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    EM 500 Meter - Does my solar go directly to my house?

    Hi devank You are referring to the basis of how the billing is calculated (on total production from the panels or just the bit in excess of your own consumption). Both systems are in place in Australia so only the OP knows which one applies here. I believe the OP's question relates to...
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    EM 500 Meter - Does my solar go directly to my house?

    That's OK - let's go back to the hose analogy. If there is 10 litres per min normally coming from the street and you start putting 2 litres per min into the hose at your end, then the flow just reduces to 8 litres per min. Your water gets mixed with the grid water and is physically...
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    EM 500 Meter - Does my solar go directly to my house?

    OK, a quick lesson in Electricity 101. Normally, let's say there is 10A of current coming down your street. Then lets say your solar panels produce 2A. This serves to actually reduce the current flow down your street to 10-2=8A. If your panels and your neighbours' panels produced 10A then...
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    EM 500 Meter - Does my solar go directly to my house?

    The simple answer is that every generator on the grid supplies every load on the grid. And the total generation and the total load on the grid are always balanced at any point in time, which is why the frequency stays at 50Hz. You are part of an interconnected power system - it's...
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