Friday, August 17, 2007

What is Residential Solar Power

Residential solar power is the term given to the electricity that a home owner produces by harnessing the power of the sun.

Grid tied residential solar power is a house that is still tied the electric utility network. You can just think of the electric company as a big back up battery array. When the sun is shining your electric meter will be spinning backwards, net metering. When it is dark or overcast for long stretches of time or you need more electricity than you can produce your meter will spin forward and you will be buying electricity from the utility company.

Each utility company administers it net metering system differently so check with your company for their policies.

3 comments:

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