Net Metering True-Up
An annual settlement date when your utility calculates whether you have a net credit or balance from 12 months of net metering. Excess credits may roll over, be paid out at avoided cost, or expire.
Why It Matters
Designing your solar system to match annual consumption avoids losing excess credits at true-up. Oversizing wastes money if your utility expires unused credits.
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Net Metering
A billing mechanism that credits solar energy system owners for the electricity they add to the grid. The excess power generated during the day offsets power consumed at night.
Net Billing
An export compensation mechanism where excess solar electricity sent to the grid is credited at a rate lower than the retail rate — typically wholesale, avoided cost, or a set export rate.
Self-Consumption
The percentage of solar electricity that is consumed on-site by the household rather than exported to the grid. Without a battery: typically 25-40%. With a battery: 60-90%.