The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has sought changes in the way surplus electricity from rooftop solar and wind units sold to the grid are metered and billed.
The proposed change has given rise to the fear that it will result in higher electricity bills for 'prosumers' — consumers who also produce electricity and sell to the grid — and rob renewable energy schemes of their attraction.
The KSEB is looking to replace the ‘net metering’ method with the ‘gross metering’ system for grid-interactive renewable energy systems. A KSEB petition seeking modifications to the Renewable Energy and Net Metering Regulations, passed by the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission, to enable this shift is coming up for a hearing before the Commission on Friday.
