net meter

verb (used with or without object) Also net-me·ter.

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.

Words nearby net meter

net assets, net blotch, net book agreement, net domestic product, net income, net meter, net national product, net neutrality, net present value, net profit, net realizable value