Net metering means you're pushing power back into the grid rather than taking it out.
That energy is then fed back into the grid powering vehicles and buildings".
Baker also earns credits when he puts energy back into the grid.
The Delaware project involves fewer than 10 cars at this point, each earning about $6 per day for the power fed back into the grid.
But regenerative braking, similar to hybrid cars, sends almost all of that energy back into the grid, saving fuel and our collective sanity.
Rooftop solar panels will increase energy-efficiency, allowing the house to "actually put energy back into the grid," said Joseph Basilice, the president of OceanSafe.
Solar and wind power could be stored this way too, instead of being pumped back into the grid in exchange for a discount on the bill.
We need to see fair prices for the electricity people put back into the grid as well as fair access to the distribution networks.
But from 1 January 2017 they will get paid as little as 5.5c per kWh for the power they put back into the grid.
Electric car owners could theoretically sell some of the electricity stored in their batteries back into the grid when their vehicles are not needed.
These systems draw electricity from the traditional power grid when they need it, and push electricity back into the grid for a credit when they don't.
