A detailed look (in plain English!) at how inverters work. Learn how a solar grid connected inverter performs its crucial functions of: Converting DC to AC, transforming the voltage, keeping you safe, exporting to the grid and last, but not least maximising the power from your panels.
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Is panel efficiency the only thing that matters when deciding which solar panel to buy?
[Continue reading…]Update: Feb 27 2015: Please note the date on this blog post is October 2010 – so the information is out of date. The best way to find good electricity tariff deals for solar owners in 2015 is the surprisingly good government website: www.energymadeeasy.gov.au Go to that website, click on the red ‘residential’ button, enter your postcode, […]
[Continue reading…]Watching the late movie on TV last night the most ridiculous ad for solar power I have ever seen came on. I nearly fell off my sofa when I saw that if you buy a 1.5kW solar system from these guys, they’ll throw in a ‘free’ 50″ plasma TV. Large Plasma TV’s are, of course, the […]
[Continue reading…]I’ve been in Sydney for a couple of days (including a really interesting tour of Silex Solar’s impressive Solar Panel factory at Olympic Park). I picked up the Daily Telegraph in the hotel this morning to see the front page screaming about electricity prices. According to the paper, the only person who can bring NSW […]
[Continue reading…]Most of my websites are all about energy efficiency and also using technologies like solar power to get your electricity bills down. Of course, a huge motivation to do this is that many people believe that CO2 emissions damage the environment though global warming. Other people are motivated financially. Others just like the thought of […]
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