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Originally Posted by MegaErtz
I should be clear, the 700kWh thing is here in Los Angeles, not in Calgary. Sorry for the confusion. Here's a good link to show you the current Enmax rates:
https://www.enmax.com/home/rro/regulated-rates
Most people want a bi-directional meter to feed back into the grid so that they can get that micro-credit. What you're far better off doing is buying the server rack batteries and keeping that extra electricity for yourself, and using it once the sun goes down. The cost has really come down over the last couple of years. You can get a 48v, 100 amp hour, or 5.12kW battery for about $1500 US plus shipping, or an upgraded model with bluetooth for about three hundred more. Here's a good link:
https://www.signaturesolar.com/produ...battery-by-eg4 |
This is terrible advice for people in Alberta - Investing in Batteries has no payback. In Alberta we have a system called Solar Club, where you jack up your energy charges to >$0.25/kWh in the summer months when you are a net exporter, earning huge bill credits that pay for your lack of production in the winter, where you switch back to ~$0.08/kWh
Energy price goes both ways, so in the summer if I net export 1000kWh I receive a bill credit of $250. If during that time I took power from the grid during the evenings, or on cloudy days that amounted to 300KWh, I would only have to pay the T&D fees on that power (because the energy charges are offset by production) which might amount to $0.06-0.08/kwh, so I would pay $24 for the imported electricity, leaving me with a total bill of $-226 (bill credit) which I would save up over the summer and then use the credit to float the bill over the winter months.