What is the difference between AECs and net metering?
Net metering refers to the amount of electricity you are being billed for by your utility company after you are credited with any electricity you feed back to your utility company that was generated with your solar system. If you need additional power beyond that which your solar system generates, you will draw that power from the grid and be billed for the usage. If you don’t need all of the power your solar system generates and you are feeding the grid electricity, this will appear on your bill as a credit. AECs are earned based on your total production from your solar system, whether that power was consumed on-site or fed back into the utility grid. Every 1000kwh is equal to one AEC. This is completely separate from your net metering.
