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You might consider something on the opposite end of the spectrum, specifically net metering. If your grid connection is reliable, it's even more economical to get a solar system without batteries that feeds the grid. Where I'm located people pay the difference between the two without regard for when the power was generated or consumed. It also means your system is more efficient because there are no battery losses.

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Net metering is no longer available in PG&E territory.

how ass backwards

If you look at CalISO graphs, solar is very dominant already to the point where there's consistent energy exports during daytime.

Why would they want to incentivize more grid attached small solar at this point?

All the information I can find indicates that it remains available for new hookups. Of course, since April 2023, new hookups are under NEM 3.0, which is significantly less beneficial to the generator than earlier NEM programs.

NEM 3.0 isn't net metering. It's net billing, where exports get credited at wholesale rates.

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