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​Solar Energy System Types

On-Grid Solar
There are 3 main types of solar systems.  The first and most common is the on-grid system.  These configurations collect energy from the sun and feed it back into the electric grid.  The amount of electricity produced is tracked and given as a credit back to you on your energy bill.  This type of system is designed to produced slightly more energy that the household will use each year.  Some electric companies will pay owners of the solar panels for excess productions but most companies now days simply offer a solar energy credit that would go back to you if you use more electricity than you produce.  In areas like California where there is plenty of sun throughout the year, it is very affordable to own or lease a large enough system in which the user annually produces more power than a typical family will use, even if the family uses a lot of power.  One drawback to the on-grid system is that in the even of a power outage, you will still lose electricity.  You are not actually powering your own house, but rather producing electricity into the grid and getting credit for that electricity.

Hybrid Solar
As the cost of solar power banks, sometimes referred to as solar batteries or power cells are beginning to come down, some households are beginning to opt for hybrid systems.  In a hybrid system, electricity is stored in a power cell or battery until the battery is full, then electricity feeds back into the grid.  During the evenings, cloudy weather or in a power outage, your home will draw electricity from the solar power bank until that is used up, and then from the grid just like a typical on-grid system.  These types of setups require power banks, as well as charge controllers in addition to the solar panels and inverters.

Off-Grid Solar
The third type of solar electric system is an off-grid system which is only used in areas where electric companies do not supply power.  These systems need significant power banks to store and provide electricity in the evenings and in poor weather conditions.

​As the cost of solar batteries or power cells are beginning to come down, some households are beginning to opt for hybrid systems.  In a hybrid system, electricity is stored in a power cell or battery until the battery is full, then electricity feeds back into the grid.  During the evenings, cloudy weather or in a power outage, your home will draw electricity from the solar power bank until that is used up, and then from the grid just like a typical on-grid system.

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