Grid Tie

• The most common type of Solar Electric install completed in Saskatchewan by Rock Paper Sun.
• In effect uses the electrical grid as a buffer or battery.
  
  
  • Home uses solar energy when both available and needed.
  • Grid uses solar energy when not needed by the home - homeowner typically gets a credit for this energy.
  • Grid provides energy when solar is not available, or not enough solar is available - energy is either purchased by the home owner, or available as a credit for energy previously stored onto the grid.
• Exceptional monitoring ability is possible on these systems.
• When the grid is “down” most grid-tied systems are also required to shut down.  This prevents the possibility of back-feeding a faulty grid.