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Is my solar panel system too big?

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system 11,655watt (DC) derated to 9,907watt (AC) Tier 1 in Florida is under 10,000
(supposedly lots of paperwork for tier 2 producers, insurance etc etc)
produced 17,200kwh in 2019
produced 17,400kwh in 2020
pool, AC, small PHEV, all electric house, led’s etc.
i use about 55% roughly of that, around 9,000/yr.
old, non-ratcheting electric meter would spin backwards or forwards
so 100% credit overproduction
new “smart” meter
they “pay” me a fraction over 2 cents per kwh i send them
I buy it back at night for about 8.3 cents per kwh
minimum bill $21.69 connect fee
new pool heater massive draw so ate up all my overages and way more.
need to upsize PV array 3-4kw minimum to cover pool heater.
oversize the array to the maximum you can reasonably afford, it will come in handy, especially if VPP’s start appearing and you can join (Virtual Power Plants)
Australia seems to be going “all in” on PV plus batteries.
7,800 megawatts proposed with over 500 megawatts online since Hornsdale plant went online in late 2017

https://www.theage.com.au/national/...ape-the-electricity-grid-20210211-p571qm.html



also Tony Seba
Totally agree, go as big as one can afford! I wish I would have used larger wattage panels, live and learn