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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