How solar Works ?
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Night times
Solar panels work when the sun is shining, so at night, they don’t produce electricity. If you don’t have a battery, your home will automatically switch to using power from the utility company, just like it did before you had solar. You’ll still save money because your panels produce a lot of energy during the day, which helps reduce your overall electric bill. But if you have a battery, your solar system stores the extra energy it makes during the day. Then at night, instead of using electricity from the grid, your home uses the energy stored in your battery. That way, you can keep using solar power even when the sun goes down.
Sunny Day
On a sunny day, your solar panels soak up the sunlight and turn it into electricity for your home. This energy powers your lights, appliances, and anything else you're using. If your panels make more electricity than you need, the extra energy can either go back to the electric grid (which can give you credits on your bill) or charge your battery if you have one. This means you’re using clean, free energy from the sun during the day, which helps lower your electric bill and reduce your dependence on the utility company.
Cloudy Day
On a cloudy day, your solar panels still work, but they don’t produce as much electricity as they do on a sunny day. They can still capture some sunlight, just not as strongly. Your home will use whatever solar energy is being produced at the time, and if that’s not enough, the rest will come from the utility company. If you have a battery, it can help by providing extra power that was stored during sunnier days. So even on cloudy days, your solar system still helps lower your electric bill — just not as much as on a bright, sunny day.
Net Metering
Net metering is a billing system that lets you earn credit for the extra solar energy your panels produce.
Here’s how it works in simple terms:
When your solar panels make more electricity than your home needs (usually during the day), the extra power goes back to the electric grid. Your utility company gives you a credit for that extra energy. Then at night or on cloudy days, when your system isn’t making as much, you can use those credits to lower your bill.
It’s like your meter runs backward when you send power to the grid — and forward when you use electricity — helping you save more money.