>Will the solar be damaged if I don't use enough? Something will be damaged or the whole system will shut down. Typically grid-tied systems do not have the abi

>Will the solar be damaged if I don't use enough? Something will be damaged or the whole system will shut down. Typically grid-tied systems do not have the ability to dump excess power or throttle down panels to provide partial loads. You would be better off installing a proper battery-backed inverter, but depending on the wiring and design of the existing system, that might mean replacing everything except the panels, which is likely quite expensive.