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\nFor years now, Catch Power has offered what I think is the go-to consumption meter for single-phase houses. Now that the six-channel unit has arrived, your three-phase house can enjoy the same benefits. Electricity bills might be growing, but thankfully, Catch Power is adding features to its Catch Control faster than retailers can add zeroes to your bill.<\/p>\n

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I recently quizzed industry legend Nigel Morris about the new six-channel unit, and I’d like to say that we’ll offer a deep analysis of all of its abilities, but to be honest, not even the head of sales and marketing at Catch Power is completely across all of what this thing does. It sounds ludicrous, but as Nigel himself puts it, the questions don’t seem to matter; the boffins out the back keep telling him, “Yeah, we can do that”.<\/p>\n

Impatient? Scroll to the end to see a list of everything the Catch can do.<\/p>\n

It reminds me of the first round of home electrification when everybody knew electricity was better than lamp oil, and they had no idea how many useful things would be plugged into the walls 100 years later.<\/p>\n

What Is Catch Control?<\/h2>\n

Catch Control is a hardware and software solution for managing solar energy, batteries, and loads. Available in 2-channel and 6-channel versions, Catch Control works with single, split, or three-phase properties and is compatible with most popular inverters.<\/p>\n

As a company, Catch Power started out with the Green Catch, a diverter designed for simple resistive loads (like electric hot water services) to harvest solar yield dynamically. As the sun varies, so too does the storage of energy in your hot water service.<\/p>\n

Catch Control is a consumption meter that can stand alone or be integrated into your solar power system. It uses RS-485 to communicate with your inverter, so it’ll replace proprietary units like the Fronius Smart Meter.<\/p>\n

Unlike any other, Catch Control has a relay output to divert solar energy. The ON\/OFF switching isn’t as refined as dynamic control, but you can connect it to many things, notably those with a motor (like a pump or air conditioner) that would be damaged by a Green Catch.<\/p>\n

Controlling So Much More<\/h2>\n

Catch is more than just an energy meter\u2014it’s designed to give you monitoring, analysis, alarms, remote control and automation, network compliance, and the ability to connect a brand salad of different devices and equipment.<\/p>\n

Its narrow, \u00a0using only 2 poles in your switchboard, making it straightforward to install. Multiple units can be combined for more complex setups.<\/p>\n

It also supports Wi-Fi, Modbus RTU, and Bluetooth communications for maximum flexibility. Plus, the 6 unit features “dry contact” terminals for managing additional loads with D<\/strong>emand R<\/strong>esponse M<\/strong>ode inputs.<\/p>\n

DRM means you can throttle your air conditioner<\/a>, for instance, and reduce costs by either being paid for participating in a demand reduction scheme or just cutting consumption to keep below a demand charge threshold.<\/p>\n

Solar and Battery Optimisation<\/h2>\n

At its core, Catch Control is designed to increase your self-consumption of solar power. If you have a retail deal from the likes of Amber, here\u2019s how it handles scenarios you’ll encounter using live spot pricing:<\/p>\n