Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

John_Pierpoint

The subcontract man came, on behalf of National Power, to fit me a replacement Economy 7 clock; It is all electronic and includes the import meter in the same enclosure.
He was left with a small post card sized red flashing electronic import meter.
I suggested it could be turned round and used as an export meter.

The idea obviously did not feature anywhere on the agenda of the meter installation industry. Are we heading for net metering in the not too distant future ?
Bring back the two way backwards rotating meter!

[The installer also fitted a seal to the junction box between my domestic wiring and the new wiring of the PV panels and their generation meter (both on my side of the import meter) - I not sure why as I still have access to the generation meter and presumably could pass non PV generated electricity throughn it if I really wanted to?

mpn226

Martyn1981 wrote: »

Evening, can I ask, do you have to pay a rental for the export meter. Since most PV'ers export more than 50% (60% approx for myself) it would be beneficial to have one. But I'd heard that there might be a monthly fee? Cheers.

Mart.

Hi I do not pay any monthly fee for my meter, i export a LOT so its really needed, Cheers

shafeeq

Hi

Today figures 3,018.Bad days.
Shafeeq

Oscargrouch

mpn226 wrote: »

i export a LOT so its really needed, Cheers

Tell me; does your supplier pay you the full export tariff for your true export @ 3.2p?

Generation 2.7kWh

EricMears

shafeeq wrote: »

Hi

Today figures 3,018.Bad days.
Shafeeq

It was indeed pretty overcast here too - but apparently not so bad as 20 mls N. (or 70 mls S) We managed 6.526 kWh. 3/4 of that would have been nearly 5

5/8 of it just over 4 No rain at all (but tanks pretty full anyway)

Oscargrouch

:rotfl:

EricMears wrote: »

It was indeed pretty overcast here too - but apparently not so bad as 20 mls N. (or 70 mls S) We managed 6.526 kWh. 3/4 of that would have been nearly 5

5/8 of it just over 4 No rain at all (but tanks pretty full anyway)

Ok, I take your point from your post; just one number.:o Just trying to make it a more interesting Anorak thread.:j:rotfl::(

mpn226

Oscargrouch wrote: »

Tell me; does your supplier pay you the full export tariff for your true export @ 3.2p?

Generation 2.7kWh

Yes all export figues are paid @3.2p, for your info here are my figures from 1/1/12 - 31/5/12 export=1731 import = 619 now you see why i went for export meter, 08.52 and my combined generation is 3.88kw just switched immersion on to use up electricty.

John_Pierpoint

Lucky you, here on the North Bank of the Thames Estuary I am churning out all of 380 watts on a 3.6 kW inverter.

mpn226

John_Pierpoint wrote: »

Lucky you, here on the North Bank of the Thames Estuary I am churning out all of 380 watts on a 3.6 kW inverter.

Thats not so great, NEVER thought that my generation would be anywhere you folks in the south of england, just goes to prove no matter where you live the sun gotta shine!!:cool:

Oscargrouch

5.1 that's it folks! Sorry Eric, needed more than just the number to post.:rotfl::rotfl: