Are Solar Panels Dependable In The Winter?

You may be wondering how solar panels can work in an area that has severe winters. After all, solar panels do rely on the sun in order to work efficiently.

However, there has been much innovation and progress in solar panel technology during the past 10 years. Now, even when it’s snowy, cloudy or rainy, solar panels can easily make electricity.

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If yours is an off grid system which works separately from a power utility company, your solar power system should include a set of storage batteries. These batteries are like the ones used in cars. They are made to hold any extra energy that your solar panels produce during the daylight hours. If your battery storage system is correctly designed for your locale, it will include enough of these batteries to store power for the number of overcast days that are usual for your geographical area.  

If your system is tied to the grid (connected to the local electric company) it won’t require storage batteries. After the sun goes down or if there are several days of inclement weather obscuring the sun, your system will automatically use electricity from your local power company. Of course, during sunny days, your solar panels will be generating your electricity, so you will still be reaping the benefits of reduced electric costs.

Ensuring Solar Energy Performance Through the Winter

In some areas, you may even be able to sell power back to your local electric company. This arrangement makes solar power even more cost effective. The way this works is that unused electricity produces by your solar panels flows back into the company and you received credit for it on your account.  So even when you have to use power from the grid at night or on overcast days, the surplus that was produced by your solar panels can still be used to reduce your overall utility bill.

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