Quote Originally Posted by Stoner View Post
It's an arrangement wherein establishments install mechanism(s) like solar panels, windmills, etc. to produce electricity that is fed directly into the grid. No need for storage like batteries that is susceptible to energy loss and adds to the traditionally high costs of such implementations.

Electricity produced is then is credited to your periodical electric usage.

In other words, with those in place, and you're not using any electricity, your meter will actually go backwards.
thanks for the info! Didnt know that. Not sure though if the infrastructure is in place for subdivisions and such. Maybe in industrial areas this would be more applicable. But it would be nice to have it in residential areas.