Pennsylvania’s net metering policy enables homeowners to balance their electricity consumption by importing electricity from the grid when solar production is low (e.g., during evenings, cloudy days, or winter months) and exporting excess electricity back to the grid when production exceeds consumption. The utility company provides power credits for the surplus energy, which can be used later or rolled over to the next month. This policy operates on a one-to-one buyback basis, meaning each kilowatt-hour (kWh) of excess energy sent to the grid earns an equivalent kWh credit, which can be used throughout the year.