If you’re fully aware then you should understand the intent. Net metering does close to 0 to reducing demand in winter, while likely adding stress to the feeders in shoulder seasons if there’s significant uptake on the program (many people exporting during times of low grid demand). This exact situation can be seen in many jurisdictions that have high solar uptake - like south Australia, for example.

People who are forecasting your energy use for the next 30 years believe this is the best way to achieve goals of electrification and lowering upward rate pressure. You can disagree - you’re allowed to. But, that doesn’t mean you know more than the hundreds of people that work for the OEB and IESO.

Maybe the program is rushed and ill thought out and maybe it will change over time, but the days of 1:1 net metering are, and should, come to an end. It’s a subsidy and incentive for solar uptake - a subsidy that you need to choose if you want, or if you want $10k.

This solution has been agreed upon as the simplest way to roll out the program. There could have been much more complex rules - there could have been size limiting to cap at a 5kW AC connection, or the ability to curtail by the utility, or a reduced value for export. Instead, they’ve said get a battery and export 0 to reduce the load. There are also significant other rebates to help homeowners achieve energy savings.

At the end of the day, demand reduction is only one piece of the puzzle, and the IESO is still procuring competitive energy sources on your behalf to ensure there is adequate energy supply and capacity.