GRID-TIED
The Process: Solar panels, inverter and wiring set up to generate power during daylight hours and export the excess back to grid. You use grid power when solar isn’t available.
Components: Panels, Inverter, Wiring.
HYBRID
The process: Your panels capture energy from the sun’s radiation and turn it into DC
electricity, which is sent to your inverter. Your inverter creates usable AC power and distributes this to your home’s switchboard for use, then to the home battery for storage, and any excess not needed to the grid. The energy stored in the home battery is used at night or during power cuts.
Components: Panels, Inverter, Batteries, Wiring.
OFF-GRID
The process: Your panels capture energy from the sun’s radiation and turn it into DC
electricity, which is sent to your inverter. Your inverter creates usable AC power and distributes this to your home’s switchboard for use, then to the home battery for storage, and any excess not needed to the grid. The energy stored in the home battery is used at night or during power cuts.
Components: Panels, Inverter, Batteries, Wiring.
