Net metering vs. solar battery storage – which makes the most financial sense?

One of the most enticing incentives for going solar is net metering. Essentially, net metering is a process in which you can earn money for the excess electricity that your solar panels create but your home does not use. This excess energy is sent to the power grid, and is then used to power other homes or businesses.

Recently, more homeowners have been adding solar batteries in addition to solar panels. These batteries are meant to absorb the excess energy that the solar panels produce for later use. This stored energy is then utilized when the solar panels are not producing electricity, like at night or during storms.

But this leaves the question, if your battery is absorbing all of the excess energy that your solar panels produce, can you still benefit from net metering?

In this article, we will discuss the different types of net metering options, which net metering type works well with solar batteries, and what a newly-emerging incentive called battery net metering, can do to enhance battery storage use.