Hi All,
I am looking to install a 6.4kW system in Bay Area, CA, USA. I currently have electricity service from pg&e. While I am trying to read as many as articles as I can get my eyes on to understand if I need a powerwall for my setup, I am unable to conclude either way. In my 15+ years in bay area, I only had a couple of short outages, so with that historical data (ofcourse it doesn't predict the future), I don't see a need for power backup. However, I am not perfectly clear how net metering works with pg&e. I am assuming with solar, I would be placed on a TOU plan, where I will have a higher rate (peak rate) in the evening and thus I will be paying more when I draw from the grid and getting relatively lesser credit when I send back to grid during the day. Is my understanding correct? If so, is powerwall still worth it, given its current cost of ~11.5k.
Thanks in advance for any insight.
I am looking to install a 6.4kW system in Bay Area, CA, USA. I currently have electricity service from pg&e. While I am trying to read as many as articles as I can get my eyes on to understand if I need a powerwall for my setup, I am unable to conclude either way. In my 15+ years in bay area, I only had a couple of short outages, so with that historical data (ofcourse it doesn't predict the future), I don't see a need for power backup. However, I am not perfectly clear how net metering works with pg&e. I am assuming with solar, I would be placed on a TOU plan, where I will have a higher rate (peak rate) in the evening and thus I will be paying more when I draw from the grid and getting relatively lesser credit when I send back to grid during the day. Is my understanding correct? If so, is powerwall still worth it, given its current cost of ~11.5k.
Thanks in advance for any insight.