Solar Panel Installation

Type of solar panel installation

Solar Panel InstallationThere are two main types of solar installation, on-grid and off-grid. On-grid installation, as the name implies, is connected to the electrical grid. This allows you to receive as well as send power to and from the grid. During the day your excess electricity is fed back into the grid and at night you purchase electricity back off the grid.

With a standalone system you have no connection so there is no power bill or connection fee, you simply use the electricity that your solar system generates, obviously the machine isn’t collecting power at night meaning you’re required to invest in a solar storage device that can store electricity that you generate during that day.

How long does solar panel installation take?

A typical installation takes 2-4 weeks and Sun Connect provides this installation (as well as the one year installation guarantee) free of charge. Installation timing can be a case by case basis based on stock, installer availability as well as installation location, feel free to ask your solar technician how long an install will take for your individual situation.

The actual install itself usually takes less than one day.

 Where are the solar panels installed?

Panels are typically installed on your roof, though we have performed ground mounted and garage mounted system in the past. Our solar experts discuss your unique situation with you well before you sign on the dotted line. This discussion involves your roof pitch, direction the house is facing and what material your roof is made from.

 Inverter installation

A solar inverter is the machine that changes the direct current (DC) electricity that is generated from a photovoltaic panel into an alternating current (AC) that can be used by in-home appliances and the community electricity grid. Because all photovoltaic panels produce electricity in DC, an inverter is required for all solar power systems to make the electricity usable.

Our inverters are smaller than your standard briefcase and are generally installed as close as possible to your electrical switchboard.