I finally had a week where my solar panels made more power than I used

Last July, my town of Bend, Oregon hit a record 8 straight days of sunshine, and my system pulled in 340 kWh while I only used 220. It felt great watching the meter spin backward, but then a cloudy stretch in September wiped out all my gains. Do you think it's better to aim for net-zero over a year or try to store every extra watt you can?

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the_rowan1mo ago

Net zero over the whole year matters most because storage is still too expensive to bank every spare watt.

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patricia2621mo ago

Read a study saying pumped hydro storage is WAY cheaper than batteries for long term.

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