Meanings
nounnet metering (uncountable)
- uncountableAn electricity billing arrangement where excess energy (especially renewable energy) generated by an electricity consumer is credited towards their future consumption.
Synonyms: net energy metering, NEM
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn electricity billing arrangement where excess energy (especially renewable energy) generated by an electricity consumer is credited towards their future consumption.
Similar
net energy meteringNEM
Translations
Dutch saldering
- salderingelectricity billing mechanism
Finnish netotus, nettolaskutus
- netotuselectricity billing mechanism
- nettolaskutuselectricity billing mechanism
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net metering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/net%20metering
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“net metering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/net%20metering. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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