Electric Company Residential Demand Rate

My electric company is wanting to implement a Residential Demand Rate, and requiring people with PV to at some point get on that rate.
So I was wondering if anybody has been on such a plan, and were they able to use their PV system (w/ or w/o batteries) to offset enough demand to keep their electric bill out of the stratosphere? I've read where places out in California have put in PV systems, only to get a $3000 bill at the end of the month because of demand charges, which is even more upsetting since their "demand" was for sending the PV electricity back onto the grid. I've been assured that the meters here are only one-way demand, but I am highly suspicious about how much they're trying to boost my electric bill.
Thanks.
So I was wondering if anybody has been on such a plan, and were they able to use their PV system (w/ or w/o batteries) to offset enough demand to keep their electric bill out of the stratosphere? I've read where places out in California have put in PV systems, only to get a $3000 bill at the end of the month because of demand charges, which is even more upsetting since their "demand" was for sending the PV electricity back onto the grid. I've been assured that the meters here are only one-way demand, but I am highly suspicious about how much they're trying to boost my electric bill.
Thanks.
Comments
I have an older Time of Use power--Works fine for me. The newer plan--I am not sure it would work as well (higher rates into 8-9pm at night).
It is unclear until the rate plans are actually released how it may affect solar power users.
But if it is like many California Commercial Rate plans--It can require a utility engineer with an MBA to figure out what the charges would be among the different rates plans.
-Bill
I would like to second what Bill has said- I now for certain that you need a P.h.D to try and understand some of the Commercial Rate plans- they seem unnesessarily complex!
We need inverters that have at least a little storage so that a solar system can not only ride through demand peaks but also help stabilize and regulate the grid.