Though once you understand the basics it becomes easy.
Reading solar panel meters.
Solar owners in rhode island s renewable energy growth reg program keep their traditional utility meters and have a second meter added to the house.
This meter records electricity flow in both direction to an from the electric grid and the net amount of energy consumed since it was installed.
When you get a grid interactive solar electric system installed in southwest florida fpl or lcec will replace your standard meter with a bi directional meter.
This process is known as net metering and it.
This approach may eventually be used in massachusetts too since an reg type program is being developed to replace the srec incentive program in 2018.
When you have a new solar system installed reading your solar energy meter can be challenging.
Taking a solar meter reading.
Every utility has a slightly different approach to their net meter.
The net meter is the meter that keeps track of the energy in both directions also called bi directional meter.
Learning how to read your meter is a handy way to keep track of your electricity usage as well as document the performance of your solar power system.
Reading your meter is easy once you know how but before you start you need to identify the type of meter that s installed on your property.