# How to change Critical Load on dashboard?

**URL:** <https://community.victronenergy.com/t/how-to-change-critical-load-on-dashboard/5350>\
**Category:** DIY\
**Tags:** pv\_inverter, multiplus-ii, diy, ess\
**Created:** [27 September 2024 07:58 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/how-to-change-critical-load-on-dashboard/5350 "2024-09-27T07:58:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![dansz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/user_avatar/community.victronenergy.com/dansz/32/12006_2.png) [@dansz](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/dansz)\
**Post date:** [27 September 2024 07:58 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/how-to-change-critical-load-on-dashboard/5350/1 "2024-09-27T07:58:30Z")

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The sistem is a microgrid with Fronius on AC out, 3 Multi’s, Cerbo and TCP smartmeter. All fine the display is super nice until in ESS the grid metering is set to External Meter, instead of Multi. All loads are shifted onto Critical Load. Any way to make this show as Load? I must mention there is nothing on AC2.

What I would expect:

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/original/2X/1/124b141caef5a701ce5aab286e81799dcba3940a.png)

VS what is there now

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/original/2X/3/3d51b400352fd79be09c251415fd0a3444655326.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Ton\_Gans](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/user_avatar/community.victronenergy.com/ton_gans/32/4119_2.png) [@Ton\_Gans](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/Ton_Gans)\
**Post date:** [27 September 2024 08:17 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/how-to-change-critical-load-on-dashboard/5350/2 "2024-09-27T08:17:57Z")

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It’s my understanding that all loads on AC-out 1 and 2 are shown as critical loads. I think that loads on AC-in are shown as AC Loads.

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**Author:** ![dansz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/user_avatar/community.victronenergy.com/dansz/32/12006_2.png) [@dansz](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/dansz)\
**Post date:** [27 September 2024 08:23 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/how-to-change-critical-load-on-dashboard/5350/3 "2024-09-27T08:23:01Z")

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Question then is why is it not the same when MultiPlus is set as grid metering? Physical layout doesn’t change. I think it is more of a UI issue. Really confusing for customers.