MAXIMIZING YOUR SOLAR INVESTMENT
Solar power is an investment. When one decides to invest in a solar power system for their homes, they have the opportunity to lower their bills and even earn profits! And there are many ways possible to help you get the most out of your solar power systems.
- Make energy-efficiency a habit. If your home becomes more energy-efficient, more solar power will be fed back to the electricity grid. The family members can take part in adopting energy-efficient habits to take a detour from the traditional methods used. For example, you can install smart energy devices to help lower your energy costs, you can also make it a habit to turn off appliances used before leaving the room and but back on long hot showers. In the morning, the family members can have breakfast together to consume less energy in cooking and in using lights while eating.
- LED lighting is one of the energy efficient devices you can use. You can also replace your old appliances with modern energy-efficient ones.
What you should know
Majority of the Australian Energy Retailers only allow solar system owners to connect to the grid with a net feed-in tariff. With this said, the solar power produced by your solar power system needs to be used for your household usage before it can be sent back to the electricity grid. The power overflow sent back to the grid and will be compensated by the energy companies.