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Angle: Clear up the metering terminology that confuses buyers.
This guide must answer: - What's the difference between a solar/generation meter and a net meter? - Which does the DISCOM install and why? - How does each affect your bill? - What to confirm is being installed.
Writing rules: answer the question in the first two sentences, put a real number in the opening paragraph, name the specific city or DISCOM where the answer varies, and link to two related guides and the relevant category page.
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