Use this guide
Choose the questions relevant to your situation. Expand each answer, save the checklist and request written clarification where evidence is missing.
Questions homeowners ask
Are monthly netting and annual excess compensation the same?
No. Section 75.13 distinguishes retail-rate billing-period credits from default-service-provider compensation for remaining annual excess at its price-to-compare rate.
Source: Pennsylvania Code: section 75.13 net metering provisions. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
Where should an alternate supplier’s excess-credit terms appear?
Section 75.13 says excess-electricity compensation terms for electric-generation-supplier customers must be stated in their service agreement.
Source: Pennsylvania Code: section 75.13 net metering provisions. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
Can a supplier switch matter before the normal annual settlement?
Yes. Section 75.13 directs the distribution company to treat the end of the supplier service period as year-end.
Source: Pennsylvania Code: section 75.13 net metering provisions. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
Do energy credits automatically transfer environmental attributes?
No. Section 75.13 identifies customer ownership of alternative energy credits, with exceptions for express assignment or rejection. Check the actual contract.
Source: Pennsylvania Code: section 75.13 net metering provisions. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
Which annual date does PECO’s guide identify?
PECO’s guide identifies May 31 as the PJM year-end and says switching to an electric generation supplier removes eligibility for annual compensation from PECO.
Source: PECO: virtual metering and net metering questions. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
Does netting usage to zero eliminate every PECO bill component?
No. PECO’s guide says monthly customer and other applicable rate-schedule charges remain payable.
Source: PECO: virtual metering and net metering questions. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
What paperwork does PECO’s OUT-meter credit policy request?
An invoice identifying the installer, work address, date and cost, plus a written request within six months of PECO’s final certificate acceptance.
Source: PECO: OUT-meter credit policy. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
Does the meter-board credit go directly to the installer?
No. The policy describes a billing credit for eligible active RS-2 customers at the installation address, not a payment to installers. Confirm current applicability.
Source: PECO: OUT-meter credit policy. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
How can I compare a supplier offer without inventing a solar return?
Use the same dates and consumption assumptions for both offers. Ask each provider to explain its current compensation terms, remaining charges, contract duration and exit conditions. Keep any estimate labeled as modeled, identify excluded costs and retain the actual agreement separately from the sales illustration.
What if the utility and supplier give different answers?
Record each question, response date, referenced document and responsible organization. Ask which entity controls the disputed bill line and request a written reconciliation. Keep unresolved items visible. This guide does not adjudicate a dispute, instruct you to cancel a contract or establish that payment obligations have disappeared.
Your decision checklist
- Identify both the distribution utility and electricity supplier.
- Retain the actual supply agreement and applicable tariff.
- Separate monthly netting from annual remaining-excess compensation.
- Record any supplier-change date and settlement explanation.
- Separate environmental attributes from electricity bill credits.
- Include customer and other applicable charges.
- For PECO meter credits, confirm eligibility and request deadlines.
- Keep invoices and unresolved responses privately.
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Compare the agreement with the actual bill
| Record | Question to resolve |
|---|---|
| Provider identity | Which organization supplies electricity and which delivers it? |
| Calculation period | Do both illustrations use identical dates and assumptions? |
| Credit treatment | What units, bill lines and terms support the amount? |
| Contract obligations | What duration, fees and exit conditions apply? |
| Environmental claims | Who holds the relevant attributes under the agreement? |
| Open response | Who will resolve the question and which document is missing? |
Example: two proposals show similar savings, but one calculation leaves a recurring charge blank. Ask the preparer to label the missing amount and revise the comparison before relying on the result. An empty entry is an unresolved assumption, not evidence that the cost is zero.
Example: a salesperson discusses an environmental benefit while the written agreement assigns a related right elsewhere. Retain the exact provision and ask the appropriate adviser to explain what claims the agreement supports. Do not silently count a transferred right as retained.
The Pennsylvania provisions support the referenced legal distinctions; the PECO documents support only the stated PECO examples. PECO’s metering guide is revised September 2024 and its linked credit policy should be checked for current account applicability. This guide does not determine eligibility, provide every tariff condition or choose a supplier for you. Our worksheet and hypothetical examples are editorial recommendations. Continue with bill reconciliation, proposal and contract comparisons and permit and utility milestones. Explore our Pennsylvania site-survey reference, Solar Survey AI’s evidence methodology and confirm available survey scope. Site observations do not determine supplier terms or guarantee financial outcomes. Connected homeowner monitoring and free remote diagnosis remain coming soon.
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Published by Solar Survey AI, a commercial survey-services company. Our original decision checklists are recommendations; linked authorities support the referenced facts. We may benefit if you purchase our services. This is not independent certification of our company, a project-specific engineering decision or personal tax/legal advice. Local rules, contracts and site evidence control individual decisions. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
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