# System Not Drawing Power from Solar Panels When Connected to the Grid

**URL:** <https://community.victronenergy.com/t/system-not-drawing-power-from-solar-panels-when-connected-to-the-grid/24660>\
**Category:** DIY\
**Tags:** beginner, cerbo\_gx, multiplus-ii, multiplus, ess\
**Created:** [9 March 2025 15:21 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/system-not-drawing-power-from-solar-panels-when-connected-to-the-grid/24660 "2025-03-09T15:21:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Aywosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aywosh](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/Aywosh)\
**Post date:** [9 March 2025 15:21 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/system-not-drawing-power-from-solar-panels-when-connected-to-the-grid/24660/1 "2025-03-09T15:21:33Z")

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Hi,  
I’m struggling with an issue where, even though the sun is shining on the panels, the system doesn’t draw power from them and instead runs from the grid (see image 1). However, when I switch the system to _Inverter Only_ and disconnect from the grid, it starts drawing energy from the panels (see image 2).

This is a problem for me because my system keeps pulling power from the grid instead of the panels, and it’s quite frustrating 😬. Today alone, it drew **11.5 kWh** from the grid (see image 3), even though the sun was shining all day.

I’ve already tried fixing this once by resetting my _Cerbo_ to factory settings, but that’s not a viable solution every time.

Any ideas on how to resolve this? Thanks! 🙏

 ![image1](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/original/3X/a/0/a0a5366774ba9ce958b617df412d4b94713a2c91.jpeg)  
 ![image2](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/original/3X/0/b/0bace4e88197bee4e016f864d62533b1de638b4b.jpeg)  
 ![image3](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/original/3X/a/6/a6f13e764da2a8a55405f911a6b7723f460ff5ba.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Aywosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aywosh](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/Aywosh)\
**Post date:** [18 March 2025 17:39 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/system-not-drawing-power-from-solar-panels-when-connected-to-the-grid/24660/3 "2025-03-18T17:39:52Z")

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Thank you for the information! I will try it and let you know the results. 😉

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**Author:** ![Aywosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aywosh](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/Aywosh)\
**Post date:** [1 April 2025 18:26 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/system-not-drawing-power-from-solar-panels-when-connected-to-the-grid/24660/4 "2025-04-01T18:26:34Z")

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Hi, just wanted to follow up – I changed the setting to “solar and wind priority” , as you suggested, and now everything works as expected! It no longer pulls power from the grid when the sun is out. Thanks a lot for the tip, really appreciate it! 😉

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**Author:** ![MichelleThompson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@MichelleThompson](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/MichelleThompson)\
**Post date:** [27 May 2026 12:22 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/system-not-drawing-power-from-solar-panels-when-connected-to-the-grid/24660/5 "2026-05-27T12:22:04Z")

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Hi I am having the same issue with my Victorn/Freedom Won system.

I cannot see the response from Victron to your query, please let me know how you found resolution on this issue?