Configuring a solar meter
To identify a meter as a solar meter or inverter, you must edit the solar meter settings.
Solar meter settings
Use the following steps to edit the solar meter settings:
- To go to the Solar Meter Settings page, from the Meters grid, click .
- From the Select solar meter type list, select the appropriate solar meter type.
Tags
For monthly meter data to appear in the solar dashboards, all meters must be tagged with a solar
tag. The following four tags are available:
- Grid Consumed
- Solar Generated
- Solar Consumed
- Solar Exported
Solar estimation logic for missing solar data
When a solar data set is missing from a solar configuration, the solar dashboards fill in the
missing months. The following table shows how the solar dashboards fill in missing information when
estimation logic is used.
| Scenario No. | Solar Generated available? | Solar Consumed available? | Solar Export available? | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | No | No | Copy Solar Generated to Solar Consumed. Note that we are making an assumption here that if
there is only one meter on site tracking solar generated, then 100% of that solar
power is consumed onsite. |
| 2 | No | Yes | No | Copy Solar Consumed to Solar Generated |
| 3 | No | No | Yes | Copy Solar Export to Solar Generated |
| 4 | Yes | Yes | No | Calculate Solar Export = Generated - Consumed |
| 5 | Yes | No | Yes | Calculate Solar Consumed = Generated - Export |
| 6 | No | Yes | Yes | Calculate Solar Generated = Consumed + Export |
Location Settings
Optionally, you can configure some settings for a solar installation at the location level, such
as feed-in tariff rates, grid electricity rates, inverter manufacturers, and so on:
- To go to the Solar Settings page, from a location summary page, click .
- Complete the fields as required.
Note: Rate values are used in dashboards only if monthly rate data has not been
loaded.