Energy Decision # 50 - BTM Generation Metering Configuration Explained: Net, Gross, and Parallel

Behind-the-meter generation metering configuration (specifically the election between net, gross, and parallel metering) is one of the most consequential and least-scrutinized decisions in any C&I on-site generation or storage project.This is Energy Decision #50 in the complete C&I energy management series from Tactical Energy Group. 100 decisions. Every one that matters.In this episode, Daniel Burke covers:What the utility meter actually is as a legal and commercial boundary, and why that boundary governs every metering election downstream.Net metering mechanics: how bidirectional meters work, what they credit, and what they do not offset (demand charges, standby charges).Gross metering and production meters: why certain incentive programs require total generation measurement, not net exchange.Parallel metering: how independent generation and load measurement enables demand charge management and grid services settlement that net metering cannot support.The four value streams affected by metering configuration: bill savings, incentive program revenue, REC and capacity credit value, and grid services revenue.Standby charges: the cost variable most vendors omit from their financial models, and how metering configuration determines whether they apply and how they're calculated.Tariff lock-in and net metering policy erosion: what happens when a state moves from retail-rate net metering to avoided-cost net billing mid-project.Dual-meter configuration as a standard C&I pattern for operators pursuing both bill savings and incentive compliance.Episode 7 connection: why standby charge exposure is directly tied to your metering election.Who this is for: plant managers, facility managers, operations executives, and CFOs at manufacturing facilities, cold storage operations, healthcare campuses, commercial real estate portfolios, and municipalities who are planning or evaluating a behind-the-meter generation or storage project.If you're trying to figure out which metering configuration to elect for your behind-the-meter installation to maximize bill savings, preserve REC and capacity credit value, and avoid standby charges over the tariff lock-in period, this episode is built for you.Read the full breakdown on behind-the-meter generation metering configuration at tac-nrg.com/behind-the-meter-generation-metering-configuration.If you're an Indiana C&I operator actively evaluating this decision, get your free Energy Decision Blueprint at blueprint.tac-nrg.com.Visit tac-nrg.com for more practical tools and the Energy Decision Blueprint for qualified Indiana C&I operators.00:00 Understanding Metering Configurations02:43 Net vs. Gross Metering Explained04:51 The Importance of Metering Choices07:49 Navigating Utility Agreements and Charges