Energy firms installing smart meters with solar panels.
Smart meters and solar panels don t mix uk.
I want to get one but don t know if it will mess things up.
Eventually it s still up to you to make the necessary changes to save money.
Lastly there might be some suppliers that don t support or offer smart meters.
This is because during the smets1 roll out energy providers weren t feeling very communicative and they each used different technologies.
04 03 edt 5 june 2017 updated.
By rebecca rutt for thisismoney co uk.
It means nearly a million households in britain with solar panels on their homes could face billing chaos or being excluded from the government s roll out of smart meters.
How solar panels work.
Of the 18 per cent of solar powered homes with a smart meter 53 per cent.
Two of britain s biggest.
How smart meters work with government schemes.
It found 5 per cent of those with solar panels could not have a smart meter fitted as the technology was incompatible.
Edf energy told us it has already installed smart meters for customers with solar panels.
Will a smart meter work with my solar panels.
And smart meters and solar panels and whether the meters interfere with the panels.
So a smart meter will only give you useful energy information in order for you to make the right decisions about your energy usage.
Robert brown is convinced his smart meters are wreaking havoc with his solar panels credit.
And that s before mentioning other factors like smart meters.
If we use the words photovoltaic cells you don t have to worry that we re going to go all science and technology on you.
If you already have a smart meter installed and it s a first generation model the smets1 you may encounter compatibility problems with your solar panels.