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Connecticut's two solar tariffs run against one household's usage: Buy-All, where the utility purchases everything the roof makes at a locked rate and the home keeps buying power at the retail rate, and Netting, where the home uses its own generation first and the excess credits the bill. The film shows the Solar Energy Adjustment charged under Netting on total production rather than on exports, which is why a battery does not avoid it. The choice is made once, on the application, and holds for the term.
Two tariffs, two different deals
| Buy-All | Netting | |
|---|---|---|
| How you are paid | The utility buys everything at a locked rate | You use it first, excess credits the bill |
| You still buy power | Yes, at the normal retail rate | Only what the roof did not cover |
| Solar Energy Adjustment | Does not apply | Charged on total production, not exports |
| Does a battery avoid the charge | Not applicable | No — it is levied on what you generate |
| Tends to suit | High-export roofs | Homes that use most of what they make |