{"id":101981,"date":"2023-04-18T13:05:11","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T17:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/?p=101981"},"modified":"2023-04-18T14:03:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T18:03:25","slug":"should-your-pv-systems-face-west-with-californias-net-billing-tariff-nem-3-0-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2023\/04\/should-your-pv-systems-face-west-with-californias-net-billing-tariff-nem-3-0-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Should your PV systems face west with California\u2019s Net Billing Tariff (NEM 3.0) rules?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-april2023-article2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"437\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-101991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-april2023-article2.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-april2023-article2-500x284.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-april2023-article2-368x209.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This blog is the second in a series looking at considerations you should take when designing solar PV systems for California\u2019s new Net Billing Tariff (NBT), also commonly referred to as NEM 3.0. In this article, we will take a look at considerations for system orientation and system size to help maximize the benefit of a new PV system. For additional information, we suggest taking a look at the previous NEM 3.0 article describing the billing process and our article that covers tilt and orientation factors.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/aurorasolar.com\/blog\/should-your-pv-systems-face-west-with-californias-net-billing-tariff-nem-3-0-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read the full story on Aurora Solar\u2019s website.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This blog is the second in a series looking at considerations you should take when designing solar PV systems for California\u2019s new Net Billing Tariff (NBT), also commonly referred to as NEM 3.0. 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