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by duckmysick 1519 days ago
As I understand, the limits regulate the total capacity of the installation not the actual amount of electricity produced.
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Nope, at least for ours it limits on export produced (on a technical basis, not a planning permission one). It will deliberately downgrade the energy produced to ensure it doesn’t exceed export limits. You get used to optimising for sunshine for when you run power heavy equipment eg car charging
That would be very peculiar. Unusual, anyway. Do you know anyplace that does it? Whose business is it what your total collection area is?
Oregon limits residential customers to 25 kW (nameplate capacity).

https://oregon.public.law/rules/oar_860-039-0010

From the cursory look it seems like most states have limits like those. A lot of them are generous enough so you don't have to worry about it. But there are some states where covering an entire roof of a moderately sized building would put your over the limit.

https://www.ncsl.org/research/energy/net-metering-policy-ove...