A Guide to Installing the Most Appropriate Solar System For Your House
Going solar is imperative for Australians not just for its ecological and environmental benefits, but also for its economic benefits. Considering an average electricity bill of $1884 per year, a 6kW solar panel system can be a clincher for people in Western Australia. It can pay for itself within 3 years. This is true for almost all other regions in the country. A similar capacity solar installation in New South Wales comes for $5166 whereas the average electricity bill in this region is $1292 per year. This means a similar rooftop system in this region can pay for itself in 4 years.
Solar home installations can be of various capacities. It depends on your energy consumption. You can also go for lower capacities. However, a 6kw system can power a lot and store a lot. It can drive the equivalent of twelve 32-inch TVs or 572 LED bulbs or five small water pumps at its peak energy output. However, you must remember the capacity varies depending on location and weather. A 6kw system has a peak capacity of 6kw, but it delivers less power if location and weather are not appropriate.
Benefits of Installing a Solar System In Your House
Need not pay electricity bills-If you install the appropriate system, you no longer need to pay electricity bills. You can meet all your electric power requirements from the system. This also lets you recover the cost of installation within 3 to 4 years. Thereafter, you can enjoy free electricity for several years.
You can earn some extra bucks-If the system in your house generates extra electricity, you can feed the extra power to the electricity grid and earn some extra bucks. So, if you are living in the Brisbane area, you can enjoy a feed-in tariff of 8c per kilowatt. This can be a good extra income for most households.
You can set off the cost of installation, partially-The Australian Clean energy has a specified number of Small Scale Technology Certificates (STCs) for different regions. STCs are tradable certificates where each certificate is equal to a one-megawatt hour of renewable electricity. You can trade these certificates for currency and recover a portion of your installation cost. So, a 6kW solar system installed in a Canberra home can fetch you 91 STCs, whereas the same system installed in Melbourne fetches just 78 certificates.
How To Set Off The Cost Of Battery
Batteries make systems expensive, but you need batteries to sustain power after sunset. So, it is a good idea to go for slightly bigger systems. So, if you are using a 6.6 kWh system, you can secure a proportionately higher number of STCs although both these systems come with an almost similar number of panels. The number of STCs also depends on the place. There are places like Darwin, Townsville, etc where you can get 107 STCs for the same installation.
Final Word
Installing a solar system is a good step in bringing down your electricity bill. However, before installing a system you need to consider the size of the system, the number of STCs it can yield, and the cost of the system in your area.
