If you decide to switch to renewable energy to reduce the consumption of non-renewable energy solution. Net metering solar system is used to produce and sell electricity to the connected utility grid. Net metering is a billing instrument used to pay for your energy production.
During Day/Sunny Day: As we know solar panels only works during day time when sunlight falls on panels. The energy generated from solar panels is supplied to the load connected via inverter. Then it exported to grid connected by the net meter. The stored energy can be used later during non-sunny hours. At the end of billing cycle, the energy supplied and borrowed is calculated.
During Night: Solar panels are not able to generate solar energy during night hours. If you want to use solar power during night hours, you can store excess solar energy in solar battery and later on the stored energy is imported from the utility grid-connected. Solar net meter installation is used to import and expert from the utility grid connected.
During Cloudy Weather: As similar to night hours, solar panels does not produce solar energy during cloudy weather. During day time and sun shines, solar panels produces excess solar energy are stored and send back to grid-connected through net metering. This stored solar energy can be used later on during cloudy weather.
During Power Outages: When power fails, the solar net meter stops working. During power outages, solar energy that send back to grid-connected are used later. A grid-connected solar rooftop system can generate 700 units of electricity.
net metering solar system is environmental friendly, can reduced electricity bills and no battery backup required. It is completed depends upon grid-dependent, the system gets halted in case pf power failure. Solar net metering makes solar energy more attractive and affordable for users. It can help users to save huge amount of solar energy that can be used later when solar panels does not work.
Reference: https://prosolarpr.com/net-metering/
