Grid-tie Solar Equipment

Grid-tie Solar Equipment

The main components of grid tie solar kits are the solar panels and the inverter (and in some cases power optimizers as well) - but cables, wiring, and racking for roof-mounted installation are included as well. Batteries eat into your ROI (return on investment), and grid-tied properties don't need them. You don't need to go “off the grid” to get the benefits of solar power. If your property has access to power lines, grid-tied solar is the smartest option. The simplest definition of a grid-tied solar system is one that is connected to the electrical power grid. The system is reliant on this grid to produce usable solar energy and funnel excess energy for net metering, clean energy credits, or later usage.

Higher quality panels capture more energy from the same amount of sunlight. The solar systems we install typically cost between $2.80 and $3.80 per Watt. Considering most residential systems run between 4 and 15 kW (a kilowatt is 1000 Watts), we're looking at about $11,000 on the low end, and $60,000 on the high end.

Yes solar can work without inverter, that is if your load or your appliance are operating only with DC because an inverter come in play to convert DC to AC so to enable us to operate our Alternating load.