Editing Net metering (section)

== Virtual net metering ==
Another method of producing power to the grid is through '''virtual net metering''' (also called peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading, wheeling and sometimes local energy trading).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://apvi.org.au/solar-research-conference/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/A-Roy-A-Bruce-I-MacGill-Potential-Value-of-Peer-To-Peer-Energy-Trading-in-the-Australian-National-Electricity-Market.pdf |title=The Potential Value of Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading in the Australian National Electricity Market }}</ref> Peer-to-peer energy trading is a novel paradigm of power system operation, where sellers can generate their own energy in dwellings, offices and factories, and share it with each other locally.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317305842 |title=Review of Existing Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading Projects }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/General.aspx?id=5408 |work=cpuc.ca.gov |title=Virtual Net Metering }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://medium.com/swlh/understanding-p2p-energy-trading-a477eb7b55e0 |title=Understanding P2P Energy Trading |work=medium.com |date=23 July 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.energymatters.com.au/misc/peer-to-peer-solar-energy-trading-guide/ |title=Peer-To-Peer Solar Energy Trading: A Guide |work=energymatters.com.au }}</ref> Several companies offering virtual net metering use blockchain technology.<ref>[https://www.fastcompany.com/40479952/this-blockchain-based-energy-platform-is-building-a-peer-to-peer-grid "This Blockchain-Based Energy Platform Is Building A Peer-To-Peer Grid"], ''Fast Company''.</ref>