I'm trying to figure this out. I've been using eyedro to monitor electrical usage for years now from the grid. The sensors are on the main lugs coming from the meter as they should be. Now the odd thing is when I connect PVs on micro inverters which are then grid tied, it shows an increase or consumption rather than a decrease. For instance, it will show the house is using say 1kw from the grid. When I connect the solar panels and micro inverts (that show they are making say 500w), the eyedro now shows the total usage to be at 1.5kw rather than dropping to 0.5kw. This would make sense to me if I was making more than using and it does not know the direction of flow, however I am not, so a grid tied system as in the case should show a reduction of usage from the grid at the main lugs. Also, the meter still shows energy being imported rather than exported (via the directional indicator), as it should. Any ideas?
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