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PR: Inverter and Battery Resources

Installer reference for inverter and battery setups, including manufacturer guides, monitoring configs, and common issues.

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Written by Maurizio - PLR Product Ops
Updated over 4 weeks ago

DISCLAIMER: The documentation provided is developed to help installers get started and should not be the sole source of information to execute installations.

  • LightReach strongly recommends checking the latest versions of these install guides and tech briefs from the manufacturer websites.

  • Installers must complete trainings and be certified by the manufacturer to install the appropriate components.

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  • Reference guides & Examples: Common misses at Installation & Activation

  • Helpful location to direct you to Manufacture Resources

Manufacturer Guides

Tesla Consumption Monitoring

Remote Energy Meter / Neurio Meter:

  • Both need to have CTs placed utility/line side of interconnection and loads, or must include all branches for correct consumption readings - Max extension listed below, at 8.5m

  • The Neurio Remote Energy Meters are compatible with Backup Gateway 1, Backup Gateway 2, and Powerwall+.

  • The Tesla Remote Energy Meter is used for all other equipment: Backup Gateway 3, Backup Switch, Powerwall 3.


Install Configuration:

  • Ensure correct location of phases are used for CT placement, as seen in example on the right.

  • Incorrect phasing or location of CTs can lead to correlating data, incorrect home loads being read and inaccurate data.

  • Extending CT wires using non-Tesla extensions are not permitted

  • Only one remote meter per site can be connected over WiFi, rather than hardwired.


MCI Installation

  • Always ensure your design and installation teams are using the right MCI application relative to the equipment being installed.

  • Applications (methods) need to comply with specific Tesla manufacturer guidelines to maintain RSD compliance.

  • Methods vary. Please refer to the attached link for guidance depending on equipment your teams will be installing for any given system.

Enphase Consumption Monitoring

  • Only L1 PV branch circuit conductors should be run through Production CT.

  • Enphase has two CT configuration types: Load with Solar & Load Only.

    • NOTE - Load Only config CANNOT be used with Battery storage installations.

  • Device arrows point towards the home electrical loads

“Load with Solar” configuration.

  • CT devices are upstream of PV backfeed interconnection point.

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