Home Improvement Tips

Solar electricity systems take into custody the sun’s energy using photovoltaic (PV) cells. The cells convert the sunlight into electricity, which can be used to run house appliances and lighting.

PV cells don’t need direct sunlight to work – you can still generate some electricity on a cloudy day.

The profit of solar electricity

• Cut your carbon trace: solar electricity is green, renewable energy and doesn’t release any harmful carbon dioxide (CO₂) or other pollutants. A typical home PV system could save over 1 tone of CO₂ per year – that’s more than 30 tones over its lifetime.
• Cut your electricity bills: sunlight is free, so once you’ve paid for the initial installation your electricity costs will be greatly reduced. A typical home PV system can produce around 50% of the electricity a household uses in a year.
• Sell electricity back to the Grid: if your system is producing more electricity than you need, or when you can’t use it, someone else can use it – and you could make a bit of money.
•  Store electricity for a gray day: if your home isn’t connected to the national grid you can store excess electricity in batteries to use when you need it.