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If your recent electricity bill seems impossibly high despite your rooftop solar and net metering setup, you aren’t crazy. You are likely a victim of a new, quiet crackdown by power distribution companies (DISCOs). Reports confirm that DISCOs are actively excluding millions of solar-generated units from consumer bills. Their goal is to hide line losses and inflate your bill.
The “Net Metering Capacity” Trap
Here is how they get you. Under a newly enforced revision to the net metering policy, DISCOs no longer credit any electricity generation that exceeds your “approved capacity”. If your system works too efficiently, you pay the price.
TechJuice has received direct reports from consumers facing this exact blockade. In one specific case at a WAPDA office, officials refused to adjust a single unit for a client with a 22 kW approved DG capacity. Why? Because the system exported power beyond that 22 kW limit.
Instead of capping the credit, the utility allegedly discarded the entire export count. Officials explicitly told the consumer that because their export was higher than their DG capacity, it would not be counted at all until they paid to increase their sanctioned load.
Blocking New Connections
The crackdown doesn’t stop at billing. DISCOs are also actively preventing new users from entering the system.
For the past two months, companies have withheld new net metering connections and contract approvals. Thousands of customers have already signed contracts and paid their demand notices. Yet, they sit waiting for meters that never arrive.
Solar consumers fear this is a calculated move to discourage rooftop solar adoption entirely. By refusing to adjust exports and blocking new entries, DISCOs are effectively punishing users for investing in green energy.
Check your bills immediately. If your exported units are missing, you are likely paying for electricity you actually generated yourself.
