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If it's cheaper to generate during the day, the market rate should reflect that.

• HDThoreaun 4y ago
  It does. Retail and wholesale prices are both lower during the day, but net metering cancels that out.
  • magnetic 4y ago
    Where do you live to have this rate schedule? In my neck of the woods (SoCal) the lowest rates for TOU (Time Of Use) are during the night (Super Off Peak, generally 12am to 6am). Most of the TOU plans are like this (see https://www.sdge.com/residential/pricing-plans/about-our-pricing-plans/whenmatters https://www.sdge.com/residential/pricing-plans/about-our-pri... )
  • ec109685 4y ago
    Net metering is the grid paying retail for produced electricity. Peak electricity prices are from 4pm to 9pm, so there would be some benefits of using the battery to discharge then versus pushing it back onto the grid earlier times of the day. https://www.solarreviews.com/blog/california-net-metering-nem-2 https://www.solarreviews.com/blog/california-net-metering-ne...