TRUE-UP BLUES
What’s a Solar True-Up Bill?
When you go solar, your home is still connected to the utility grid. Each month, your utility tracks how much energy your system produces and how much your home uses.
Most utilities don’t charge you right away — they keep a running total of energy credits and usage for the entire year. At the end of that 12-month cycle, they “true up” the balance.
That True-Up Bill is your annual statement showing:
How much energy you produced vs. used,
How many credits you earned or owed, and
The total balance due for any extra power you pulled from the grid.
Smarter Solar Solutions
Why It Can Be So High?
Even if your solar panels seem to be working fine, several hidden issues can cause your true-up bill to spike:
Dirty panels reducing efficiency
Faulty wiring or bad inverter performance
Increased home usage (new appliances, EVs, A/C, etc.)
Outdated monitoring or system not reporting properly
How Energy Saving Group Helps!
At Energy Saving Group, we help homeowners lower or eliminate those high true-up bills without adding new panels.
We do this through:
Full system diagnostics
Wiring and inverter troubleshooting
Solar performance optimization
Membership service plans for ongoing maintenance
FAQs
What is NEM 2.0?
NEM 2.0 is a solar net metering policy that credits solar customers for excess energy sent to the grid.
Do I need a new system?
Most customers don’t need a second system, just smarter upgrades to stay under NEM 2.0.
How do you help with NEM 3.0?
We guide you to avoid the new NEM 3.0 rate structure by optimizing your current setup, preventing costly and unnecessary system upgrades.
We serve both residential and commercial clients across Kern County and beyond.
What brands do you support?
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes, we are fully licensed, insured, and experienced with all inverter and battery brands.
Energy Saving Group helped me avoid costly upgrades while maximizing my solar savings.
J. Lee
Their expertise kept my business energy-efficient and compliant with new NEM rules.
M. Cruz
