A net meter is a bidirectional meter that tracks electricity flowing both ways: what you draw from the grid, and what your solar system exports back to it. Instead of billing you for total consumption, your DISCOM bills you for the net difference between the two.
A simple example
During the day, your panels generate power. Whatever your home doesn't use immediately is exported to the grid and recorded as a credit. At night, when your system isn't generating, you draw power back from the grid as usual. At billing time, your exported units are netted off against your imported units — you're billed only for the difference.
What determines the payback
Net metering policies (credit carry-forward rules, settlement periods, and whether unused credits expire) vary by state and DISCOM, so the exact payback timeline depends on where you're installing. We handle the net metering application and explain your specific DISCOM's rules as part of every quote — it's not something we leave you to figure out after installation.
