I wanted to show what Hydro Ottawa was requried to do onsite. First, they have to have someone come by to turn off the power to your house. The electrician then replaces your single meter with a new panel allowing for two meters - one for what is generated by your panels and another for what you use in your house. You also have to have a switch installed so that Hydro Ottawa can shut things off just in case the homeowner is out. It is good to know that this is required because space can be limited. We had to move our downspout over to facilitate this. Also, the meters are not as subtle as it used to be. So after the meters were installed, and the electrical safety authority gave their ok, another team from Hydro Ottawa came by to connect the new meters to the hydro pole in the street. In our case, we had a new cable installed (upgraded). The original Hydro Ottawa guy then came back to turn the power back on. Busy place.
