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Integrating Solar, Home Batteries and Heat Pumps: How to Master Net Metering

...peak hours (usually somewhere between 4:00 PM to 7 or 8:00 PM) when demand on the grid is highest. South-facing panels: Peak production occurs at midday (12:00 PM). By the time expensive peak rates kick in at 4:00 PM, the sun is lower in the sky, and south-facing production drops sharply. West-facing panels: Produc...