How can solar panels and traditional electricity work together?

A household can marry solar power and traditional electricity for a more efficient, dynamic power system. Understanding how solar panels work with electricity can help you learn which solar power system could be right for you and how to use both types together for maximum energy savings.

Can solar panels work with electricity?

A household can marry solar power and traditional electricity for a more efficient, dynamic power system. Understanding how solar panels work with electricity can help you learn which solar power system could be right for you and how to use both types together for maximum energy savings.

Can you mix solar power with traditional electricity?

A household can marry solar power and traditional electricity for a more efficient, dynamic power system. “Going solar” doesn’t have to mean immediately transitioning to 100 percent solar power.

What if I need more energy than my solar panels produce?

If you need more energy than your solar panels produce, you will source the electricity from the grid through the meter as you normally would. Your home is connected to both sources of electricity – solar panels and the traditional grid. Your primary source of energy will be photovoltaic.

Can solar energy be used as a energy storage system?

Existing compressed air energy storage systems often use the released air as part of a natural gas power cycle to produce electricity. Solar power can be used to create new fuels that can be combusted (burned) or consumed to provide energy, effectively storing the solar energy in the chemical bonds.

How do solar panels generate electricity?

Solar panels work by converting sunlight into electricity. When sunlight hits the PV cells in your solar panels, they convert the energy into electricity. The electricity then goes through an inverter and other safety devices to turn into usable power. The installers will angle the panels on your property to absorb the most sunlight possible.