OFF-GRID & BATTERY BACK-UP
In almost all cases, it makes sense economically and environmentally to tie your solar array to the electrical grid. This allows you cheap or free access to energy at night, and allows other electrical customers to make use of the excess clean energy you produce during the day. But there are circumstances where going off-grid is the right move: if you are building in an area so remote that you can’t reach an electric utility, or if energy for equipment (like medical devices or sump pumps) can’t be compromised. (A zombie apocalypse is another situation where off-grid energy production would be desirable, but that scenario deserves an article of its own.)
Most people don’t realize that, though solar panels can produce energy any time they are in sun, the solar inverter—the equipment that feeds the energy into your home—is designed by law to shut down in grid-tied systems in the case of a power outage, and for good reason. Solar energy feeding into the grid while linemen are repairing wires could result in serious injury or even death.
Most people don’t realize that, though solar panels can produce energy any time they are in sun, the solar inverter—the equipment that feeds the energy into your home—is designed by law to shut down in grid-tied systems in the case of a power outage, and for good reason. Solar energy feeding into the grid while linemen are repairing wires could result in serious injury or even death.
OFF-GRID & BATTERY BACK-UP
In almost all cases, it makes sense economically and environmentally to tie your solar array to the electrical grid. This allows you cheap or free access to energy at night, and allows other electrical customers to make use of the excess clean energy you produce during the day. But there are circumstances where going off-grid is the right move: if you are building in an area so remote that you can’t reach an electric utility, or if energy for equipment (like medical devices or sump pumps) can’t be compromised. (A zombie apocalypse is another situation where off-grid energy production would be desirable, but that scenario deserves an article of its own.)
Most people don’t realize that, though solar panels can produce energy any time they are in sun, the solar inverter—the equipment that feeds the energy into your home—is designed by law to shut down in grid-tied systems in the case of a power outage, and for good reason. Solar energy feeding into the grid while linemen are repairing wires could result in serious injury or even death.
Most people don’t realize that, though solar panels can produce energy any time they are in sun, the solar inverter—the equipment that feeds the energy into your home—is designed by law to shut down in grid-tied systems in the case of a power outage, and for good reason. Solar energy feeding into the grid while linemen are repairing wires could result in serious injury or even death.
OFF-GRID
An off-grid solar system permits electricity to be harnessed by solar panels and stored inside a battery without direct connection to the utility grid, providing an independent power supply to your home or business.
OFF-GRID & BATTERY BACK-UP
In almost all cases, it makes sense economically and environmentally to tie your solar array to the electrical grid. This allows you cheap or free access to energy at night, and allows other electrical customers to make use of the excess clean energy you produce during the day. But there are circumstances where going off-grid is the right move: if you are building in an area so remote that you can’t reach an electric utility, or if energy for equipment (like medical devices or sump pumps) can’t be compromised. (A zombie apocalypse is another situation where off-grid energy production would be desirable, but that scenario deserves an article of its own.)
Most people don’t realize that, though solar panels can produce energy any time they are in sun, the solar inverter—the equipment that feeds the energy into your home—is designed by law to shut down in grid-tied systems in the case of a power outage, and for good reason. Solar energy feeding into the grid while linemen are repairing wires could result in serious injury or even death.
Most people don’t realize that, though solar panels can produce energy any time they are in sun, the solar inverter—the equipment that feeds the energy into your home—is designed by law to shut down in grid-tied systems in the case of a power outage, and for good reason. Solar energy feeding into the grid while linemen are repairing wires could result in serious injury or even death.
OFF-GRID & BATTERY BACK-UP
In almost all cases, it makes sense economically and environmentally to tie your solar array to the electrical grid. This allows you cheap or free access to energy at night, and allows other electrical customers to make use of the excess clean energy you produce during the day. But there are circumstances where going off-grid is the right move: if you are building in an area so remote that you can’t reach an electric utility, or if energy for equipment (like medical devices or sump pumps) can’t be compromised. (A zombie apocalypse is another situation where off-grid energy production would be desirable, but that scenario deserves an article of its own.)
Most people don’t realize that, though solar panels can produce energy any time they are in sun, the solar inverter—the equipment that feeds the energy into your home—is designed by law to shut down in grid-tied systems in the case of a power outage, and for good reason. Solar energy feeding into the grid while linemen are repairing wires could result in serious injury or even death.
Most people don’t realize that, though solar panels can produce energy any time they are in sun, the solar inverter—the equipment that feeds the energy into your home—is designed by law to shut down in grid-tied systems in the case of a power outage, and for good reason. Solar energy feeding into the grid while linemen are repairing wires could result in serious injury or even death.
Most people don’t realize that, though solar panels can produce energy any time they are in sun, the solar inverter—the equipment that feeds the energy into your home—is designed by law to shut down in grid-tied systems in the case of a power outage, and for good reason. Solar energy feeding into the grid while linemen are repairing wires could result in serious injury or even death.
Keeping the lights on (and the sump-pump running) is made possible through backup battery systems, generators, or a combination of the two. But first, you have to decide how much energy you really need.
Keeping the lights on (and the sump-pump running) is made possible through backup battery systems, generators, or a combination of the two. But first, you have to decide how much energy you really need.
Most people don’t realize that, though solar panels can produce energy any time they are in sun, the solar inverter—the equipment that feeds the energy into your home—is designed by law to shut down in grid-tied systems in the case of a power outage, and for good reason. Solar energy feeding into the grid while linemen are repairing wires could result in serious injury or even death.
Keeping the lights on (and the sump-pump running) is made possible through backup battery systems, generators, or a combination of the two. But first, you have to decide how much energy you really need.
Keeping the lights on (and the sump-pump running) is made possible through backup battery systems, generators, or a combination of the two. But first, you have to decide how much energy you really need.
Most people don’t realize that, though solar panels can produce energy any time they are in sun, the solar inverter—the equipment that feeds the energy into your home—is designed by law to shut down in grid-tied systems in the case of a power outage, and for good reason. Solar energy feeding into the grid while linemen are repairing wires could result in serious injury or even death.
Keeping the lights on (and the sump-pump running) is made possible through backup battery systems, generators, or a combination of the two. But first, you have to decide how much energy you really need.
Keeping the lights on (and the sump-pump running) is made possible through backup battery systems, generators, or a combination of the two. But first, you have to decide how much energy you really need.