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		matheusmoreira on May 10, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: California Votes to Require Rooftop Solar Power on... Do people get paid for energy injected into the grid? If one consumes X kW/month but generates 1.5X, what happens to the 0.5X difference?

RandomNameName on May 10, 2018 [–]

Each state has a utility commission that dictates the retail rate paid to solar customers. In California, it's cost i.e if I pay 8 cents a kilowatt-hour and I have a kilowatt hour excess, I get 8 cents. In addition to state, Tesla Powerwall confounds the equation.

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