A design of feasible solar net metering system in perspective of Bangladesh

Abstract

With the increase in demand of energy and the scarcity of non-renewable resources; it has encouraged the modern world to find alternative ways of energy production and distribution as means of a solution. The approach of solar net metering is one of the most beneficial ways for countries possessing higher potential for solar energy, especially Bangladesh. Solar net metering has been introduced in few of the countries worldwide due to the system producing green energy alongside providing financial benefits to the consumers. With net metering, the consumers obtain credits on their electricity bill with respect to the "net" amount of energy used each month which is the difference between the amount of energy the solar generation system produces and the amount of energy consumed by houses during the billing period. The excess electricity formed by the solar system is sent back to the grid. There are different ways to implement solar net metering, it includes community net metering, aggregate net metering and virtual net metering, each containing different beneficiaries for particular consumer categories.