Tata Power has successfully operationalised the net metering for the Rooftop Solar PV (RTS PV) System installed at the premises of Vardhan Industries here.
This is the first installation of net meter by Tata Power in its Mumbai distribution area as per the procedure outlined under the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) norms.
A net meter records the import and export of power. Through this facility, a consumer can drive surplus units of electricity generated by the solar units into the distribution grid of Tata Power.
The units will be then adjusted against the quantum of electricity supplied by Tata Power during applicable billing period, it said in a statement.
"Facilitation of net metering of the RTS PV system will provide a major boost to the promotion of this solar energy use by end consumer," Tata Power COO and ED Ashok Sethi said.
"Net metering will encourage the consumer to also become a generator and this distributed generation will help the country in long run," he added.
