Generating your own electricity

  • Don’t be confused by terms used by the professionals. remember that space heating means quite literally heating the rooms in your home.
  • Generating your own supply will not only help heat the home it can be used for lighting or to run appliances, especially useful in the summer when you don’t need the heating on.
  • To generate your own electricity you need a photovoltaic system (PV).
  • PV systems sound complex but the principal is quite simple. Each cell has two layers of a material such as silicon which is semi-conducting. Light shining on the cells create an electric field across the layers.
  • You will also need an inverter to convert the DC current collected to the AC supply your home uses. A battery storage system is also required.
  • It is estimated that this kind of solar power can generate up to 40 per cent of a household’s annual needs.
  • An added bonus is that if you produce more than you need, for example during the summer, you can sell it to the national grid. The best way to learn more is to consult an expert at any electricity supply company about how energy is transferred to the grid and payment rates.

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