Solar Storage: It’s More Than Just Using Your Solar Panels

Investing in solar panels is the best thing you can do for your home. However, it doesn’t mean it’s the best thing you can do to improve your property’s energy utilization. Solar storage technologies are the biggest thing in the market right now, and it’s continuously evolving too.

Currently, solar panel technologies can amass and collect so much energy. However, the remaining unused electricity goes to waste without excellent storage technologies. Even if you have many solar-powered heaters turned on, your solar panels can’t store them without proper storage.

In addition, using solar storage technologies allow you to use solar energies during nighttime. Solar panels can power most of your appliances during the day. However, with the help of solar storage, you can use its energy during the night. Many off-grid properties utilize solar energy in this manner.

You’re indeed going to make an enormous investment using solar storage devices. However, the long-term benefits will always be astounding and rewarding. 

Green Match UK has an excellent post explaining solar storage’s pros and cons. Learn more about them below.

3. Solar Energy Storage Is Expensive

Solar energy has to be used right away, or it can be stored in large batteries. These batteries, used in off-the-grid solar systems, can be charged during the day so that the energy is used at night. This is a good solution for using solar energy all day long but it is also quite expensive.

In most cases, it is smarter to just use solar energy during the day and take energy from the grid during the night (you can only do this if your system is connected to the grid). Luckily your energy demand is usually higher during the day so you can meet most of it with solar energy.

4. Uses a Lot of Space

The more electricity you want to produce, the more solar panels you will need, as you want to collect as much sunlight as possible. Solar PV panels require a lot of space and some roofs are not big enough to fit the number of solar panels that you would like to have.

An alternative is to install some of the panels in your yard but they need to have access to sunlight. If you don’t have the space for all the panels that you wanted, you can opt for installing fewer to still satisfy some of your energy needs.

5. Associated with Pollution

Although pollution related to solar energy systems is far less compared to other sources of energy, solar energy can be associated with pollution. Transportation and installation of solar systems have been associated with the emission of greenhouse gases.

There are also some toxic materials and hazardous products used during the manufacturing process of solar photovoltaic systems, which can indirectly affect the environment.

Nevertheless, solar energy pollutes far less than other alternative energy sources. (Continued)

If you have yet to find a reliable roofer and solar installation company in Littleton, CO, you can always count on us at Roper Roofing and Solar. With our decades of roofing experience and solar panel installations, you’ll always get the best results for all your project needs.