Smart meters in new south wales the nsw solar bonus scheme was introduced by the nsw government in january 2010.
How to read a smart meter with solar panels nsw.
With digital meters your energy is measured and recorded every 30 minutes.
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.
A metering system that measures the total electricity generated by the solar panels or other generating systems.
Third reading is solar power you ve exported to the grid the fourth reading is power you ve taken from the grid.
Here is the step by step process.
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All the energy readings displayed on meter the meter lcd display are in watt hours.
Open the app or go to my account on the website.
In the menu go to usage then to read my own meter.
It is the time but smart meters do not adjust to daylight savings as the nem is operated on gmt 10.
Details of the different tariff registers displayed on the electronic display can be provided to you by your retailer.
Select the one you want to do a reading.
If you have a traditional accumulation meter with a spinning disk this will need to be replaced with an interval meter or smart meter.
This is because an accumulation meter does not record the energy you export to the grid or the electricity you import from the.
The meter cost is part of normal service charges.
Smart meters and solar how to read the meters.
How to read a smart meter.
Qld time not nsw.
Your eligible accounts are listed there.
On average smart meters cost 53 in 2010 and a further 25 in 2011 over the year.
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.
If you have a digital meter with remote communications there is no longer a need for estimated bills or manual readings.
Read about the roll out process read about how to read a smart meter.
Here s how to do a self meter read in 4 simple steps.
How to do a self meter read.
When your solar pv system is installed you may need to have a new meter installed.