Solar Energy Blogs

Quick answer: Once your battery is full, your hybrid inverter stops charging it and sends excess solar energy to your home’s appliances first, then to the electricity grid, where your retailer may pay a feed-in tariff. If your network limits exports, the inverter turns down your panels and the surplus is simply not produced. Most guides that answer “how do solar batteries work” stop at charging and discharging. The practical question comes around midday, when the battery hits

Quick answer: For most solar system faults, contact the solar retailer or installer who supplied your system first. Call your electricity distributor about blackouts, fallen power lines or poor supply. Call your energy retailer about feed-in credits, bills and meter readings. Use a licensed electrician for switchboard or household wiring problems. If you see smoke or fire, call 000. A red light on the inverter or a sudden drop in generation leaves many homeowners unsure who t

Quick answer: kW (kilowatts) measures power: how fast electricity is being produced or used at a moment in time. kWh (kilowatt-hours) measures energy: how much has been produced or used over time. Your solar system is named by its kW size, your electricity bill and your battery are measured in kWh, and a 1kW appliance running for one hour uses 1kWh. Solar quotes are full of numbers, and kW and kWh sit side by side. They look almost identical and measure different things. Once

Quick answer: Sunboost offers battery packages in three sizes: 14kWh, 28kWh and 42kWh. Most single-family households cover a typical evening with the 14kWh package. Larger households, higher evening usage, or an EV charging overnight usually points to the 28kWh package, and the 42kWh package generally suits larger homes or households wanting to cover most of their usage with minimal reliance on the grid. Start with your usage, not the battery size The most useful number isn’t