There are many benefits to having a solar power system ranging from financial to environmental benefits.

• You can save a substantial amount of money every month on your electricity bill.
• At the same time, you will help reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, improve grid security, and create jobs.
• A solar power system can save you money, increase your property value and reduce pollution. It also has low maintenance costs.
• Home solar doesn’t release greenhouse gases or pollutants. By decreasing air pollution, solar can prevent health and environmental damage and save lives.
• If you install a systems with no battery backup, you can possibly save 35-50% on your electricity bill, however with a full scale systems with batteries you can possibly save up to 80-90% on your electricity bill.

Yes, heavy duty appliances like a  stove can be run on solar power.

• You can use any combination of solar panels. however, most ovens run at 3000W.
• Hubs and stovetops can use about 1500-3000W. So the total power generated must be at least 3,000W. As an example, if you have 300 or 400W solar panels, you will need 5-6 panels to run an electric stove alone.
• Unfortunately, ovens and stovetops use a tremendous amount of energy, if your system is not sized correctly it could potentially mean that your solar set-up might not be powerful enough to run ovens and stovetops.

You can run a refrigerator on solar panels. However, refrigerators need to draw power 24 hours a day, and solar panels only produce electricity when there is sunlight.

• You will have to connect the panels to a battery and inverter.
• If your system is sized with a 10kWh battery backup, you will be able to run an average refrigerator for 14 hours and a TV for 130 hours of this size.

A solar geyser can help you save up to 90% on your water heating costs. It also lowers your energy bill significantly and doesn’t require a mains connection.

• Free and renewable energy at all times solar geysers will continue to heat your water even on cloudy days.
• You can save up to 90% on water heating costs with a solar geyser. It can also lower your energy bill and won’t require a mains connection.
• Solar panels can be connected directly to the geyser’s AC/DC element. To heat water during the summer months, 3x300W solar panels should work.
• A split system installation can convert an existing geyser into a solar geyser. This way you can have an electric backup on an existing geyser for the days when there is no sun.
• Unfortunately, most standard geysers are not designed to be used with solar collectors.
• They have insufficient inlets and their linings are not able to withstand the high temperatures that solar energy produces.

If you install sufficient solar panels and batteries you can power your home on solar alone.

• The greater your energy requirements, the more panels you will need. Thus, going off the grid completely could be a considerable financial investment.
• There are drawbacks to running the whole house off the grid – the most significant being that solar energy is dependent on weather conditions. Solar panels (without a battery) cannot collect energy on rainy or overcast days.
• Another drawback is the high initial cost. Although solar power is the cheapest form of renewable energy, if not correctly designed to cater to the energy demand, it can also be an expensive exercise than traditional sources.
• We all aspire to live comfortably with an off-the-grid system, and Yes, it can be possible with sufficient battery storage backup.
• If you use less electricity at night than during the day you could generate enough power to cover the household through the night.