The kW limit that decides your embedded generation approval
Municipalities cap embedded generation at a share of your connection capacity. Here's how the inverter's AC output, not the panel count, decides approval.
Roof to Meter
What installers check before siting a battery in a garage
Battery lifespan is set by where it physically sits. How a garage's daily temperature band, wall orientation and airflow decide the siting at quote stage.
How much of your solar output never reaches the meter
Inverter production and municipal meter readings are different quantities. Here is what sits between them, and how to tell a real fault from a normal gap.
Do you apply for SSEG approval, or does your installer?
Your installer does the technical work, but you stay the SSEG applicant. A document-by-document look at who owns each step of the municipal submission.
The cheap inverter that stalls your CoC application
An uncertified inverter only surfaces at the CoC or SSEG stage, after the deposit has cleared. Here's the sequence, and the one request that catches it early.
Your exported solar credit is not the same as self-use
Exported solar is credited at a different rate to the retail power you avoid. Why the gap between export credit and self-use decides your array size.
The Inverter Number That Decides If Your Fridge Starts
The continuous rating rarely trips an undersized inverter. The surge number, the seconds behind it, and the battery current limit decide if your fridge starts.
Is your LiFePO4 battery failing or just out of calibration?
How to tell normal LiFePO4 capacity fade from a BMS that has lost calibration: full-cycle capacity tests, internal resistance trends and cell voltage spread.
Your Solar App Numbers Look Wrong During Load Shedding
Most odd solar app readings during load shedding are missing-grid artefacts, not faults. Learn which numbers still mean something and which to ignore.
Hybrid systems still need municipal approval at zero export
A zero-export hybrid inverter is still embedded generation. Here is what the municipal SSEG application asks for, and what your household has to supply.