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MikeFly

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#317703 7-Nov-2024 10:06
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I have the above meter running 3 phase and about to run solar single phase for most of the house circuits.

 

Can someone tell me if the meter aggregates the 3 phases or bills each phase separately?

 

So for example if I have each phase supplying 2kW but am generating 6kW, do I get billed for 0kW or do I get billed for 4kW, and credited for 4kW for the export?

 

Reason for the question is do I need to move daytime power usage over to the Solar supplied phase?


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  #3306677 7-Nov-2024 16:58
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This topic has come up before and people are very upset about it.  See e.g. this thread and this thread.

 

It is a matter of configuration, not hardware. The same meter installed in Australia is configured differently.

 

 

 

Here in NZ, there is no allowance between phases. If you are generating at 3kW on one phase and consuming 3kW on another phase, you will be credited for the power you export then charged for the power you import. 

 

 

 

One or two manufacturers now seem to make three-phase inverters that claim to handle asymmetric loading but I haven't seen one in action.


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