How can solar panels and traditional electricity work together?

A household can marry solar power and traditional electricity for a more efficient, dynamic power system. Understanding how solar panels work with electricity can help you learn which solar power system could be right for you and how to use both types together for maximum energy savings.

Can solar panels work with electricity?

A household can marry solar power and traditional electricity for a more efficient, dynamic power system. Understanding how solar panels work with electricity can help you learn which solar power system could be right for you and how to use both types together for maximum energy savings.

Why do we put solar panels together?

We put solar panels together to increase the solar-generated power. Connecting more than one solar panel in series, in parallel or in a mixed-mode is an effective and easy way not only to build a cost-effective solar panel system but also helps us add more solar panels in the future to meet our increasing daily needs for electricity.

What material do solar panels use?

Solar panels use conductive materials such as silicon to create chemical reactions that convert photovoltaic (PV) cells, or solar cells, into electric current. To grasp how solar and electricity work together, you must first know how solar power works to provide energy.

Can you mix solar power with traditional electricity?

A household can marry solar power and traditional electricity for a more efficient, dynamic power system. “Going solar” doesn’t have to mean immediately transitioning to 100 percent solar power.

How do solar panels generate electricity?

Solar panels work by converting sunlight into electricity. When sunlight hits the PV cells in your solar panels, they convert the energy into electricity. The electricity then goes through an inverter and other safety devices to turn into usable power. The installers will angle the panels on your property to absorb the most sunlight possible.