The Real Scoop on Solar Electricity
Perhaps you have heard that strange word, Photovoltaics, (better known as PV) solar systems generate electricity from sunlight. There is no noise, pollution, or moving parts. Solar electricity is a remarkable way to produce clean and reliable electricity. Installing solar energy systems can be done as either a back-up solution to power-grid failure or as a grid-connected system providing you free energy when you are using it and it can also provide you credit with your utility when production of electricity is greater than your usage. You know, watch your electric meter run backwards.
PV solar systems are simple. They’re comprised of solar panels, racks for mounting the panels on the roof or ground, electrical wiring, and an inverter. Electricity generated by solar panels looks a lot like the electricity generated by a battery. It is DC or Direct Current. The inverter will take the DC current and change it to AC or Alternating Current, which is the electricity used in homes or businesses and by the power utility.
Once you have a CAM Solar system installed, the panels silently generate electricity during daylight hours. The electricity is sent to the inverter where it is converted from direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC), which then becomes available for use.
The electricity produced from the PV solar system and the amount of electricity consumed is monitored by the utility company through a process called net metering. If the solar system generates more electricity than is used by the home, the meter spins backwards and the power is sent to the utility company. When more power is used than generated, at night for example, electricity is drawn back from the utility to supply the power required. This is one way that solar energy helps the environment. By converting your home or business to solar energy, you create electricity that the utility does not have to find elsewhere, using fossil fuels, nuclear power, or other non-renewable energy sources. The energy you create that is not immediately used by you becomes an energy “credit” that allows you to take energy back from the utility at a later time without incurring additional costs.
Going green with solar energy is lets you enjoy government subsidies for solar energy as well as several government incentives for solar energy. These can be supplemented with various state grants and rebates.. This makes financing solar energy in your residence or business economical environmentally sound.
Save money and realize the advantages of solar energy. Contact CAM Solar to discuss the benefits of a solar energy system and whether your home or business is well situated for installation and conversion to solar energy.