You’re offsetting the cost of the electricity you buy from PGE with energy you generate with solar, wind, hydro and other eligible renewable resources.
Welcome to your home for all things Net Metering! You’re part of a community generating your own power to help keep energy costs down and support a clean energy future for Oregon.
Check out our easy video walkthrough of your Net Metering bill.
Bidirectional meters measure both ways
As a Net Metering customer, your bill is calculated using a bidirectional meter, which records power flowing in either direction.
This type of meter measures how much electricity you use from PGE and how much of your excess electricity your system supplies to PGE.
Bidirectional meters do not record how much power your generating system produces so your bill may not exactly match what your solar provider reports.
For instructions on reading your meter and other information, see our guide to bidirectional meters or contact us at 503-464-8100 for help.
Get credit for energy you generate
If you generate more energy than you use during your monthly bill cycle, your bill will have no kilowatt-hour charges and you will receive kilowatt-hour credits that will be applied to your future electric bills.
Unused credits in excess of your monthly usage will accumulate in your PGE account. Extra credits are shown on the third page of your bill as "excess generation".
Refer to the Net Metering rate schedule for complete details.
March true-up
In this month, energy credits that haven’t been applied are donated to customers who are enrolled in low-income bill assistance programs, and your account resets for the following annual billing period.
This happens in the billing cycle that ends in March. If you would benefit by having your annual billing cycle end in another month, email the Net Metering coordinator at netmetering@pgn.com to request a switch.