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Net Metering

Find general information on net metering and whether you are eligible to net meter.

Net metering allows customers to offset their energy use and transfer energy back to their electric companies in exchange for a credit. If you have a solar or another renewable energy facility, and your electric company allows it, you may be able to net meter. Want to learn more about how net metering works and whether you’re eligible? Here, you will find resources to answer your questions.

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Net metering guide  Who to contact about my renewable energy question or concern  Submit a renewable energy complaint or question to the DPU’s Distributed Generation Group 

Net metering eligibility  Net metering laws and regulations  Net metering filings and tariffs  Energy storage and net metering  Forward capacity market and net metering  Net metering glossary 

Apply for a net metering public ID number  Approved public entities 

Apply for a cap allocation with MassACA  View general program net metering caps  View hydro net metering caps  Cancel net metering service 

Apply for a net metering blanket exception  File a petition for a net metering exception 

Qualifying facilities and on-site generating facilities  Distributed generation interconnection workshops  Map of electric companies by municipality  Frequently asked questions about solar products for Massachusetts customers  Massachusetts residential guide to solar electricity  Renewable energy incentives in MA  File a municipality energy contract to the DPU  File a FERC form 556 with the DPU  Apply to transfer net metering capacity from a public entity to a public cooperative 

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