculating the value of this energy and providing remuneration to the end user.
A POLICY BRIEF ON NET METERING AND NET BILLING
Before you browse our library of published resources via the search link below, consider reading our policy brief about net metering and net billing , which is part of a series of briefs intended to inform legislators, decision makers, analysts working for government agencies and utility executives on current good practices and lessons learned.
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