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Thanks for the information, much apprecieted. Bit of a bummer though...

Thanks for sharing. I found something similar online, but it doesn't completely answer my question. Apparently there are three factory settings when it comes to export energy: Forward and reverse energy stored in different registers (won't trip, but not ideal) Warning message for reverse direction that will effectively 'trip' the meter (used to pick up fraud). Unidirectional register Unfortunately, I don't know what setting is active on my meter and I don't know how to find out (there are no 'r' or 't' characters on my display, as shown in the manual). Option 3 is what I want but I'm scared it might be Option 1 or, even worse, Option 2.

Month "0" and "12" should be the same. You can ignore either. Wasn't sure what was the best way to do it...

Hi Solarcrazy, Attached is a spreadsheet I created that you can use to play around with theoretical values. I got the equations from https://www.itacanet.org/the-sun-as-a-source-of-energy/part-3-calculating-solar-angles/. You can add different strings (consisting of panels at different orientations) together to form a bigger plant. Keep in mind that it assumes perfect sunshine and no obstructions. Hope this helps. Solar Angles.xlsx

Good day, I recently installed a solar system at my home and the only thing I regret is not doing it sooner! I've been monitoring it for a couple of months and realised that my batteries are slightly too small for my nightly use. I end up buying a small amount of electricity every morning. The thing is that I have excess energy in the afternoons that I want to push back into the grid to compensate for the electricity I have to buy. However, I've heard that some electricty meters 'trip' when you feed electricty back into the grid and can only be reset by goverment technicians. I'm very tempted to see if my meter will trip but I also don't want to go through the trouble of getting a technician to reset my meter. My question: Does anybody know if the Landis+Gyr Type 5235A electricity meter (photo attached) allows for reverse/export energy, i.e., is it bi-directional? The meter is situated next to the road outside my property and is not prepaid. I live in Pretoria (City of Tshwane) and am not sure what the regulations for export electricity are. Can I just start feeding electricity back into the grid or do I need to get approval first? Not sure if this is relevant, but here are my system details: 12 x 455W JA Mono Solar Panels 8kW Sunsynk Inverter 2 x Freedom Won 5kW eTower Batteries Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.