So yeah, the Envoy is essentially all you need to configure export limiting or anything else if you have an Enphase microinverter set-up. Powercor claims 30% increase in rooftop solar export approvals Victorian network service provider Powercor claims a major works program designed to alleviate grid congestion in areas of high rooftop solar PV penetration has boosted the approval rate for new solar connections to export excess energy to the grid by an impressive 30%. This seems technically impossible, because theres only a wire going from the inverter to the meter (the export or feed in to the grid) and a wire going from the meter to my homes main fuse. Am I wrong? They want to do it there way and it seems my request complicates things for them and I dont hear back, bar a couple. Does anyone have similar experience with powercor? My solar installer applied to Powercor to install a 5.4kw system at my Point Cook address. This is often referred to as 'network constraints'. Hi All, If that doesnt worry you then you can get a battery and just hope it mostly pays for itself. SAPN has told me I cant have more than a 5 kw inverter , but thats just not enough. 0000029011 00000 n The majority of customers are approved for the export level they request. What is 'zero exports' or 'export limiting', why is it affecting And doing so potentially puts you running in a non compliant state. I am not even sure the inverter would support that, but I fear that sadly up to 25% of the PV energy might be going to waste! Great article and content on this website 0000005359 00000 n Exporting surplus solar power is good because it reduces fossil fuel generation and pays you a feed-in tariff that reduces electricity bills. The new home didnt have solar. But still the solar companies keep trying to sell it to me.. 0000039096 00000 n What inverter do you have? We have a 3kwh system and are really using as much during the day as we can. I am looking at adding a second system (6.2kW) with GoodWe inverter. Perhaps it is worth mentioning that the stricter export limitation becomes, it will make a stronger argument for batteries. Because people have been refused any STCs for being just a few watts over, no installer will go over the limit for a normal installation. 207 Normally single phase properties can have up to 5 kilowatts of solar inverter capacity and 3 phase properties can have 15 kilowatts. Australian Rooftop Solar Powers Rise Astounding, But.. Australias Emissions: Electricity Down, Transport Up, Compare Feed-In Tariffs And Electricity Plans, Solar Export Limiting What It Is & Why Its Useful. As discussion of the topic of export limiting, is continuing, what,if any, is/are the direct effect differences to electricity grid load (as in the load on the wires, not the load as the term used for meaning demand), between a 5kW inverter, and a 10kW inverter with 5kW export limiting? He's been reporting on Australian and international solar energy news ever since. sonnenBatterie Evo. 306 0 obj <> endobj I was told to set Power Limit to ON. and only supply me with power from the grid