My wife got a contract with our provider, we pay normal prices during the day but get 100% free power from 8 PM to I think 5 or 6 AM. Can't really complain.
What does "normal" prices man? After everything is said and done, what is your normal effective per-kWh rate? Most people I've seen with these plans only really get a good deal with a plan like that with a good solar or battery install, or are truly never at home except for those free hours.
She pays the bills, she's happy, when she's happy about anything to do with money, with me burning through power with my gaming on several nights per week; it's got to be all good news. Always check to see whether your utility can work a deal.
shit I would invest in a power wall and time shift my power usage to the night.
There are T&Cs like usage caps that make these deals much less valuable than the marketing conveys.
Interesting idea! I read caminante's comment about usage caps in context and I'd check before purchasing a powerwall but even if caps were in place with our deal; the powerwall could be nice as a sort of home UPS.
I was looking at it for that use myself, but unfortunately power supply in my area but iirc either the differential in price didn't actually make a ROI or the pricing didn't fluctuate =(