# Create Plant
Select Plant>Plant management>+Add plant, to create a plant.

Here are steps for creating a plant:
Fill in the basic plant information, including plant name, PV capacity, location, country/region, and time zone. Determine whether to authorize the remote maintenance permission to a distributor or installer and whether set this plant as default plant.
Add one or multiple devices. A user can manually enter a device registration number or import devices in bulk via Excel templates. For more details, see Add Device.
The type of devices now supported by the system: Pocket dongle, gateway, and direct-connect device.
Dongle Pocket.
Gateway: Datahub 1000, ECC, and XRSD-Core Kit.
Direct-connect device: Microinverter, x1/x3-HAC, EV Charger, and Adapter Box G2.
Click Complete, to complete plant creation.
[!Note]
- PV capacity refers to the total of the power of all PV panels installed by a user.
- It is device registration number, not device SN, for device adding. The registration number of a device can also work as the device SN. If your are unclear about the registration number of your device, contact us for help.