In 5 hours Solar Produces what a location needs over a 24 hours window

Net metering is what triggered the tremendous growth in solar. It simply is supposed to mean, if you put as much power back on the grid as you use daily, this eliminates your bill. 

However each Utility Co. itemizes this differetly making it very important to have a good understanding of your utilites billing structure. 

The chart here shows the different production values based on orientation of the solar panels. In many districts facing the panels to the East where the net production is decreased vs facing south, can still be advantagous based on the billing strategy of the utility. The start up and run time of the facility play a big part in that as well.  

DEMAND CHARGE: This chart is what the new Smart Meters register. They're looking for peak demand of the facility over the course of a month. The Utility will then assess a fee for that generally runs from $4.00 - $20/kW.

Solar can help levelize that,  however , with the cost and efficiency of energy storage, hybrid systems can be built to properly manage demand assessments. 

By suppling high energy needs with cleaner energy can often times help as well. An imporved power factor can help lessen the start up loads of high demand equipment