Homeowners, you are probably familiar with “solar energy,” but have you heard of “net metering?”
Homeowners, you are probably familiar with “solar energy,” but have you heard of “net metering?” Under net metering, the energy that your solar panels produce and that you don’t consume is credited back to you. As a solar customer, you will only receive a bill based on your “net” energy consumption. Therefore, you will save a lot on electric bill costs with solar if you can access net metering.
How Does Net Metering Work?
Suppose you installed a solar panel system and reside in an area with a net metering program. When your energy usage exceeds your solar panel production on cloudy days or at night, you will retract electricity from the grid, running your meter forward. At the end of the month or year, you will receive a bill stating the net amount of what you send to and pull from the grid; thus, net metering.
Your correctly sized solar energy system can generate enough electricity to match your home’s yearly electricity consumption. However, the amount of electricity your solar panels generate will differ throughout the year. Net metering helps you during these seasonal differences in solar production by crediting you for the excess electricity your solar panels produce so that you can use it later.
Advantages of Net Metering
Although solar saves you money on energy bills by providing some of your energy needs, the remaining energy has to be collected to be helpful. This could be in the form of solar batteries you draw from nightly or through the metering process that tracks your coverage and balances it for later use.
Net metering is an alternative to expensive solar batteries that need maintenance. For the community, supplying solar energy into the grid helps minimize strain on the systems so they operate more smoothly for longer. Lastly, everyone benefits from reducing our carbon footprint by adopting clean energy solutions.
What About Solar Batteries?
If your property has net metering, you don’t have to invest in solar batteries since the grid stores your extra energy. Battery storage would be ideal in case of a natural disaster. However, more than that might be needed to cancel out the upfront cost and necessary maintenance, mainly when investing in a possibly expensive system.
Contact JC Solar Today!
If you have any solar needs in Maryland, contact JC Solar, LLC. at 443-204-6551 or by email at eric@jcsolarroofing.com. Our solar powered products will help make your life easy, environmentally safe, and cost efficient! We’re conveniently located in Marriottsville, Maryland and proudly serve all of Maryland as well as Virginia, Pennsylvania, Washington DC and Arizona. Contact us today!
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