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Best thing I did with my solar system is use a different energy provider. PG&E was paying me $0.02/kwh for energy I exported to the grid (flat rate, not TOU adjusted), now I only pay PG&E for transport/meter fee, which is less than $10/month.

My new provider (SVCE) pays me the same as they charge for the time of day the energy is exported. My battery sends 5kWh to them every day starting at 4pm, which is when peak hours begin.

It doesn't sound like much, but that's every day and it's in addition to the energy I export all day that I'm not consuming. My true-up winds up around $1500/year and that's with an EV charging at home. With PG&E it was less than $600/year.
 
brichter said:
Best thing I did with my solar system is use a different energy provider. PG&E was paying me $0.02/kwh for energy I exported to the grid (flat rate, not TOU adjusted), now I only pay PG&E for transport/meter fee, which is less than $10/month.

My new provider (SVCE) pays me the same as they charge for the time of day the energy is exported. My battery sends 5kWh to them every day starting at 4pm, which is when peak hours begin.

It doesn't sound like much, but that's every day and it's in addition to the energy I export all day that I'm not consuming. My true-up winds up around $1500/year and that's with an EV charging at home. With PG&E it was less than $600/year.
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Can one just do that?
 
brichter said:
Best thing I did with my solar system is use a different energy provider. PG&E was paying me $0.02/kwh for energy I exported to the grid (flat rate, not TOU adjusted), now I only pay PG&E for transport/meter fee, which is less than $10/month.

My new provider (SVCE) pays me the same as they charge for the time of day the energy is exported. My battery sends 5kWh to them every day starting at 4pm, which is when peak hours begin.

It doesn't sound like much, but that's every day and it's in addition to the energy I export all day that I'm not consuming. My true-up winds up around $1500/year and that's with an EV charging at home. With PG&E it was less than $600/year.
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Same here.

As I said, the CPUC is working on fixing that so we get nothing and there is no more yearly true up. I just checked my NEM agreement and there is nothing saying I am locked in for 20 years.
 
Starpower said:
The cost should be well under $4/W, just sayin' anything under that should beat any guaranteed ROI one can find.

Yep, Starpower = Power from our Star. 40 years doing solar work and not paying a dollar to a utility Co.
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That's awesome. I worked for the solar module company Hanergy/Miasole for a couple of years. I don't think they sold much to residential installations. Their most promising product was the lightweight flex modules because many big box buildings can't support conventional solar.

What solar companies in the South Bay do you recommend for residential installation?
 
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