Electricity consumers are participating in net-metering programs in growing numbers.
When individuals or businesses install small, typically renewable, onsite generators (such as a rooftop solar system), they usually can enter into a net-metering agreement with their utility. Between 2003 and 2010, the average annual growth in customer participation was 56%, with a 61% increase between 2009 and 2010.
However, while participation is increasing, electric customers with net-metering represented only 0.1% of all customers in 2010.
