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I just got a 6.175kWh 19 panel Tesla solar installation mounted on my roof here in California and received PTO from PGE. After turning the system on, I notice that the peak power produced by the panels during the day is being truncated and discarded by the inverter, which appears limited to 5.3kW of output. Here is my my power production curve:
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Given that my roof is unshaded, the power output curve should be sinusoidal and not capped. The overlaid hatched graphic shows power that my panels are producing but that the invertor limits to a threshold value of ~5.3kW. Below is an image showing the DC side of the inverter (what is coming in from the panels) and you can see that it sums to 5.73kW. This is power that I have paid for (in terms of panels and installation) but that I am not receiving any benefit from.
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Am I misinterpreting this entirely? What do other people's power output curves look like? As a consumer, I expect my solar provider to provision an inverter capable of handling the output of the panels that they installed. I have complained about this to Tesla technical support and they have been downright dismissive. They claim the system is working perfectly and as designed and refuse to address the case further. I am angry and disappointed and not sure what to do next.

Thanks,
Will

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