2TrevorJ
Bend the Joules
The two 15K's can run anything I've ever thrown at it...even without grid assist or sunlight. Should have no problem with up to ~96A@240V / 23 kW (probably even a bit more). My instantaneous A/C load record since commissioning is less than 17 kW; both central A/C units on (4 kW + 2.9 kW), charging a car (6.6 kW), plus ~3 kW of other loads.
My electric Coop originally offered 1:1 net metering within the month; as long as your import didn't exceed the export you only paid the $30 base customer charge. If you used more you paid for the excess import at ~$0.14/kWh and if you exported more they got to keep it and paid you nothing. Once the month was over and the bill was calculated import/export was zeroed and it all started over again (credits didn't carry over).
They rolled out a new plan in March that pays me ~$0.09/kWh for my export but I pay ~$0.14/kWh for all import (there is no interplay between the two except in the $$$ value). If you end up with bill credit they roll over from month-to-month and once a year they settle the account and will send you a check if there's residual credit. The new plan was optional for those of us grandfathered in but it's mandatory for all new system installs. Although the new plan is reasonable as far as non-net metering plans go, it's a losing proposition for 99% of solar households but with an overbuilt system like mine I stand to save about $275/yr. Just don't ask what I paid for the system.
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