Saturday, June 12, 2010

How Solar Energy can help you reduce your electricity bill?

Besides conservation of nature in the long run, dependence on solar energy can substantially reduce one’s monthly electricity bill. There are many solar installers in Arizona who help residents install solar cells at their homes. Arizona solar installers estimate the energy requirement of their customers and design custom solar AZ cells, accordingly. Apart from design and installation, these installers also help their customers in the maintenance of the installed solar cells.

What are solar cells?

Solar cells are semi-conductor devices that have a thin wafer of N type silicon placed above thick layer of P type silicon. When sunlight strikes on the group of inter-connected solar cells, it creates an electric field on the top of the P-N junctions. The continuous availability of solar energy AZ allows momentum to the electric field and it produces flow of current to the connected electric load. The produced flow of current is Direct Current (DC) electricity, which is converted into Alternate Current (AC) using suitable power conversion equipment. The electricity power thus produced is then used to power multiple electric loads or charge batteries and/ or operate motors.

How do solar installers help reduce electricity bill?

In Arizona, solar installers allow net metering, which helps their customers benefit from the electricity produced from in-house solar AZ cells. The excess electricity produced by the solar cells over and above the total consumption in the house is fed to the utility grid. This makes the electric meter run backwards and depending on their consumption over production, the customer either gets net debits and even credits. Hence, with the help of Arizona solar, one can reduce electricity bill, that too without disturbing the environment.

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