French electric regulations and grid tie?

[guydewdney]

Anyone know about the French regulations wrt grid tie? been asked to look at a water mill, owned by a brit, to get it making leccy.... I assume that they will have something almost identical to G83/1 - but what? And where can I look it up? My French is limited to asking for a beer and direction to the library (thanks to 'tricolore' books...)

TIA

Guy

[Kombi]

What exactly do you want to know? Any connection to the grid can only be done by ERDF, the electricity distribution company. There is paperwork galore as well. If you let me have more details of the project I will try to point you in the right direction.

[guydewdney]

basic proposal is a circa 3kw single phase generator runnign off a water wheel. Suggestion is (possibly) to do the same as I have - which is feed a GTI using a wind turbine alternator. This is connected to the consumer unit post the DNO (ERDF?) meter - in much the same way as one would add a second consumer unit (for, say, a garage).

Does that help?

[daftlad]

I have a feeling that the generation meter is connected in such a way that you sell ALL of your generated electricity back to the grid and then buy it back again. Just what I heard.
ta ta

[Kombi]

Yes, if you are on a FIT then you are not allowed to use any of the electricity which you produce.

Guy, this is not going to be plain sailing. Is the plan to use the electricity on site only or to send back to the grid?

[guydewdney]

That puts a different spin on things - I assumed it would be similar to the UK - where you could export and get paid, as well as use on site. The water wheel is 'small' at 700mm wide 2M diameter - but the water is very regular (unlike mine - which is now struggling at 600 watts ). Total power unknown at present.

Maybe it would be easier to keep the power 'off grid' then.... Just use it to power lights / phone chargers etc. Its being marketed as a 'green gite' - so maybe thats a route for him (got to keep it really simple for maintainance reasons)

[Kombi]

I will check what is the situation with hydro but for PV it is certainly the case that you cannot use the electricity you produce. With regards to doing something simple, there is no such thing in France...