How To Read A Smart Meter With Solar Panels Nsw
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How to read a smart meter with solar panels nsw. How to read a smart meter with solar power is reasonably easy once you know how it all works. In the future newly installed meters will take measurements every five minutes. How to read a smart meter. It is the time but smart meters do not adjust to daylight savings as the nem is operated on gmt 10.
Want to read your own meter and send us the info. This is because an accumulation meter does not record the energy you export to the grid or the electricity you import from the. Here s how to do a self meter read in 4 simple steps. How to do a self meter read.
Smart meters displays show you the total amount of electricity you use for each tariff on the meter such as domestic load off peak hot water or solar generation. With digital meters your energy is measured and recorded every 30 minutes. Third reading is solar power you ve exported to the grid the fourth reading is power you ve taken from the grid. If you have a digital meter with remote communications there is no longer a need for estimated bills or manual readings.
Because there are different brands of smart meters this information may not be entirely accurate for your meter but it will give you an idea of what each of the readings means. Open the app or go to my account on the website. When your solar pv system is installed you may need to have a new meter installed. On average smart meters cost 53 in 2010 and a further 25 in 2011 over the year.
In the menu go to usage then to read my own meter. Smart meters in new south wales the nsw solar bonus scheme was introduced by the nsw government in january 2010. Here is the step by step process. Archive view return to standard view.
Your eligible accounts are listed there. Details of the different tariff registers displayed on the electronic display can be provided to you by your retailer. Read about the roll out process read about how to read a smart meter. The meter cost is part of normal service charges.
To access the data stored in the smart meter s registers you will need to scroll through the registers one by one using the scroll button. A metering system that measures the total electricity generated by the solar panels or other generating systems. Often the lcd screen will move through the same fields of data every few seconds on auto pilot meaning you do not have to press anything. Select the one you want to do a reading.