Battery Storage, Hybrid and Off Grid
Hybrid Systems - Solar PV & Batteries
A Hybrid – Battery Storage Solar system works much the same way as a normal Grid Connect solar system however, there are a few extra components and batteries required. The Hybrid – Battery Storage solar system will never be disconnected from the grid, so you’ll get the best of both worlds.
Just like an off-grid system, you will draw the power from the sun during the day and the excess power you produce will charge your batteries. Like a Grid Connect Solar system, any excess power produced during the day after your premises’ consumption is catered for and the batteries are full, this excess power is sent back to the grid at the rate of your current feed-in-tariff agreed with your retailer.
When the solar panel finish producing after the sun goes down (or you have a power outage) your home or business will continue to be powered from the batteries. This is where the benefit of a Hybrid Battery Storage solar system comes in to play; if your home or business uses more electricity than the amount that your batteries hold, you will begin to draw electricity from the grid until your solar system begins to produce electricity again (except during a prolonged power outage). This means you will always have a reliable supply of electricity as well as cutting down your electricity costs.
With the ever-rising cost of power, maximising your usage of excess solar power and reducing your reliance on the mains power grid has become a priority for many people.
Other than reliability of supply, people are choosing Hybrid with battery storage for offsetting peak loads by using their own production from storage during peak tariff periods.
| When the solar panel finish producing after the sun goes down (or you have a power outage) your home or business will continue to be powered from the batteries. This is where the benefit of a Hybrid Battery Storage solar system comes in to play; if your home or business uses more electricity than the amount that your batteries hold, you will begin to draw electricity from the grid until your solar system begins to produce electricity again (except during a prolonged power outage). This means you will always have a reliable supply of electricity as well as cutting down your electricity costs.
With the ever rising cost of power, maximising your usage of excess solar power and reducing your reliance on the mains power grid has become a priority for many people, particularly following the devastation caused by the bushfires recently.
Other than reliability of supply people are choosing Hybrid with battery storage for: Offsetting Peak loads by using your own production from storage during peak tariff periods. |
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Off Grid Systems - Solar PV, Batteries & Back-Up Generator
An Off-Grid system is exactly as it sounds, Off the Grid. By utilising an off-grid system, it means that you have no connection or dependence on an external supply to provide energy to your home or business. When done right, an off-grid system can provide energy autonomy for your home or business with very little ongoing costs whatsoever (maintenance costs only).
Just like a hybrid system, your home or business draws the power from the solar panels and sun during the day and the excess power you produce then goes to charge your batteries. But unlike a Grid Connect Solar system, the system must be very carefully engineered and sized according to your energy needs.
Off Grid systems can be very complex to get right and we would highly recommend only using qualified and experienced companies to provide your system. For a consultation with one of our experts, book your free consultation today!
For information and resource surrounding off grid systems, the guys at renew have created an easy to follow, step by step guide to take you through the considerations of going off grid which you can view here.