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Domestic solar isn't metered at all. The power can go out to your neighbours on the same substation, but how much of it does so is not metered - payments are ba
by redcalx 10y ago
Domestic solar isn't metered at all. The power can go out to your neighbours on the same substation, but how much of it does so is not metered - payments are based on an assumption that 50% of the power generated is 'exported' (i.e. not used by your home).
- maxerickson 10y agoAre you sure? Where? The most popular approach is to use a household meter to keep track of the energy that is fed back to the grid (sometimes the meter will just run usage down, other times there will be 2 counts, 1 for usage and 1 for power sent to the grid). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_metering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_metering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed-in_tariff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed-in_tariff