Solar in AZ

[azjohn]

Looking for what residents of AZ, especially SRP customers have done. SRP is not solar friendly ( net metering). I am almost thinking it might be best to get a few Powerwalls with Solar and be off grid

 

[Darwin]

There is a fairly current discussion here: Arizona PowerWall Installs and a lively discussion on dealing with utilities with demand management plans - that includes some specifics on working with SRP's Residential Demand Price Plan here: Strategies for Powerwalls and Utility Demand Plans.

I just added a single PowerWall to my solar in SRP territory and after a couple of months have found that the PW greatly eases the stress of living with SRP's otherwise anti-solar demand policies.

SRP now offers a Time Of Use Export Price Plan for solar that doesn't include demand fees, but I can't imagine it will be cost effective for most customers. This new TOU Export plan only offers 2.81 cents per kWh credit on export and it's a real-time export rate only and is not net metering; You can't offset you nightime peak use with excess solar peak hours earlier in the day as you could with net metering.

I just switched over to the new SRP Average Demand Plan this month, and I think it will work out well for me with the PW. The new Average Demand Plan and the new $3,600 SRP battery incentive sweeten the pot a little if you're considering installing solar in SRP territory.

 

[SOULPEDL]

There is a fairly current discussion here: Arizona PowerWall Installs and a lively discussion on dealing with utilities with demand management plans - that includes some specifics on working with SRP's Residential Demand Price Plan here: Strategies for Powerwalls and Utility Demand Plans.

I just added a single PowerWall to my solar in SRP territory and after a couple of months have found that the PW greatly eases the stress of living with SRP's otherwise anti-solar demand policies.

SRP now offers a Time Of Use Export Price Plan for solar that doesn't include demand fees, but I can't imagine it will be cost effective for most customers. This new TOU Export plan only offers 2.81 cents per kWh credit on export and it's a real-time export rate only and is not net metering; You can't offset you nightime peak use with excess solar peak hours earlier in the day as you could with net metering.

I just switched over to the new SRP Average Demand Plan this month, and I think it will work out well for me with the PW. The new Average Demand Plan and the new $3,600 SRP battery incentive sweeten the pot a little if you're considering installing solar in SRP territory.

Wow, is SRP still offering that PW incentive? Imagine the savings with a solar package.

Tesla Solar just slashed prices (not sure what they were) and so I was considering their 4KW + PW. As I understood it, you can get tax benefits on the PW only if you get it as part of a solar package. I know this because I was originally signed up for SRP's PW last year, but Tesla couldn't deliver it by the time my contractor plan was required... so I bailed.

I wonder if you could combine the incentives, anyone done this yet?

 

[cwied]

As I understood it, you can get tax benefits on the PW only if you get it as part of a solar package.

You can get the tax benefits on the PW as long as you have solar. It doesn't need to be installed at the same time. I got my Powerwalls a year after my solar system and was able to claim the federal ITC.

 

[Chancellor32]

Looking for what residents of AZ, especially SRP customers have done. SRP is not solar friendly ( net metering). I am almost thinking it might be best to get a few Powerwalls with Solar and be off grid

I have a spreadsheet you can use to calculate the ROI. I ordered a 4kw system and powerwall, live in SRP area. Think my ROI was like 7-10 years with the Powerwall.