diff --git a/meter/rct.go b/meter/rct.go
index c4bd57f4a..3235094c7 100644
--- a/meter/rct.go
+++ b/meter/rct.go
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ func NewRCTFromConfig(ctx context.Context, other map[string]interface{}) (api.Me
 		capacity       `mapstructure:",squash"`
 		Uri, Usage     string
 		MinSoc, MaxSoc int
+		MaxChargePower int
 		Cache          time.Duration
 	}{
-		Cache: 30 * time.Second,
+		MaxChargePower: 10000,
+		Cache:          30 * time.Second,
 	}
 
 	if err := util.DecodeOther(other, &cc); err != nil {
@@ -53,11 +55,11 @@ func NewRCTFromConfig(ctx context.Context, other map[string]interface{}) (api.Me
 		return nil, errors.New("missing usage")
 	}
 
-	return NewRCT(ctx, cc.Uri, cc.Usage, cc.MinSoc, cc.MaxSoc, cc.Cache, cc.capacity.Decorator())
+	return NewRCT(ctx, cc.Uri, cc.Usage, cc.MinSoc, cc.MaxSoc, cc.MaxChargePower, cc.Cache, cc.capacity.Decorator())
 }
 
 // NewRCT creates an RCT meter
-func NewRCT(ctx context.Context, uri, usage string, minSoc, maxSoc int, cache time.Duration, capacity func() float64) (api.Meter, error) {
+func NewRCT(ctx context.Context, uri, usage string, minSoc, maxSoc, maxchargepower int, cache time.Duration, capacity func() float64) (api.Meter, error) {
 	log := util.NewLogger("rct")
 
 	// re-use connections
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ func NewRCT(ctx context.Context, uri, usage string, minSoc, maxSoc int, cache ti
 					return err
 				}
 
-				if err := m.conn.Write(rct.PowerMngBatteryPowerExternW, m.floatVal(float32(-10_000))); err != nil {
+				if err := m.conn.Write(rct.PowerMngBatteryPowerExternW, m.floatVal(float32(-maxchargepower))); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
 
diff --git a/templates/definition/meter/rct-power.yaml b/templates/definition/meter/rct-power.yaml
index 495d8b6c1..66b5421aa 100644
--- a/templates/definition/meter/rct-power.yaml
+++ b/templates/definition/meter/rct-power.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ params:
   - name: cache
     advanced: true
     default: 30s
+  - name: maxchargepower
 render: |
   type: rct
   uri: {{ .host }}
@@ -31,3 +32,4 @@ render: |
   capacity: {{ .capacity }} # kWh
   minsoc: {{ .minsoc }}
   maxsoc: {{ .maxsoc }}
+  maxchargepower: {{ .maxchargepower }}