"I set a floor at 14 cents and forgot about it. Friday money just shows up."

Priya has a 9 kW system and no battery, which in Phoenix means a lot of midday surplus at the lowest-priced hours of the day. She set her floor a little high on purpose.

Why a high floor

“I didn’t want to sell at noon for pennies. At 14 cents I miss the midday blocks, but the late-afternoon ones clear almost every day and those are the ones worth having.”

About 60% of her listed blocks clear. Her Friday deposit is usually between $30 and $40, more in summer.

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She is looking at a battery. On her roof’s output, the calculator puts it at roughly double the payout.