Solar power facts to help you gain an understanding of how energy captured from the sun’s rays is converted to electricity and used to power your household appliances.

The energy from the sun is captured through solar panels mounted on your roof

• The inverter converts this power into electricity that is used by your household appliances
• The electricity meter reads the energy that is produced over the amount that your house uses.
• The excess is exported to the grid.
• When you are consuming more electricity than you produce you draw electricity from the grid.

Installing solar panels will enable you to generate your own electricity and reduce your energy bills. The amount of electricity you save will depend upon a range of factors including the size of the system, whether the system has been installed in the optimal location and your individual electricity usage patterns.