Definition of net-zero
: resulting in neither a surplus nor a deficit of something specified when gains and losses are added together
- net-zero carbon emissions
- The General Services Administration has sealed an unusual deal to guarantee achievement of net-zero energy consumption in a federal facility …
- —Charles S. Clark
- By 2020 all new homes built in California will have to be net-zero buildings that produce enough power to offset all their energy needs …
- —K. Kaufmann
- Another affordable, net-zero house is under construction in North Minneapolis, and a third is in development at the school.
- —John Cary
