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Originally Posted by AirKuhl View Post
That's true off grid, but in many places the grid has to buy your excess at the same rates it charges. So your meter runs one way in the day and the other way at night. The power company acts as a virtual battery.
In California, this is true. It is also the reason that your electric rates are 3-4 times mine.
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