My understanding is that solar or wind, it doesn't matter - it all does the same job, which is generate money for me based on my share.
That money gets paid directly into my energy provider and onto my account.
If my bill is £100 that month, and my Ripple share generates me £50 onto my account, then my energy bill is £50. If my energy bill is £30 that month and Ripple share generates me £50, then my bill is £0 with £20 carried over to next month.
So solar or wind, it doesn't matter. The potential for share payments over summer that are more than my bill, means I'll have a credit built up into the winter months. As I'm on a 'pay for what I used' billing system for Octopus, it means I might get some months with no payments due to Occy because the Ripple share payments that have built up will cover my bill.
I'm seeing people complaining that solar won't help them in winter, but surely it all works the same way? You get paid a sum based on your share, -your energy consumption is entirely irrelevant-, and that share payment either gets consumed entirely by your energy bill or builds a surplus on your account.
I'm delighted it's solar - there's always sun (it might be negligible, but it's there) but there are plenty of days when there's no wind.
What I have done though, after having it explained to me, is ignoring everything and simply seeing this as an investment that pays me a Dividend into my energy account. Makes it far simpler to understand for me.