We have two connections: one for the household electricity and one for the heat pump. A discounted electricity contract is in place here but is interrupted twice a day. The photovoltaic system is integrated with a cascade circuit.
My Dimplex has heat quantity meters for heating, hot water, and brine. The consumption calculated this way is about 10% lower than what I now measure with a calibrated electricity meter. I find the very high standby consumption, which is constantly present, particularly interesting.
We have two connections: one for the household electricity and one for the heat pump. A discounted electricity contract has been concluded here, but it is interrupted twice a day. The photovoltaic system is integrated with a cascade circuit.
The same applies to us, namely through the basic supplier at about 16 cents/kWh and once a day for 1-2 hours EVU.
Is it better to have only one meter installed for current needs?
I only wanted one meter. The second meter costs a basic fee, the second contract costs a basic fee. You have to make up for all that first with cheaper electricity. Our expectation is 700-800 kWh heating electricity, of which the photovoltaic system also contributes a certain amount that I currently find hard to estimate. But the price difference would have to be quite large for two meters to be advantageous. I am also bothered by the shutdown by the grid operator.
