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well according to pdf attached it does... not so clued up on protocols. i've 2 axperts in parallel, so one is connected to LoggerV2, and the other to SolarAssistant. i rely on the SolarAssistant for metrics, LoggerV2 just manages the SolarMD batteries.
wanted to scrape data off it so tinkered a bit and that LoggerV2 runs raspi os/linux and payara server... so yeah its basically just a souped up raspberry.
LoggerV2-Datasheet-v10.2-EN.pdf

amen brother! brushless impact driver is my most used power tool. was a breeze punching in tek screws when i added a few panels earlier this year.
this was "teal team six" a few years ago..  i've added a few to the collection since then. need an updated family photo 🙂

this is the way.
anybody got experience/research on this with coct? what is the process and cost of removing the meter and of going totally off grid?

When that happens I'll add another battery, a couple of panels and wire in my generator.  Bye bye Eskom ...

yeah i also got notification from coct of this 'upgrade'.
i reckon this is a precursor for them moving towards time based tarriffs... ie where electricity costs more during peak times/evenings/winter. see this is why they asked for solar registrations. none of my neighbours have been scheduled for this "upgrade".

but no worries i guess i'll just buy more storage and be less reliant on them as possible.

yeah i also got notification from coct of this 'upgrade'.
i reckon this is a precursor for them moving towards time based tarriffs... ie where electricity costs more during peak times/evenings/winter. see this is why they asked for solar registrations. none of my neighbours have been scheduled for this "upgrade".

but no worries i guess i'll just buy more storage and be less reliant on them as possible.

<Okay just a rant>  I've been happy with their batteries so far. But their logger and software update process however is a full on disaster. One basically can't rely on SolarMD for meaningful stats and logs. Also I don't think they test before doing software updates - i've last summer's data/logs (three months worth) basically disappear when they did an update. Also no warning or notice to customers before said software updates. Currently now the dashboard is showing wonky data, ie +-90 kilowatts continuous draw (wtf?).... and I apparently consumed 5.3k worth of electricity today.. hahaha. guess their devs been playing on the live environment again 🙄.



Luckily I have SolarAssistant plugged in to the second inverter and am able to see system's status. Oh yeah - had  to purchase SolarAssistant  as SolarMD doesn"t have API I can use for HomeAssistant/NodeRed.

Sorry for the rant. I'll relax now.

<Okay just a rant>  I've been happy with their batteries so far. But their logger and software update process however is a full on disaster. One basically can't rely on SolarMD for meaningful stats and logs. Also I don't think they test before doing software updates - i've last summer's data/logs (three months worth) basically disappear when they did an update. Also no warning or notice to customers before said software updates. Currently now the dashboard is showing wonky data, ie +-90 kilowatts continuous draw (wtf?).... and I apparently consumed 5.3k worth of electricity today.. hahaha. guess their devs been playing on the live environment again 🙄.



Luckily I have SolarAssistant plugged in to the second inverter and am able to see system's status. Oh yeah - had  to purchase SolarAssistant  as SolarMD doesn"t have API I can use for HomeAssistant/NodeRed.

Sorry for the rant. I'll relax now.

Yes, you are.
Firstly, I'm no leftist libertarian, and I am not going to apologise for it, or for thinking the way that I do.
In my own case, I have, at my own expense, and using my own (after taxation) money, purchased, installed and paid VAT on infrastructure that will relieve Eskom from their mandate (and until recently monopoly as a sole supplier) to supplying the daily 10kWh that it used to supply me with, sporadically and whenever whenever they felt like it. Their power supply was so erratic and unreliable and I wasn't able to generate any form of reliable income stream working from home. Their inability to fulfill their legislative mandate, I might add, is no fault of my own.
The outcome is that as of today, I am able to provide a far more reliable power supply than Eskom, and I do it both day AND night, so Eskom's argument that I am "...forcing them to ramp up power at a faster rate at night" is total rubbish at best and completely economical with the truth .  
The truth is exactly the other way around. It is because of their inability (for whatever reasons, there are many which I will not go into here) to run a decent utility, (which BTW was at one stage considered the most efficient in the world, notwithstanding the fact that they had a monopoly on supply), that I have had to dig into my own pocket to provide energy for myself. I have incurred personal capital expenditure, and I am faced with current and future maintenance costs for infrastructure which I have, at my own volition, installed in order to meet my needs (to be a productive citizen!?).
I am the one taking the risk of a long-term investment (15+ years just to break even) in something that I doubt that I will ever see a return on. In doing so, however, I have relieved them of their duty to supply my home with that 10kWh per day, which, due to their (self-inflicted) shortage, they can distribute and supply to the many in need. For that, I think that at the very least, I (and all the other home solar power users) actually deserve a big "thank you". In fact, Eskom should actually go on its hands and knees to thank home and business solar power owners, for their fortitude, their investment, their long-term commitment to this country, and their ability and bravery to get involved in something which is not their core competency, and which actually helps Eskom deliver (whatever) service (is left) to those less fortunate.
Instead, Eskom decides that we are the enemy, and punishes us with additional taxation An interesting strategy 😆

           
 

they're just out to protect their monopoly. do you really think if it was a free market (where competitors can produce/distribute/sell as much power as they want) energy supply for the masses would be an issue? they dictate the rules - this crisis is entirely manufactured by them. and i don't bleed lumpy custard just because its de ruyter now at the helm.
anyways we still pay a meter connection fee. i don't feed back - but those who are have signed up to an agreement that is already stacked against them is it not?
eskom has dug the country into a hole and expect consumers to bail them out. they're just trying to cover all their bases is all.

they're just out to protect their monopoly. do you really think if it was a free market (where competitors can produce/distribute/sell as much power as they want) energy supply for the masses would be an issue? they dictate the rules - this crisis is entirely manufactured by them. and i don't bleed lumpy custard just because its de ruyter now at the helm.
anyways we still pay a meter connection fee. i don't feed back - but those who are have signed up to an agreement that is already stacked against them is it not?
eskom has dug the country into a hole and expect consumers to bail them out. they're just trying to cover all their bases is all.

According to Eskom: "That PV customer, on prepaid, would not be paying their fair share to maintain the grid,"
Nope. We're simply minimising our contribution to your corrupt gravy train slush fund.

they're just out to protect their monopoly. do you really think if it was a free market (where competitors can produce/distribute/sell as much power as they want) energy supply for the masses would be an issue? they dictate the rules - this crisis is entirely manufactured by them. and i don't bleed lumpy custard just because its de ruyter now at the helm.
anyways we still pay a meter connection fee. i don't feed back - but those who are have signed up to an agreement that is already stacked against them is it not?
eskom has dug the country into a hole and expect consumers to bail them out. they're just trying to cover all their bases is all.

We on Eskom direct and have had a fixed charge for years which has been steadily increasing, about R1800/mth at present before we switch anything on  - will be off grid later this year

Who is going to pay for the bi directional meter and the installation? R12K is the last I heard and the payback per kwh is only R0.68.Not worth it in my opinion

this. i get great satisfaction into contributing as little as possible to some eskom/government honcho's slush fund. for me that alone eclipses all roi/viability/break even calculations. only used 15 municipal units in like ten weeks. feels good man. granted we're still subject to the monthly 'connection fee'... fair enough.