Migration from deemed export to actual export for solar generators with Smart meters.

sevenhills

Mister_G said:

Out of interest, I though that I'd look at the difference between 50% deemed export

I shall therefore stay on the 50% deemed until I have to change to SEG.

But is there someone in the house all day or do the people living there go out to work, how many adults?

Mister_G

sevenhills said:

Mister_G said:

Out of interest, I though that I'd look at the difference between 50% deemed export

I shall therefore stay on the 50% deemed until I have to change to SEG.

But is there someone in the house all day or do the people living there go out to work, how many adults?

Yes, 3 adults in all day.

[Deleted User]

Mister_G said:

Out of interest, I though that I'd look at the difference between 50% deemed export that I get with my FIT and the Export amount as shown on my SMETS2 smart meter.

For the period from August last year (when the meter was fitted) to today, the meter shows an export of 593kWh.  At the Eon SEG rate of 5.5p/kWh this gives £32.

In that same period, my solar array generated 1700kWh.  Using the 50% deemed export rate of 4.25p/kWh, this gives a figure of £36. 

So not a lot of difference for me, as I have a solar diverter (heats the hot water cylinder) and use a good amount of my generated electricity.

I shall therefore stay on the 50% deemed until I have to change to SEG.

They are not changing you to SEG. You will be paid your contract export rate for each kWh the export side of meter records.

You can, however, agree to forego FIT exports in favour of SEG. Octopus offers a fixed SEG rate of 15p/kWh and more.

Mister_G

[Deleted User] said:

Mister_G said:

Out of interest, I though that I'd look at the difference between 50% deemed export that I get with my FIT and the Export amount as shown on my SMETS2 smart meter.

For the period from August last year (when the meter was fitted) to today, the meter shows an export of 593kWh.  At the Eon SEG rate of 5.5p/kWh this gives £32.

In that same period, my solar array generated 1700kWh.  Using the 50% deemed export rate of 4.25p/kWh, this gives a figure of £36. 

So not a lot of difference for me, as I have a solar diverter (heats the hot water cylinder) and use a good amount of my generated electricity.

I shall therefore stay on the 50% deemed until I have to change to SEG.

They are not changing you to SEG. You will be paid your contract export rate for each kWh the export side of meter records.

You can, however, agree to forego FIT exports in favour of SEG. Octopus offers a fixed SEG rate of 15p/kWh and more.

But will I still get the generation 60.23p/kWh FIT payment?

matt_drummer

Reed_Richards said:

It's simple going forward, not quite so simple going backward.  On the day of the switch you must have to read your generation meter and submit a reading so that your deemed export can be calculated up to that day.  So to make sure you are available to take the reading you must have to agree a date in advance.  Then Good Energy have to use the generation reading to calculate your deemed export but remember not to use it to calculate your FIT payment and wait for a second generation meter reading at the end of the quarter.  Plenty of scope for error there.   

I don't really care too much, it is peanuts compared to what I have spent to make my plans possible.

I have a daily record of my generation from my microinverters, if I wasn't there on the day I could work it out.

Good Energy won't be doing any calculations on my behalf.

[Deleted User]

Mister_G said:

[Deleted User] said:

Mister_G said:

Out of interest, I though that I'd look at the difference between 50% deemed export that I get with my FIT and the Export amount as shown on my SMETS2 smart meter.

For the period from August last year (when the meter was fitted) to today, the meter shows an export of 593kWh.  At the Eon SEG rate of 5.5p/kWh this gives £32.

In that same period, my solar array generated 1700kWh.  Using the 50% deemed export rate of 4.25p/kWh, this gives a figure of £36. 

So not a lot of difference for me, as I have a solar diverter (heats the hot water cylinder) and use a good amount of my generated electricity.

I shall therefore stay on the 50% deemed until I have to change to SEG.

They are not changing you to SEG. You will be paid your contract export rate for each kWh the export side of meter records.

You can, however, agree to forego FIT exports in favour of SEG. Octopus offers a fixed SEG rate of 15p/kWh and more.

But will I still get the generation 60.23p/kWh FIT payment?

Yes  - for 20/25 years. If you go for SEG you can revert back to FIT scheme exports after 12 months.

matt_drummer

Mister_G said:

But will I still get the generation 60.23p/kWh FIT payment?

Yes, you will.

Mister_G

Thank you both, looks like I'd better consider moving to Octopus!