Renewable energy changes grid care, but we all should pay

LOCAL GRID: Arnold Abatecola, a net-metering energy producer, spent $35,000 on a dual-axis tracking system three years ago. His monthly electricity bill has fallen about 75 percent. / PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO
LOCAL GRID: Arnold Abatecola, a net-metering energy producer, spent $35,000 on a dual-axis tracking system three years ago. His monthly electricity bill has fallen about 75 percent. / PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

It may not be in common usage yet, but give net metering time. It will be. The term refers to what happens when an electricity customer installs a renewable-energy production facility that could end up generating more electricity than is used there. Since at the moment energy cannot be easily stored, any excess is transmitted

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