I’m curious as to what people are doing with their spare solar power.

I’m in the US and on NEM2. I already have batteries and discharge them when the rates are favorable.

But I still have a lot of leftover juice. My partner recently bought an EV but doesn’t drive much.

I set up a home lab and even bought a small bitcoin miner that turns on when electricity rates are favorable.

  • billbasher@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    This is what I do too! Your utility company will need to install a bidirectional electric meter and some sort of system that allows them to disconnect you from the grid for when they need to shut down areas like for maintenance operations. My city did this for free - It’s a local company though not xcel or one of the big ones. I would give them a call to see what they will supply for you

    Also we have TOD pricing so it is like 4x price they buy it at in the prime generating hours.