The Role of Net Metering in the Evolving Electricity System

by Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, and Medicine National Academies of Sciences, Engineering

Over the last three decades, there have been fundamental shifts in the electricity system, including the growing adoption of clean distributed generation energy technologies such as rooftop solar. Net metering, which compensates customers for excess energy they contribute to the grid, has been instrumental in supporting the integration of these systems into the grid, but these policies may need to change to better address future needs.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309693314
• ISBN13: 9780309693318
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 254 Pages