Solar where I live is very scammy. Salespeople who sell you the world and then your panels don't deliver, and the company is impossible to contact (or gone) [0]

Then there is the issue that there is no battery mandate, which to me is insane.

In sunny, warmer states we have an oversupply of energy during the day, and then when the sun sets we have a shortage as everybody comes home, and their AC needs to work harder, and people start cooking with electricity.

So basically when you put on panels without a battery you're making it harder for everybody. You're using the grid as a battery.

[0] https://www.npr.org/2024/08/14/1244330369/solar-rooftop-pane...