<div dir="ltr">Hi Jason & Jay,<div><br></div><div>You may try <a href="https://www.energytoolbase.com/">https://www.energytoolbase.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div>They have a modeling program that can be used to optimize solar in a TOU setting (all types of rate structures). </div><div>They are linked up with a database that holds 15 minute metering data for certain participating utility customers so you can create super accurate load profiles for your clients.</div><div>I am just getting familiar with this program so I don't have direct experience yet but its worth a giving the free trial a shot.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 8:53 AM, jay <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jay.peltz@gmail.com" target="_blank">jay.peltz@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">HI Jason,<div><br></div><div>I’ve wondered this myself.</div><div><br></div><div>I think the only way to understand it is with a really good program but you’ll also need a lot of data about energy usage and yes roof orientation etc.</div><div><br></div><div>And from your excel file it looks like the TOUA/B have changed as they have eliminated the much lower off peak. </div><div><br></div><div>And I think what it does do but again I’d like to see it done on a good program is that it eliminates anyone wanting to do a small system as a percentage of your load. </div><div>As it puts the rates up so high, I would like it would only make sense if you can produce most via PV.</div><div><br></div><div>I”m curious as well as to what others think?</div><div><br></div><div>jay</div><div>peltz power </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><blockquote type="cite"><span class=""><div>On Jun 21, 2016, at 4:59 PM, Jason Andrade <<a href="mailto:jason@westcoastsustainables.com" target="_blank">jason@westcoastsustainables.com</a>> 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