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title: "Solar for Met-Ed Customers"
description: "Net metering, interconnection, and billing details for Met-Ed (FirstEnergy) residential solar customers across eastern Pennsylvania."
url: https://www.lifestylesolar.com/met-ed-solar
type: utility
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# Solar for Met-Ed Customers

Met-Ed, a FirstEnergy company, serves eastern Pennsylvania and parts of the Poconos. Within our service area that means Reading and most of Berks County, Lebanon in the Lebanon Valley, and Adams County around Gettysburg. Their net metering program lets you earn credits for the solar power your home generates.

## Net metering with Met-Ed

Met-Ed participates in Pennsylvania's net metering program, which Pennsylvania requires of every investor-owned electric distribution company in the state. When your system generates more electricity than your home uses, the excess goes to the grid and you earn kilowatt-hour credits. Those credits offset your usage during times when your panels produce less, like evenings or cloudy days.

## Billing after solar

Your Met-Ed bill still includes a fixed customer charge and distribution fees. The generation portion (usually the biggest part of the bill) gets offset by the energy your panels produce and the net metering credits you have banked. During high-production months, your bill may drop to the basic service charges.

## Credit rollover and true-up

Credits are applied at the full retail rate during the billing period and carry forward month to month. Pennsylvania runs a 12-month rolling cycle, and at the annual true-up any remaining excess credits are compensated at the price-to-compare rate, which is typically lower than retail. We size every system to match your household's actual usage, so you are not overproducing and losing value at the lower payout.

## The interconnection process

1. **Site assessment and design**, we evaluate your property and energy usage to design a system that fits your needs. The Met-Ed territory mixes older brick construction downtown with newer suburban homes in the townships, and many homes carry steeply pitched roofs built for snow shedding that also provide excellent panel angles.
2. **Interconnection application**, we submit the interconnection application to Met-Ed on your behalf.
3. **Utility review and approval**, Met-Ed reviews the application to confirm the system meets their technical requirements. Most residential systems are approved without issue.
4. **Installation and meter upgrade**, once approved, we install the system and coordinate with Met-Ed for the bi-directional meter installation. Pennsylvania requires the utility to provide that meter at no additional cost.
5. **Permission to operate**, after a final inspection, Met-Ed grants permission to operate. Your system starts producing power and earning net metering credits.

## Met-Ed solar at a glance

- Credits applied at the full retail rate during the billing period
- Residential systems up to 50 kW are eligible
- Bi-directional meter provided at no additional cost
- Credits roll forward month to month
- Annual true-up at the end of the 12-month cycle
- All interconnection paperwork handled by our team

## Met-Ed service territory

Met-Ed provides electricity to Reading and most of Berks County, across Adams County around Gettysburg, and to Lebanon and the Lebanon Valley. In Lebanon County, Met-Ed and [PPL Electric Utilities](/ppl-solar) share service territory, so the utility on your bill depends on your address.

More on the state framework: [net metering in Pennsylvania](/net-metering-pennsylvania)

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