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Settle down. A lot of the U.S. doesn't have time-differentiated rates.

And much of that does is nowhere near the real cost differences. I might see a difference on/off peak price difference of 0.05 on a $0.40/kwh, but wholesale prices fluctuate from negative prices at peak to much higher rates.

And that has precisely squat to do with my intrigue into looking at a system like this. If it didn't make sense, I wouldn't be interested. So what's your point exactly?

> If it didn't make sense, I wouldn't be interested.

It may or may not make sense depending on your location. Many utilities would prefer to make customer-owned solar a very poor financial choice thru rate design (e.g. very high minimum charges, per-kw-installed solar charges, low daytime rates relative to evening rates, wholesale-rate compensation for exported production, etc). Some succeed.

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