miimura
Well-Known Member
My brother in law just got a solar system and he had the PG&E standard SmartMeter. When his system was on and net-generating, the SmartMeter just reads zero. PG&E is adamant that your solar system should only be turned on for testing immediately after installation. You "must" wait for the Permission to Operate (PTO) letter and NEM (Net Energy Metering) meter to be installed before operating your solar system. His installer was kinda like "wink-wink, nod-nod, now you have to keep it turned off, okay?".I just finished an install of a 16kW SolarCity system in the SF Bay Area. I am waiting for the building inspector to sign off, then PG&E has 30 days to swap out the meter. I have a pretty new SmartMeter, but SC tells me that it only reads 'forward', and, worse, if you turn on your solar system, even though you are theoretically backfeeding the grid, the meter continues to read 'forwards' (adding insult to injury). So I wait.....