Net billing
Your meter runs both ways.
With net billing, a rooftop solar system is connected to the grid through a bi-directional meter. Surplus power is sold to the grid by day, power is bought back at night, and the monthly bill settles the difference.
One meter, two directions
A bi-directional meter keeps two registers: power that leaves the building and power that enters it. The bill is built from both.
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Export by day
Solar the building doesn’t use flows out to the national grid, and the meter counts every exported kWh.
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Import at night
After sunset the building draws from the grid as usual, recorded separately on the same meter.
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Settle on the bill
Each month the utility credits the exported units against the imported ones — a lower bill, and income from the surplus.
A day on the roof, a month on the bill
Solar peaks at midday while most buildings use the most power in the evening. Net billing is what makes that mismatch pay.
A typical day, hour by hour
- Solar generation
- Building use
Illustrative ~30 kWp building. This day: 62 kWh exported, 141 kWh imported.
One month, settled
Illustrative month. Billed units = imported − exported = 2,300 − 1,700 = 600 kWh.
Net metering or net billing?
Both connect a rooftop system to the grid through a two-way meter. The difference is how exported power is counted.
| Aspect | Net metering | Net billing |
|---|---|---|
| What is credited | Units: each exported kWh cancels an imported kWh | Value: exports are paid at an export rate, imports billed at the tariff |
| How it is settled | In kWh on the meter reading | In taka on the monthly bill |
| Surplus over the month | Carried forward as unit credit | Turned into a money credit or payout |
| Best for | Owners offsetting their own use | Systems built to earn from exports — like eBiddut’s |
What eBiddut handles
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Application
We prepare and file the grid-connection application with your distribution utility.
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Meter & inverter
A bi-directional meter and a grid-tied inverter are fitted to the utility’s specification.
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Inspection
The utility inspects and commissions the connection before export begins.
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Monthly settlement
We reconcile meter readings with the bill and pass the income on, every month.
Common questions
Do I lose power if the grid goes down?
A grid-tied system switches off during an outage so no power flows into lines being repaired. Battery backup can be added where uninterrupted supply is needed.
Is net billing allowed in Bangladesh?
Yes. Grid-connected rooftop systems that export surplus power are covered by the Net Metering Guidelines, 2018, applied by each distribution utility.
Who reads the meter?
The utility reads it for billing as it does today. eBiddut also logs generation and export on its own platform, so both sides can check the figures.
Does net billing change my tariff?
No. Imported power is billed at your existing tariff; only the exported units are added to the account as a credit.
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