Thursday, 23 May 2013

On Grid Solar Systems And Your Power

By Vicki Diaz


There have been a lot of different ways that people will try to sell "energy independence". No matter how good their pitch mostly everyone knows that you can never be truly independent. At least not now. Even so, the on grid solar systems are doing a wonderful job of giving people a start and a path to follow.

The panels that people install onto their roofs can sometimes be an unsightly addition to the home, but if they are installed tastefully and with some common sense people can actually make them blend in rather nicely. Do not be fooled however, these are by no means cheap and it may take a while before you will see any direct benefit.

People think by installing such things they will become energy independent and no longer need to use the power from the local company. The problem is, they do. What they usually do not realize until much later and after much more money spent is that they are just supplementing their energy that they pay for. Yes, they do use less power from the power company, but they are not power-independent.

In most homes that have such things installed they use the electricity that is generated to power the home or to supplement the power bought from the power company. These do something different. The "on" type is connected to the power grid run by the company and the energy that is gathered and created by the panels on the home go back into the grids.

Once installed these systems do a wonderful job of generating power. One of the first things that people notice however is that they are not making as much energy as they had initially hoped. In time however they will be able to make enough to supplement their power they buy from the energy companies but it is very difficult to get to a point where they are truly independent.

The energy is gathered all day long. When it is time to push it to the battery, it goes to the grids instead. If you consider it to be a very large battery you can see how this works. The power that is returned actually ends up turning your meter backwards and depending on how much power you produce you may actually get a credit from the power company.

There are many benefits as well as drawbacks to both methods of gaining solar power. Then again, even with the various problems that come with them, these systems are still in large part a great advantage over what people had even 10 years ago. You could have a back-up generator to power your house in the event of a blackout and it could be powered by panels on your roof.

The on grid solar systems do end up saving you money in the long run you just have to stick it out and continue producing power. Sunny days, hot weather, all these things contribute to your system gaining more and more sunlight to turn into electricity. These do work and have come a long way over the last couple decades since they first hit the consumer market.




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