Am I really being Net Metered?

2 Posts
Jun 29, 2004 12:19 pm
Am I really being Net Metered?

Perhaps I'm just being paranoid, but how do I know that the power I am sending back through my utility meter is actually offsetting my usage?  I have a Wind/Solar hybrid system and quite often the usage indicator on my utility meter (read Speedometer) will run backwards as I produce more power than I use.  However, this condition never lasts long enough for me to see the actual "Billing" dials (read odometer)go in reverse. I know I could add another meter so I can track this net usage myself, but in the interest of simplicity does someone know enough about utility meters that they can assure me that if the wheel goes backward than so too will the Kwh dials.  
 
462 Posts
Jul 6, 2004 04:04 pm
Re: Am I really being Net Metered?

Chris, the best thing to do is disconnect yourself from the utility company, who you are trying to avoid in the first place and use your generated electricity for yourself. When you sell your power back to the company, do you charge them all the fees that they charge you, which is normally 1/3+ of your bill. Then the energy you supply them will be redistributed at their higher rate. So then there will be no confusion of who's paying who. Also the money you save on fees can be put toward a battery bank. Then maybe you can sell your excess to your neighbors....
 

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