In reality, what is outdated is the utility business model. The reason utilities oppose net metering is simple: Every kilowatt-hour of energy they don’t produce is one they can’t profit from.

Net metering means that solar customers are allowed to send any excess power back to the utility and receive a corresponding 1 for 1 kilowatt-hour credit on their electric bills.

Photo by Alexandra Beier/Getty Images. Our state net metering policy is what allows Minnesotans to install solar and be power producers, not just power consumers. Net metering requires that solar ...

In a major win for homeowners in California, the State Supreme Court ruled that utility companies will have to increase payments to homeowners for excess power generated by rooftop solar panels.

And a more advanced net metering policy could benefit smart meters and virtual power plant systems that merge multiple solar and battery owners in a coordinated unit.

Other states don't even offer a proper net metering policy, which is a very basic incentive that allows residents to plug the gaps in their solar panel system's effective uptime and save more money.

Environmental groups want to revive higher payments to panel owners. But the subsidies were unfair to non-solar ratepayers, regulators say.

Net metering is a system which could be impacted, which is a process where people who use solar energy can send their extra power back to the grid, earning credits for how much electricity they've ...

Solar is on the rise in Connecticut, and there are several Connecticut solar panel incentives available to help residents, from rebates to special loans to tax breaks.

Solar panels use photovoltaic cells that release electrons when sun shines on them. This creates an electrical current. Inverters turn it into useable power.

Environmental groups are asking the North Carolina Court of Appeals to overturn Duke Energy's new rates and rules for residential rooftop solar panels that took effect Oct. 1.