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This was our last month power bill $7.29 (meter charge) but we have 9.2 kw DIY solar installed.
Soon to be 12.5 kw to help cover the power hungry AC usage in the south.
Here is a link to our Enphase solar array.
https://enlighten.enphaseenergy.com/public/systems/pAc2180504
Quoted from dito:here's my current bill... $-87. with a total bill of -$121 so far
You don’t get a basic facilities meter charge?
We get a 7.29 meter charge no mater what.
Do they Zero you out once a year? They do here but you just donate that power to Duke power.
Quoted from dito:i do have basic meter charge, almost $12 (damn California!), but i still generated more to offset it.
They do not let us off set the basic meter charge here I wish they did.
We can carry credit to the next month but we cannot offset the basic meter charge. 
The least my power bill can be for the year is $87.48 that is in I generate all my power.
this is $7.29 meter charge x 12 Months =$87.48 (for the basic meter charge)
Quoted from dito:I couldn't figure out what your output is yearly.
My systems payback will be about 5 years. unless rates go up then it will be sooner.
It has only been up and running for 2 ½ months. Last month it put out 1,480 kw this view you can see the monthly totals. PVWatts est is 13,425 KW a year we are about 10% ahead so far.
https://enlighten.enphaseenergy.com/pv/public_systems/pAc2180504
With a added 3.4 kw solar I am adding PVWatts est is 18,727kw (a year) this will be closer to what we use. I will be at 12.5kw when I get it installed in the next couple weeks.
We have a Chevy Volt we charge two to three times a day during school months.
Quoted from ghostrachel:Another $9 month for us here (basic meter charge). Supposed to be 118˚ this weekend, we'll see how much longer our solar surplus credit carries us....
Wow 118 that is crazy. How big is your system?
Quoted from fattrain:Has anyone installed a solar system themselves? What hurdles did you experience?
I feel like most of the solar install companies are a complete rip-off...
(example: 40-50k for a system when it's only 15-20k in parts).
I installed solar array myself 12.5Kw I got a quote for 4.9kw and I self-installed 12.5kw for less money.
I installed Enphase, M215 Microinverter I think they are good for DIY installs.
Here is the system output.
http://www.pvoutput.org/aggregate.jsp?id=23064&sid=20945&v=0&t=m
The last eight months we have had 0 usage and we carried $386 worth of power forwarded to the winter to heat with. This also covers charging out Chevy Volt 2 – 2 ½ times a day about 17k EV miles a year.
Here are two good examples on Enphase installs
http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/PV/EnphasePV/Main.htm
http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/PV/DougEnphase/DougEnphase.htm
Maybe check out these guys.
http://www.mothernaturesolar.com/
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