Dave, Which utility is it? WEC? Are you doing an AC coupled or DC coupled system? If AC I believe you could use a normal 240v meter between the critical load panel and the grid inverter which would only measure the solar production.
Howie Michaelson Dave Palumbo <d...@independentpowerllc.com> wrote: >We are installing a grid interactive, with battery back-up, OutBack Radian >GS8048 with 5kW of PV. Vermont has a "Solar Adder" premium that varies from >utility to utility but in this case adds 6 cents per kWh over and above >net-metering (basically to come up to a par value of 20 cents/kWh for PV >production). > > > >We need to install a gross PV production meter between the main (utility) >load center panel and the Radian inverter. We need a meter that is not >multidirectional, as we only want to count the kWh's that are pushed out >into the grid (and not subtract what the Radian uses from utility power to >satisfy the protected loads center when the sunlight doesn't handle that). > > > >Hialeah Meter offered a GE KV2CE meter that can be programmed to do what we >need for $ 260 plus $25 programming fee. > > > >The utility will have an option, but I'm wondering what other options others >have used for this situation. > > > >David Palumbo > >Independent Power LLC > >462 Solar Way Drive > >Hyde Park, VT 05655 > >www.independentpowerllc.com > >NABCEP Certified PV Installer > >Vermont Solar Partner > >23 Years Experience, (802) 888-7194 > > > > >_______________________________________________ >List sponsored by Home Power magazine > >List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > >Options & settings: >http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > >List-Archive: >http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > >List rules & etiquette: >www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > >Check out participant bios: >www.members.re-wrenches.org > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org