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verb (used with or without object) Also net-meter .

to connect (a customer's alternative power-generating system) to a public utility's power grid to offset the cost of power drawn by the customer from the grid: You can net meter wind turbines and solar panels and sell energy back to the grid.

noun

an energy meter that can run both forward and backward so as to measure the net power the customer will pay for.

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Words nearby net meter

net income, neti neti, netiquette, netizen, netman, net meter, net national product, net-net, net neutrality, net present value, net profit

How to use net meter in a sentence

“Hence, there might be a net benefit, at least to some females, of breeding within the natal group,” the researchers speculate.
Mongooses, Meerkats, and Ants, Oh My! Why Some Animals Keep Mating All in the Family|Helen Thompson|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The outcome of the rum feud is critical for both Bacardi and Pernod Ricard, because the winner could net billions in future sales.
Why Congress Hates Your Cuban Rum|Tim Mak|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Initially these were individuals “from higher net worth circles,” he says, especially as the site launched with benefit auctions.
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty|Tim Teeman|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During the recession net immigration to the U.S. from Mexico fell to zero or less.
The Case for More Low-Skill Immigration|Veronique de Rugy|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In contrast, areas 10 to 20 miles away from city hall gained roughly 15 million net residents.
The Progressives’ War on Suburbia|Joel Kotkin|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Specimens were easily collected in a mist net placed across the opening.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula|Erwin E. Klaas
But what if I catch the fish by using a hired boat and a hired net, or by buying worms as bait from some one who has dug them?
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
When it was all over Alila was not too tired to play for awhile with a few locusts he had caught in a net.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
On the way we were greatly excited to see the bladder of an indicator net smoking.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
As a net is full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit: therefore are they become great and enriched.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various