About Residential Solar Power Systems

With mortgage payments so high, one way to add some relief to your bills is by cutting out your electric bill. The installation of a solar-powered generator to your home will pay for itself in no time and allow you to have free electricity. You also might get paid from electric companies.

Features

Residential solar-powered systems are connected to the roof and supply power for one home. The best time to install solar panels is when you are building a new home, but they can also be adapted to current homes. The panels lay on the roof of the house while wires connect to the main generator, located in the bottom floor of your home.
Solar power systems can either be stand-alone systems or connected to the local power grid. If they are connected to the power grid, then you can get backup power or supply power to the grid and get paid for it in some states.

Function

The solar power systems work by taking sunlight and using crystallized panels to convert the power into electricity. All of the panels combine this charge and send it through wires in the home. The charge created is initially DC, so the power must go through an inverter to make it AC power to use it in your home.

Size

To power your whole house without relying on other sources of power, you need a solar power system that takes up one side of your roof. The company installing the product will decide the best side to gain optimal sunlight and efficiency for the system. Solar-powered systems connected to the roof can save vital lawn space and are easy on the eyes in most cases.

Benefits

Owning a residential solar-powered system comes with many benefits. An environmental benefit is that solar power emits no emissions into the air, unlike fossil fuel-burning plants that provide energy. Choosing an environmentally friendly power source also comes with tax incentives. These vary by state, but they can offer large rebates and help cut the cost of a solar-powered system substantially.
Solar power systems also have a 30-year life, so you will save what you paid for the system within nine years. This means that you will have 21 years of potentially free electricity.

Misconceptions

Some people may think that solar power only works when the sun is shining on the panels, but battery storage allow houses to run on electricity at night, during bad weather and, potentially, for a couple of weeks if the sun has not been out.

Resources

• Solar Power Systems
• Sun Wize Solar Power