I set my Juicebox to 24A... had it on 32A previously and could go up to 40A. I figure slow and steady is better for the utility and as you said, better for you during daytime charging to ensure max us of your own solar production. I don't have solar yet because rooftop solar alone is a purely ROI case and it's just not quite there... rooftop solar + V2G, it may be worth it.
With the delivery fee it’s more like $0.13/kWh from Consumers Energy.
It is possible to setup solar PV Divert with some smart EVSEs. They communicate with your solar system and control the charge level to match your excess solar production. When the house loads increase or solar production decreases the EVSE reduces the charge rate.
Net Metering ?!! That's fantastic! What part of the world is this?
I’m not surprised by your situation in Az. You have great light exposure. My understanding is that Az doesn’t have net-metering at 100 %? The credit you only somewhere in the realm of 70 % of what you generate. Correct me if I’m wrong.
Well APS has credit kWh system, which in spring builds a bank of kWh to use during peak summer months. I am fortunate that I am grandfathered on a TOU plan that works out to mostly cover our costs until like August and then that cost is greatly reduced until like Oct when we start banking til Dec 31. We do get an annual credit then for the cost of excess generation, LOL mine last year was under $20 @ a pay out like $0.025 a kWh. My bill last month was $24.75 and only $3.51 was for generation of night time electric (off-peak). The bank now has 1762 kWh in it for on peak consumption. They do make it complicated:
I guess it makes more sense that way for Arizona since during the summer months during hot weather you will be running the A/C more readily. In the fall not so much so they tailored it to the seasons. We are the opposite in the North East part of the country. In the summer we generate more than we need by 2-3 times some days. The A/C is my houses largest load no question in the fall and winter. Our solar will only cover 1/3 the cost of electrical usage. We just hope we banked enough to carry us through. The seasons being what the are we can be even or run a mega watt or two short. However, even adding in the electric car usage I would still be paying more for heating and travel if I utilized gas of an form. I do have a hybrid furnace (ng/electric heat pump) system. When we first used I was surprised at how much electricity it used. Our electric bill during the winter was 250-165 a month for an energy efficient house. Apparently the hybrid system was supposed to use the heat pump over 25-30 degrees outside and NG when under that temp and it wasn’t. The adjusted the cross-over point. Afterwards I got my electrical bill it was 150-185 more reasonable. Then I go my NG bill. It went from 65-75 to 175-190. Maybe I should have left the heat pump alone.
