Net metering (NEM) provides billing credits for excess solar electricity sent from solar panels to the power grid. In many states the credits are low, however.

Net metering is the foundation of the solar energy industry. Learn exactly how this system works and how it benefits solar panel owners.

Through net metering, your home doesn't just consume energy – it generates, stores, and trades it. Here's how this ingenious system works.

With many states seeking to replace net metering with alternative compensation that pays solar owners less for their excess ...

Editor’s note: The Reformer is publishing dual commentaries as Minnesota lawmakers consider changes to the state’s net metering law. Read the competing commentary here. Our state net metering ...

I write this as a solar customer myself, whose utility provides net metering even though it is not required in my home state of Texas. With net metering, power produced or consumed any time of day ...

New net-metering policy: How long will it take to recover the solar system cost? ECC approved a new policy for electricity purchases from net metering consumers, directly impacting new users.

The situation is broadly known as net metering. States have adopted different approaches, setting limits on how much power homeowners can put back on the grid, how they should get paid and how much.

It’s finally here: Expanded net metering is a win for renewable energy that advocates and lawmakers have been trying to finagle for years. The bill Gov. Chris Sununu signed into law on Thursday is ...

As renewable energy solutions such as rooftop solar panels and small-scale biomass technologies become more popular, new net-metering regulations are reshaping how these investments pay off. The ...