Installing 2 electricity meters at same house.

[scorecard]

Details have been on this site before but I can't find it.

 

My understanding is that the house owner can request a second electricity meter for electricity consumption late afternoon/ evening (perhaps this needs to be corrected) and it's at a well reduced unit cost.

 

Previously mentioned and several members shared that their overall bill had reduced quite a lot.

 

Would appreciate any details any member could please share.

 

Thanks. 

[MJCM]

2nd Electric meter could be AFAIK used for charging an Electric Vehicle which is a ToU meter.

 

I have send in a report to have this topic moved from Computers to the Electrical Forum

 

https://aseannow.com/forum/191-the-electrical-forum/

Edited May 21 by MJCM

[digbeth]

TOU (Time or Use) or off-peak rates meter come with more expensive rate for peak hours (daytime) use

normally they wouldn't let you have normal meter and TOU meter so you could enjoy normal(non-tou) daytime rate with the 'off peak' rate at night from the TOU meter which would defeat the purpose of having peak rate

 

except for EV charging, PEA allows second meter to be TOU rate while keeping the house supply on the normal rate, MEA (Bangkok area) doesn't allow this, if you get a 2nd meter for the EV and switches to TOU rate, your main meter has to switch to TOU rate as well

 

If you live in PEA area, once you got the 2nd meter on TOU rate, it's a grey area if you want to plug in other things or wire the house using switchover switch 

[scorecard]

What is a 'switchover switch'?

[Woof999]

Just now, scorecard said:

What is a 'switchover switch'?

 

A switch that lets you choose which incoming feed actually powers the whole house. A common thing when an off-grid solar system is used.

 

Now you might also have a switch that switches the switchover switch, which would be a switchover switch switch.

[Crossy]

You could use a generator transfer switch and a timer for automatic money-saving.

 

Would that then be an automatic switchover switch switch?

 

Note that while safe if done correctly, switching between your supplies may not be 100% legal.

[bluejets]

Switching between tariffs .......Get used to the view from behind iron bars.....or a wad taken from your bank.

[digbeth]

latest report from PEA area that used to allow 2nd meter to be TOU while the 'main' house meter is on standard tariff seem to be that they'll no longer allow this, nothing official yet 

 

only benefits of getting 2nd meter will now to simplify your cabling if you don't want to run the EV charger through the existing house's consumer unit