Smart meter and solar PV

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Steve_D

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13,749 posts

259 months

Thursday 27th April 2017
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Anybody know if any of the suppliers have a smart meter that can deal with Solar PV or microgen?
I don't believe EON do but wondered if I can switch to someone who does.
Really can't believe they have come this far down the development of Smart without dealing with PV.

Cheers
Steve

Steve_D

Original Poster:

13,749 posts

259 months

Thursday 27th April 2017
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From what I've read on the net (although much of the info is old) the smart meters can't tell direction of flow so they register both directions as use. This means even though you are charging the meter thinks you are using.

My existing digital meter has a red LED that flashes at a varying rate depending on how much I am using. The LED goes green when I am charging but does not flash. I'm told this is actually a design feature to indicate fraudulent use of the meter.

I'm not expecting a smart which can record both my in and out just don't want to pay for what I'm producing.

Steve