Drawing from grid and exporting at same time

[quinny]

Can anybody tell me why I show that I am drawing from the grid AND exporting at the same time in the middle of the day. Was changed over to NET metering a couple of months ago.

Seems like a way for AGL to make money, Charge for power at a high cost and give me a lttle money for the export at the same time, when I should be using all my solar and not drawing from the grid.

Please explain???

Or would this just be a technical difficulty the AGL have every day with everything?

[Janusz]

Hi Neil,

You sound very knowledgeable and experienced. I might have missed that in your previous comments but why do I see, in the hourly graph of my smart meter both energy selling to the grid (orange) and buying from the grid (blue) at the same time (e.g. 4PM). 

Is this because in the window of 1/2 hour there could have been overcast and my panels stopped generating energy and at that time I drew some energy from grid?

Tags: #smart meter #solar

[NeilC]

@Janusz 

That would be correct.

You may also see that first thing in the mornings.

Solar	13/12/2024 18:00	13/12/2024 18:29	0.24
Usage	13/12/2024 18:00	13/12/2024 18:29	0.113
Controlledload	13/12/2024 18:00	13/12/2024 18:29	0
Solar	13/12/2024 18:30	13/12/2024 18:59	0.027
Usage	13/12/2024 18:30	13/12/2024 18:59	0.487
Controlledload	13/12/2024 18:30	13/12/2024 18:59	0

Above is an example of using of use/generation in half hour blocks

[Janusz]

Hi Neil,

I can't see the button to mark your answer as solved. What am I missing?

[HoLeeFook]

There is an article on solar quotes explaining this exact issue. They have a search box.

[NeilC]

@HoLeeFook 

If you are going to add to this post please supply the actual link that responds to the question posed.

You did not respond even with a link to the supposed site, let alone the answer to the question.

I have been responding to this post since Oct 2017, it appears that the majority of people don't actually read the post just add a similar question.

[NeilC]

@Janusz 

Sorry, only the person that posed the question or an AGL person can solve.

This post wast started Oct 2017 and is still ongoing....