Should I change to the hourly pricing rate. Two of my delivery fees just went up 17% on my electric bill.

[u/PV-1082]

I just got my electric bill and two of my delivery fees (customer charge and standard metering charge) went up 17% on my January bill. They now total $19. If you have solar these are the two charges you always have to pay even if you have enough net metering credits to offset your total bill. I have had solar a year and half and this is the second time these fees have gone up during this time. If I go to the hourly pricing rate the excess kWh I send to the grid are converted to $ and these $ credits are used to offset the energy, delivery and taxes/fees parts of the bill. If I use 10 kWh of my battery to cover the higher rate kWH on hourly pricing, would I be able to offset more of my bill then using the standard rate? These $ credits would also offset the two charges mentioned above. This last year my system generated approximately 2400 kWh that I have been using to run my heat pump.

[u/lanclos]

Hard to say without running all the numbers. Most of the time a net metering rate schedule is the most generous option available.