I'm considering getting the type of solar system on my roof which feeds excess energy back into the grid?

Question

No batteries, photovoltaic panels. Need feedback - is it worth it? What are the problems, if any? Thanks

Answer 1

It's a good idea. The main problem is the cost. Figuring the cost and payback is complex and is completely dependent on exactly where you live.

Whether or not it's "worth it" depends on where you live and what you're trying to accomplish.

If you're just trying to save money, two things are the most important. How much sun you get and how much (if anything) your State will pay you for doing this. There's also some tax deductions possible. As I say, it's complex.

If you're concerned about the environment, then you still want to know how much it will cost, but you'll be less concerned about payback from the cost of putting the system in. It may take a long time for it to pay for itself, though.

Your best bet is to talk to a local solar energy company. They'll show you how the cost, the State payment, if any, and the payback will work. No one can do that unless they know where you live, and other information about you specifically.

Answer 2

I've never heard it expressed exactly that way before. You mean something connected into the local power grid, drawing energy from the grid on cloudy days, and delivering excess energy into the grid when you have extra. What could that be except photovoltaic panels?

The term "solar system" is usually reserved for a star called Sol surrounded by a bunch of orbiting planets.

Answer 3

Putting a solar panel on your roof is a good way of saving electricity and storing energy. On a really hot day it will absorb a lot of energy and obviously you won't use all of it, so what's left over will be stored. And when there isn't a lot of sunlight you'll run on the stored energy. The only problem would be in winter when ther's basically no solar energy to be stored, let alone used. This is why I'd advise you to also get a generator, to generate power when there's no sun.

Answer 4

The image voltaic equipment. The image voltaic equipment replaced into named lengthy before we knew that different image voltaic structures existed. a useless ringer for the sunlight isn't the actually sunlight in the universe yet we nevertheless call it the sunlight.