I wanted to bump this since I am now considering finally getting Solar/batteries for the home.
Wanted to see if anyone has recently looked into solar and batteries and I’m sure the “deal” isn’t as great anymore since net metering is sorta crap for how much they credit you. Numbers don’t have to be a net positive, but as a recent new EV driver, avoiding the gas station, not having to SMOG (hate that) and instant torque on an EV is just too nice (free carpool lane too I guess for a while).
Fed Tax Credit is only 26% now, but we are running 1 EV currently and plan to get another as our next vehicle (most likely a Tesla MY). Have to see if any installers have SGIP credits for batteries.
SDG&E rates seem to jump whenever they need it and our ideal goal is to get energy storage to deal with fire danger blackouts (probably yearly now) and pretty much never use SDG&E if possible (charge EVs off batteries to a certain point (I know Tesla Powerwalls have this feature)) and go back to the grid if needed once the batteries hit a certain level in the middle of the night when rates are lower.
From what I have read, home battery storage can never charge cheaply from the grid so depending on panel size, we’ll need to size/spec for enough sun charging to restore batteries during the day. Our roof isn’t that big so we’re probably just going to put as many panels as we can.
Any recs on installers (I see only a few Tesla Powerwall certified)…
