j_crazy;712096 wrote:What I'm saying is in wyoming you could get paid at the end of the month(at least I think so) if you generate more than you used in LA you just get a net usage bill so the best you can do is no bill.
In some states you can get paid at the end of the month, but there are potential federal issues (you're arguably making a jurisdictional wholesale sale of power if you're "net positive" at the end of the month) with doing so. FERC recently issued an order providing an exemption for facilities smaller than 1 MW by automatically making them QFs under PURPA. But that's why most states don't allow you to get paid at the end of the month, and just roll the money over--it's to avoid any concerns about federal jurisdiction that could cause you all sorts of problems.
For the consumer, it shouldn't make much difference; you should only scale your system to cover some of your load, and net it out against your bill at retail rates. Unless you want to be a utility, no bill is about the best you can do--any more than that, and you're going to face issues with state and federal regulation as a utility.