One of the many perks of going solar is the idea you can bank cash or credit when you generate excess energy. It's called net metering or net billing-- and not every state or utility offers it. Each ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brad Templeton, who was early at Waymo, covers transportation's future The math around electricity pricing is very complex, and it ...

In 40 states and the District of Columbia, utility customers who generate their own energy – also called distributed generation, which occurs most often using rooftop solar panels – can sell any ...

A confluence of changes in technology, policy, economics, and customer expectations have driven fundamental shifts in the electricity system over the last two decades. Amid the global imperative to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo by Alexandra Beier/Getty Images. Our state net metering policy is what allows Minnesotans to install solar and be power ...

The NCCETC has released its 2024 annual review and fourth-quarter edition of “The 50 States of Solar.” The quarterly series tracks US state regulatory and legislative discussions and actions on ...

Suggested Citation: "1 Introduction." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. The Role of Net Metering in the Evolving Electricity System. Washington, DC: The National ...