With a little up front cash and the right resources individuals are making bank by selling electricity generated by renewable means back to the grid.
Selling solar energy back to the grid.
If you use less power during the day while the solar system is harvesting the sun s rays the excess can be applied towards power use at night when no energy is being gathered.
All lights are off.
Selling to the utility when a solar generating company sells electricity back to the grid it is in essence receiving credits rather than cash.
These credits are different from srecs.
You can sell your solar power back to a utility company.
But your solar panels are wide awake.
No one is home so little ac is needed.
The capability to sell your excess solar energy back to the grid starts with a billing process called net metering.
Selling solar energy back to the grid.
That s right for savvy consumers solar energy can both save and earn all at the same time.
From an energy perspective your house is napping.
Over 40 states allow for some kind of net metering translation.
It s a perfect sunny day.
The grid also known as the power grid is the network of generators cables and other transmission equipment that brings electricity from the place it s produced to wherever you use it.
Here s how you can sell electricity back to the grid.