FIT payments & standard Electric supplier

Reed_Richards

Aauk25 said:

My question is if I get a smart meter installed, do I still use the solar generation meter and submit 3 monthly readings manually?

Yes.  A smart meter does not measure what you generate.

Aauk25 said:

currently getting 50% deemed export, will be be automatically changed to actual export due to the smart meter?

if not then can I still keep it as currently deemed 50% export? 

Most FIT providers will leave you on 50% deemed export but you might get moved to metered export or you could negotiate for a better rate with some providers.

Ectophile

Aauk25 said:

Ectophile said:

If you're claiming FITs, you should have a separate generation meter, which is unlikely to be a smart meter.  That meter is part of your solar installation, and doesn't even belong to the electricity supplier.  Have a hunt around.  It may be somewhere obvious near your consumer unit (fuse box).  It could even be inside the consumer unit.  Or it may be near the inverter.

(The inverter itself may tell you how much it's generated, but that's not a proper calibrated meter.  You should have a separate meter for FIT.)

The actual FIT payments are always based on the generation meter reading.  You should also get export payments.  Export payments could be based on smart meter readings, but are often simply assumed to be 50% of whatever the generation was.

Hi , I also have solar panels from 2014 install and have a separate generation meter. I currently don’t have a smart meter. 

My question is if I get a smart meter installed, do I still use the solar generation meter and submit 3 monthly readings manually?

also currently getting 50% deemed export, will be be automatically changed to actual export due to the smart meter?

if not then can I still keep it as currently deemed 50% export? 

thks

You always give readings from the generation meter.  That measures everything you have generated, including electricity you've used yourself.  The smart meter can only measure what you've exported.

Under the terms of the FIT system, if you have an export meter, then the readings from that should be used, rather than the 50% assumption.  But many energy companies don't seem to be too bothered about that.  Ultimately, you won't have the choice - the FIT company will decide how they want to do it.