{
  "id": "v20-ca-net-metering",
  "version": "20.16.0",
  "name": "Net Metering Credit Calculator — Canada",
  "shortName": "Net Metering Credit",
  "description": "Separate import charges, eligible export credits and non-offsettable standing charges for one billing period. CAD planning view; stated limitations apply.",
  "category": "Home & Construction",
  "categorySlug": "home-construction",
  "keywords": [
    "net-metering",
    "ca",
    "energy-conservation",
    "pvwatts",
    "energy-saver"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/v20-ca-net-metering.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "20.16.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-listed",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "notice": "Illustrative defaults are not local quotes or verified legal rules. Dated reference components and user-entered assumptions are explicitly distinguished. Professional review is pending.",
  "urls": {
    "page": "/ca/net-metering/",
    "definition": "/ca/net-metering/definition.json",
    "schema": "/ca/net-metering/schema.json",
    "llms": "/ca/net-metering/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/ca/net-metering/definition.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/ca/net-metering/?importKwh=600&exportKwh=300&importRate=0.2&exportRate=0.05&fixedCharge=20&cashSurplus=0",
  "queryParameters": {
    "importKwh": {
      "label": "Billing-period grid imports, kWh",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 600
    },
    "exportKwh": {
      "label": "Billing-period eligible exports, kWh",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 300
    },
    "importRate": {
      "label": "Import energy price per kWh",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0.2
    },
    "exportRate": {
      "label": "Confirmed export credit per kWh",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0.05
    },
    "fixedCharge": {
      "label": "Charges not offset by energy credits",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 20
    },
    "cashSurplus": {
      "label": "Utility explicitly pays surplus credits in cash",
      "type": "checkbox",
      "required": false,
      "default": false
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "importKwh",
      "label": "Billing-period grid imports, kWh",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 600,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "exportKwh",
      "label": "Billing-period eligible exports, kWh",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 300,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "importRate",
      "label": "Import energy price per kWh",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 0.2,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "CAD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "exportRate",
      "label": "Confirmed export credit per kWh",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 0.05,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "CAD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "fixedCharge",
      "label": "Charges not offset by energy credits",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 20,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "CAD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "cashSurplus",
      "label": "Utility explicitly pays surplus credits in cash",
      "type": "checkbox",
      "defaultValue": false
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "importCost",
      "label": "Import energy charge",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "CAD"
    },
    {
      "id": "exportValue",
      "label": "Calculated export credit",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "CAD"
    },
    {
      "id": "appliedCredit",
      "label": "Credit applied to import energy",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "CAD"
    },
    {
      "id": "bill",
      "label": "Estimated remaining bill",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "primary": true,
      "currency": "CAD"
    },
    {
      "id": "surplus",
      "label": "Surplus credit or cash balance",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "CAD"
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "applied credit = minimum(import energy charge, eligible exports × credit rate).",
    "note": "Inputs are converted to canonical units before evaluating this stated formula."
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Illustrative defaults; required verification checks remain unconfirmed",
      "inputs": {
        "unitSystem": "metric",
        "importKwh": 600,
        "exportKwh": 300,
        "importRate": 0.2,
        "exportRate": 0.05,
        "fixedCharge": 20,
        "cashSurplus": false
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "DOE energy-use arithmetic",
      "url": "https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/save-electricity-and-fuel/appliances-and-electronics/estimating-appliance-and-home"
    },
    {
      "label": "PVWatts: site-specific solar estimation",
      "url": "https://pvwatts.nlr.gov/"
    },
    {
      "label": "DOE insulation overview",
      "url": "https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/weatherize/insulation"
    }
  ],
  "publicSlug": "net-metering",
  "namespace": "ca",
  "countries": [
    "us",
    "ca"
  ]
}