LADWP - Net Metering

LADWP net metering allows you to install solar PV, wind, or hybrid systems up to one megawatt and receive bill credits for excess electricity your system generates. The utility provides metering equipment at no cost in standard cases, though you pay for any atypical metering and interconnection fees, and excess credits offset future energy charges but cannot reduce taxes or minimum charges.

Net metering customers gain direct bill-reduction value from their renewable systems, making these projects attractive sales opportunities across residential, commercial, nonprofit, school, and government sectors. You must ensure installations meet LADWP's one-megawatt capacity limit and coordinate with the utility on interconnection fees and metering requirements.

This net metering program enables customers across all sectors to offset energy consumption with on-site renewables up to 1 MW; the utility absorbs standard metering costs while customers cover atypical equipment and interconnection expenses. Excess generation credits apply only to energy charges and expire if the customer terminates service, with unclaimed balances reverting to LADWP.