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Originally Posted by gregpark
I'm interested in this aspect. Do you mean you're waiting for the end of the year true up to see where you stand? Did you install extra
PV panels in anticipation of the new EV?
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Yes. My true up date is May 19th. So that date will be almost seven months exactly. Like I said, the system normally generates close to 3mb (2.8mb last year) of extra power over the year. I'm hoping I will get an idea of how much that extra generation will contribute toward supplying power for the car. My system went online a bit before mid 2016, & I haven't had more panels added. I'd have to balance the cost of adding more panels against the savings of powering the car. I suspect I wouldn't be worth it since the difference I anticipate paying, if I go over the amount of extra power I generate, would be a minor cost. But, I'm hoping I will get a more clear idea at true up time. Like I said before, one of my main satisfactions is sticking it to the utility company. They pay me two cents per Kwh for my extra generation, so I usually get around $100 credit for my almost 3 mb. They charge from the high twenty cents to high forty cents on their three tiered rate schedule. So I'm running the car on 2cent/Kwh power.