How Net Metering Works Across Canada
Rules for exporting solar power differ by province. Find out how bill credits, rollover periods and size caps work, and what to confirm locally
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Net metering and the grid, explained for Canada
How your utility treats the power you send back can matter more than the panels themselves. Here you will find plain explanations of net metering and net billing, the steps for connecting to the grid, what happens to surplus power and how time-of-use pricing interacts with solar.
Net Billing or Net Metering: What Changes for You
Two ways of crediting solar exports can change your payback by years. Learn the difference, the effect on system size and how to model your own case
Connecting Solar to the Grid: The Utility Approval Process
Before your panels can legally feed the grid, the utility must approve them. See the application steps, the meter change and typical waiting times
Surplus Solar Power: Selling Back, Credits and Storage
When your panels make more than the house needs, the extra goes somewhere. See how export credits, limits, batteries and smarter timing handle it
How Time-of-Use and Tiered Rates Affect Solar
Peak, mid-peak and off-peak prices change what your solar power is worth. See how timing, batteries and tiers interact before you size a system