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It may not be obvious on your bill, but there are really 3 things you are paying for:

1. The Energy you use ($/kWh)
2. The cost to transport the energy ($/kWh)
3. Your electric hook up ($/mth)

I sell solar and I think that reimbursing #1 for exported solar is fine. Not the "wholesale" rate, but the retail energy rate.

But not number 2. Paying you for the cost to transport your excess electricity is crazy.

And Number 3, definitely not. In many areas, you are REQUIRED to have an electric hookup. You cannot go off-grid.

And the issue is that you should only get #1 for anything you export, not just beyond your bill.

Now, if you use a battery to locally store excess energy, and release it to yourself, you are "net-metering" yourself. The issue, this costs MONEY. The batteries cost money and have a finite life.

When solar was a tiny portion of the generation, it didn't matter. Net-metering was simple. Now in some places, solar can be up to 30% of the generation. BUT you expect to have electricity 24/7 and when it is dark and cloudy. Someone has to pay for this.