Originally Posted By: wfaulk
You're assuming that the energy you sell to the power company will be deducted from your usage rate.
Not exactly.

I will pay for every kWh that my meter shows when they come around to read it. The PVs mean that 222 kWh that I consume every month do NOT go through the meter. In the event that I consume fewer than 222 kWh (like, if I were visiting Alaska for a month and turned off all my circuit breakers) my meter would actually turn backwards and I would build up a credit that would go towards offsetting future electric bills. Under no circumstances will they actually pay me cash money.

The time of day when I consume the power is irrelevant. Only the total amount consumed during the month, minus the amount that is provided by the PVs during the month, matters.

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