East facing in the context of solar homes is usually referred to the east facing roofs. The east facing roofs with solar panels will produce more electricity in the morning and less in the afternoon.
Homes and companies that use a lot of electricity in the morning can increase their self-consumption by positioning some or all of their solar panels facing east. For example, they can be helpful for warming the house on cold winter mornings.
Why do solar installations facing east require net metering?
With net metering, solar home owners are charged in accordance with their net electricity usage. If your home consumed 501 kWh in one month but your solar panels produced 500 kWh, what would happen? You will be charged for 1 kWh of energy due to net metering.
It wouldn’t matter whether your home was actually using solar or grid power when it was being used. It is irrelevant when using net metering. Only your net usage counts.
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However, there are some common problems. Due to the lack of net metering, the solar user must use the least amount of grid power. From the perspective of the homeowner, any additional solar electricity is largely wasted.
But the majority of people commute daily to and from job and school. The electricity may then go out when no one is home, and if it’s still early in the day, your house hasn’t had a chance to warm up and the ac isn’t running.