Installing your own solar panels can be a rewarding experience. You can save money by generating your own electricity, have a direct impact on reducing carbon emissions, and increase your local economy if you run a small business from home. Your local council may also have some incentives to help make it more affordable so…
A kilowatt-hour (abbreviated kWh or kW⋅h) is a unit of energy equal to the rate at which electric current flows for one hour. It is commonly used in reference to electricity usage, but can be used for any type of energy that results from the transformation of matter such as chemical reactions, heat engines, and…
Do you know how much energy your house uses? You probably don’t. Unfortunately, most people focus on the exterior of their home and ignore everything else. This is a mistake! Your home consumes energy just like any other appliance or fixture. A house’s annual energy consumption depends on many different factors. For example, what kind…
There are several ways to harvest energy from the sun. They can be broadly categorized as passive or active. Passive solar uses the sun’s rays to heat a home through its walls, attic, and windows. Active solar systems use photovoltaic panels and special storage batteries called trackers to generate electricity from sunlight. These devices allow…
There are three primary categories of batteries used to store energy from photovoltaic (PV) systems – primary, secondary, and tertiary. A secondary battery is a type of maintenance-free sealed lead acid battery that has two electrodes: a positive electrode, called the anode, and a negative electrode, called the cathode. Solar batteries come in different shapes…
A grid-tie solar system is a type of residential solar installation which ties into your home’s electricity grid. In other words, it connects to the power company so that you can sell excess power back to them. While they won’t buy every bit of power from you, they will take whatever they need at any…
A hybrid solar system is a combination of two different energy systems. One of these is a photovoltaic system, which generates electricity from sunlight through solar panels. The other is a battery storage system that captures electricity when it’s available and stores it for later use. If the sun doesn’t shine or the wind isn’t…
Solar loans are a type of loan that is specifically designed for solar energy. A solar loan can lower the cost of going solar and provide financial access to people who may not otherwise have the opportunity to own their own home. A solar loan offers you a fixed amount of money to use towards…
A solar power system is a group of components that capture sunlight, transform it into electricity, and produce it for use in your home or business. It’s made up of different parts like a solar panel, inverter, controller, battery, and wiring. A large and growing amount of research has been conducted regarding the benefits of…
Is your current roof or property not ideal for solar? Maybe the location is not ideal, or you don’t have enough square footage to take advantage of solar leasing. No problem! Solar leasing allows you to put your home up as collateral and lease the rights to your home’s potential. This means that the homeowner…