British Gas Smart Meter Solar Panels

As a part of a plan to push the country towards being more environmental the uk government is working on an initiative to install a smart meter in every willing home and business by 2020.

British gas smart meter solar panels.

Solar photovoltaic pv panels convert energy from the sun into electricity. Sse says it s able to install but advises its customers to wait until technical constraints are resolved. On the other hand some of the energy providers that do have smart meters compatible with solar panels include edf energy british gas first utility ovo energy utilita bulb and octopus. Direct sunlight is ideal but panels also work on cloudy days.

Energy guides smart meters find the energy tariff for you get a quote. The smart meter roll out is supposed to be completed by 2020 and energy. Two of britain s biggest. Solar panel owners will need smart meters to sell energy to the grid save under the government s new plans for solar generation payments owners will be forced to get a smart.

British gas first utility ovo energy and utilita told us that they re also able to install smart meters if you have solar panels. Hive a british gas innovation smart products heating smart meters fault detection security. How do smart meters work. 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.

Will a smart meter work in my home and record the energy created by my solar panels. British gas has installed four million smart meters more than any other provider but began to install them in homes with solar panels only in may. Eon and npower are not yet installing smart meters for customers with solar pv. The electricity is sent along cables to a power inverter where it s converted from direct current dc to alternating current ac.

Rebecca rutt of this is money replies. British gas is a signatory to the smart metering installation code of practice smicop which has been approved by ofgem.