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Originally Posted by Nords
... the old analog utility meter used to spin "backwards" as we dumped more power into HECO's grid than we were using....
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You should be happy that they only replaced the meter. I heard the same story during the 70's (after the first energy crisis). That guy's utility company sued him for fraud and almost won !
There are laws now in most (all?) states, that say the utility company must buy surplus power, but not at the same rate they sell it to you. Back then there were no such laws. ("We never had a contract to buy power from you !")
The old solution was 2 meters. One read in the forward direction and the other read in the backward direction. (I don't know what prevented those mechanical meters from spinning backward; probably some kind of ratchet/one way clutch)
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