ᐅ March 16, 2016: Start of Photovoltaic System Installation

T21150 schrieb:
Exactly – these are the points I’m curious about.

Replace the meter. Install the new meter.

frank 27 schrieb:
Hello toxicmolotow,
I completed connecting my 4.5 kW system on 23.12.2010 and registered it with ENBW. It was connected on 12.3.2011. I hope your process goes faster.

Best regards, Frank

I hope and wish the same. A new meter still needs to be installed, and I still have to complete all the registration paperwork.

Thanks and best regards,
Thorsten

T21150 schrieb:
I hope so too. A new meter still needs to be installed, and I have to complete all the registration paperwork.

So you did not have a direct electronic bidirectional meter installed? That can of course take some time.
During the construction phase, we submitted the applications (or rather, the installation company did). Then it took two days for the system to be installed and connected (the installation company also handled the grid connection).
We only had to notify the Federal Network Agency about the system.
This had the advantage that commissioning was possible immediately after installation (we couldn’t even live in the house yet). You only receive the full feed-in tariff once the system is commissioned—if it takes longer, the payment amount keeps decreasing...

nordanney schrieb:
So you didn’t install a digital bidirectional meter right away? Then it can of course take some time.
During the construction phase, we submitted the applications (actually, the installation company did). Then it took two days until the system was installed and connected (the connection to the grid was also done by the installation company).
We only had to register the system with the Federal Network Agency.
The advantage was that commissioning was possible immediately after installation (we weren’t even living in the house yet). You only get the feed-in tariff once the system is commissioned – if it takes longer, the tariff keeps decreasing...

Hi,

No – when I built the house in 2014, solar power wasn’t even on my mind yet. The great idea came to me later. Smile. So there’s still a simple basic one-way meter in the utility room.

Tomorrow the collectors will be installed and the string assembly finalized.

On Monday the electrician will come to install the inverter, battery, and related equipment.

I just made a few calls (thanks to your really valuable input/advice). The installation of the new meter will happen quite soon, possibly even on Monday or very shortly after.

Then I still have to register the system with the network operator...

I’m now thinking I’ll have the system running by mid-April.

The system is designed and sized so that the feed-in tariff doesn’t play a significant role. It’s not about large amounts of money anymore anyway.
Due to a delay in the system installation, which was not my fault, I’m also receiving a credit. This credit is generously calculated, so it easily compensates for losses caused by a lower tariff. Besides, the solar power system isn’t primarily for saving costs; it mostly satisfies my keen technical interest and soothes my environmental conscience a bit.

Best regards
Thorsten

For me, the applications had to be submitted separately (I don’t even remember why,...) -> so I have to wait for the meter installation.
I don’t have the 70% rule, but rather the disconnection by the grid operator via radio -> this had to be sealed afterwards by the grid operator.

Hi Wastl, we have the 70% rule. Best regards, Thorsten

What kind of backwards behavior is this? Here, the certified installer brings the appropriate bidirectional meter from the grid operator directly and replaces it on the same day. I am shocked.