I took the plunge and purchased a 6.7kw system for my roof consisting of 20 LG 335w panels with optimizers and a SolarEdge SE6000H inverter. Just passed the city inspection yesterday and am waiting for the PTO from SDG&E. I am still on a tiered rate structure so I have to pick a TOU plan or they will automatically move me to the default DR-SES rate for solar users. After reviewing all the plans and doing some research it seems to me that the TOU-DR plan is better for net-metering solar customers without battery than the DR-SES plan. The TOU-DR plan only has three time periods: On-Peak $0.46, Off-Peak $0.40, & Super Off-Peak $0.35 and since the difference between on-peak and off-peak is only $.06 it seems to be more cost effective than the DR-SES plan in which the difference between On-Peak $0.54 and Off-Peak $0.30 is about $0.24. Using the TOU-DR plan you would have to generate less during off-peak to off-set your on-peak use when you are pulling from the grid compared to the DR-SES plan. Also the TOU-DR plan is tiered, so if you stay in the 1st tier the prices will actually be about $0.10 less. If the system offsets 100%+ of your use the prices per kwh shouldn't really matter, it's more about trying to get the least differential between on and off peak prices.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
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