diff --git a/soliscloud/soliscloud.py b/soliscloud/soliscloud.py
--- a/soliscloud/soliscloud.py
+++ b/soliscloud/soliscloud.py
#
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ def configFromEnv():
#
# hit the rate limit. As long as this is higher than api_rate_limit it
#
# should never actually be hit unless there's a bug.
#
"max_ratelimit_wait" : int(os.getenv("API_RATE_LIMIT_MAXWAIT", 8)),
#
- "measurement" : os.getenv("MEASUREMENT", "power_watts")
#
+ "measurement" : os.getenv("MEASUREMENT", "solar_inverter")
#
def extractBatteryStats(inverter, config):