Sorry to be stuck on this, but this is a small house with only a few big appliances. Even in the summer, it's possible there will be times when no AC nor refrigerator is running a compressor and all the lights are off while the panels are producing.
I have no illusions a small system will produce more daily energy than the house consumes. Agreed 100% -- that is just not going to happen. My concern is about what happens if it momentarily does so? What if it is outproducing any demand for a few minutes? Will the panels just produce nothing if there's no draw, or could something bad happen?
Appreciate your replies. Your post from earlier has been bookmarked for me and I want to try doing pretty much exactly that, but as a novice, my top priority is to not break anything.