Solar Panel Installation with Battery Backup
Solar panels make power on your roof every sunny day. Paired with a battery, they keep the house running through an outage and refill the battery while the grid is still down.
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Why solar panels on their own go dark in an outage
Grid-tied solar panels are built to shut off when the grid goes down. It's a safety rule, so the panels don't push power onto lines that repair crews are working on.
A battery changes that. The house runs on stored power, and during the day the panels recharge the battery even with the grid still out.
What the two do together
Power from your roof
On sunny days the panels make electricity the house can use right away.
Stored for later
What the house doesn't use can charge the battery for the evening or the next outage.
Recharging during an outage
If the grid is down for days, the panels refill the battery each day the sun is out.
Your HOA can't ban solar panels
Florida law says an HOA can't ban solar panels on your home. Under Section 163.04 of the Florida Statutes, the association can pick where on the roof they go, but only within an orientation to the south or within 45 degrees east or west of due south, and only if that doesn't keep the panels from working well.
Florida also has a net metering rule. If you're on FPL, Duke Energy Florida or Tampa Electric, Public Service Commission Rule 25-6.065 credits the extra power your panels send to the grid on your next month's bill. Credits carry forward for up to 12 months, and anything left at the end of the year is paid out at a lower rate.
Solar questions
Do solar panels keep working during a power outage?
Not by themselves. Grid-tied solar panels are built to shut off when the grid goes down so they don't send power onto lines that crews are repairing. With a battery in the system, the house can keep running on stored power and the panels can recharge the battery during the day.
Can my HOA stop me from putting solar panels on my roof?
Florida law says an HOA can't ban solar panels on a home. It can have a say in where they go on the roof, within limits set by the statute (Florida Statutes, Section 163.04).
Do I need a battery with solar panels?
You don't need one for the panels to work on a normal day. You need one if you want the house to keep running when the grid is down, because panels without a battery shut off during an outage.
Is the in-home assessment free?
Yes. The visit is free and you're under no obligation to buy anything.
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