Question about PG&E miminum monthly charge & true-up

[sensij]

SCE has been applying the minimum to only the delivery charge, as it sounds like PG&E is now doing. In their implementation of the charge, it is possible to have a delivery charge >$10 (avoiding the monthly minimum) and a negative energy charge, resulting in a net bill for the month of <$10.

https://www.solarpaneltalk.com/forum...559#post307559

I haven't looked to see if PG&E's rate structure could produce a similar outcome, we might not know for sure until some of the more detail oriented PG&E forum members hit their true ups over the next few months.

[cebury]

1 There is a $10/ month minimum charge that used to be included into the yearly true up calculation but no longer is as of March 1?
2 So before March 1 if you over generated your net bill was $0 but starting March 1 it will be $120/year?
3 What about if you owe $120 for under-generation on an annual basis - will the true-up total to $240 annually or the same $120 annually?
4 In terms of sizing a system for grid-tie to PG&E, is it better to aim for bill neutrality or save some system cost by aiming to be $120 under Bill neutrality on an annual basis?

1 min monthly charge has been there for a while, it increased to 10/mo 120/yr last year but is now slightly changed how calculated as of March 1. It's still there.
2. See above. Yes it will be 120 yr minimum.
3. 120 before March 1. But it has changed slightly. It is now effectively MORE than 120. because 120 is the minimum you will pay in Delivery charges, the. They'll add on your NET energy charges based on your NEM amounts. If coincidently, your total cost energy imported = total value energy exported, having a net 0 energy charge, your bill is 120 for delivery charges.
4. Aiming to be right at 120/year bill gets your very close to best possible scenario. If you aim (and hit) exactly 0 net energy charges, you still owe 120.

[Fafrd]

I found this description of PG&E changes effective March 1 2016 and am struggling to understand what it means: https://www.pge.com/en/myhome/saveen...ill/index.page

There is a $10/ month minimum charge that used to be included into the yearly true up calculation but no longer is as of March 1?

So before March 1 if you over generated your net bill was $0 but starting March 1 it will be $120/year?

What about if you owe $120 for under-generation on an annual basis - will the true-up total to $240 annually or the same $120 annually?

In terms of sizing a system for grid-tie to PG&E, is it better to aim for bill neutrality or save some system cost by aiming to be $120 under Bill neutrality on an annual basis?