Why does my utility bill have a different production number than my monitoring portal?

Only energy which travels through your meter appears on your utility bill. The utility bill does not show the total energy produced by your solar energy system. Not all the energy you produce is sold to the utility, only the left-over energy, as known as Net Energy. Your bill reflects net sales not net usage. If you are producing energy at the same time you are consuming energy it will not appear on your utility bill.

For more information, read our blog article Utility Net Metering vs. Utility Net Billing.