Solar panels

[xr4x4]

Hello all,

The house that we rent has solar panels on the roof, now I've just noticed that the main electricity meter isn't moving?!

I have about the total of 500w of things running at the mo,

Is that right?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Could well be some of the old meters can run backward if more solar is being produced than energy being used.

 

[xr4x4]

Ok, it is quite old.

Not moving backwards tho.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Do you know the rating of the array?

 

[xr4x4]

No mate I don't, all I could do is count the number of panels.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

No mate I don't, all I could do is count the number of panels.

If that's all you do, what you doing on here?

 

[RF Lighting]

Could well be some of the old meters can run backward if more solar is being produced than energy being used.

This happens to a customer of mine with his windmill. He's told MP and they've been out a couple of times to site, but don't seem especially interested!

 

[ricicle]

The panels might be covering the 500W hence the meter is not moving as you are not importing supply from the grid. Have another look when it's dark !

 

[GaryMo]

Could be right Paul, at around 6pm this evening I was generating just over 1kWh so if I was importing 500Wh then there would be an excess of 500Wh. This would make a meter stop, or go backwards at the same rate as it would forwards when importing 500Wh (if it was one that went backwards).