14-08-2012, 09:57 AM
Frequently asked questions
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Q. What is the red light on the meter for?
A. The red light is much like the spinning disc you would see in an earlier model electricity meter. It can indicate when you are consuming (importing) electricity from the grid. The light may appear to be off or flash very slowly when you are consuming very little electricity. It will flash faster or even appear to be constantly on when you are consuming greater amounts of electricity.
Equally if power consumption stops when the red light is on, the red light may remain on (in a spinning disc type electricity meter the disc would stop turning).
For information on the amount of power imported and exported from your home/business, customers should refer to the meter registers 03 and 09.
Q. How much power am I putting back (exporting)
into the grid?
A. This is determined by how much energy your solar–powered system is generating and how much you are
using. Any excess energy is exported to the grid.
Examples
Export mode (putting energy back into the grid)
If your solar-powered system generates 1000W and you
are using 600W, then 400W will be put back (exported)
to the grid.
Import mode (importing energy from the grid)
If your solar-powered system generates 1000W and you
are using 1200W then you are using (importing) 200W
from the grid.
Frequently asked questions
Q. How much money will I get back from the power
I ‘export’ back into the grid?
A. Your retailer will be able to provide you with this information.
Q. Why is the reading on my solar-powered system
(if the unit is fitted with a display) not the same
as the ETSA Utilities solar import/export meter?
A. The reading on the display (if fitted) on the solar-powered system shows the total amount of energy being generated by your solar-powered system at that time.
The ETSA Utilities solar import/export meter shows the
total accumulated amount of solar energy your system has put back into the grid from the time it was first installed.
Q. Will my solar-powered system be able to generate power for use during a power failure to the area?
A. No, for safety reasons, your solar-powered system should automatically turn off during a network power failure.