Why Solar Energy Is Important?
There’s no denying the importance of solar energy. The return on investment of going solar is highly valuable, and not just financially, but for the sake of public health and environmental sustainability. With every passing year, solar energy becomes more popular for home and business owners as people learn its many benefits, and as installation costs decrease.
Benefits of Solar Energy:
- Reduce Your Energy Bill
- Energy Production during Peak Hours
- Less Electricity Lost During Long-Distance Transport
- Improves Grid Security
Solar panels convert solar energy or sunlight into direct current (DC) power by the photovoltaic (PV) effect.
All Solar PV power systems work on this same basic principle.
The DC power thus generated may be stored in a battery or needs to be converted by a solar inverter into an alternating current (AC) power source, which is then used to run various appliances or may be fed into the electricity grid for credits.
The three main types of Solar PV power systems are :
- On-grid - also known as a grid-tied or grid-connected
- Off-grid - also known as a stand-alone
- Hybrid - grid-connected system with battery storage
