Grappling With The Grid

Net metering is when people use rooftop solar or wind power to generate electricity, and then sell the extra back to the power companies (Photo courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories)

As a climate change bill works its way through Congress, businesses are bracing for change to cleaner energy. Lester Graham reports some homeowners are thinking about generating their own clean electricity:

Info from the US Department of Energy

Wikipedia's page on net metering

The Energy Information Administration

Producer: Lester Graham
Release Date: June 29, 2009
Running Time: :50