Self-consumption
Self-consumption
Consuming your own electricity generation instead of feeding it into the grid. It is the most profitable use of an installation, since a self-consumed kWh avoids buying one at the full retail price.
Also known as: self consumption
Source: Ministère de la Transition écologique
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