What is the Difference Between Off-Grid and Grid-Tie Solar?

Solar power allows you to generate your own energy which means you won't pay for power from the utility grid. People assume that they will go off the grid, but that's not accurate. In reality, most people are looking for a grid-tie solar system. Here's the distinction.

Your panel generates energy, but you need a way to store that energy for later use. If you have access to power lines, you can store the energy you generate in the utility grid. The utility company will credit you for the extra power your system is producing and allow you to pull from the grid when you need it.

A true off-grid application doesn't have access to power lines which means that you need another method to store energy. This is where batteries come in. Batteries are expensive but with no option to store power in the grid. They're mandatory for off-grid systems.

The bottom line is that saving money and being independent of the grid are mutually exclusive when it comes to solar batteries. Solar batteries eat into your retirement investment. Grid-tie properties don't need them. You don' t need to go off the grid to get benefits of the solar power. If your property has access to the power lines, grid-tied solar is going to be the most cost-effective solution. So why pay for batteries when the utility grid will take care of storage.

Our solar power remote monitoring system will help you calculate how much power you generate, how much money you saved, and how much power you used from the grid, and you will real-time know your power generation efficiency, know when to maintain your system in the right time before you lose.