How solar
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A BEGINNER' GUIDE TO SOLAR ENERGY
While solar PV isn’t rocket science, there’s certainly more to it than meets the eye. We take great pride in educating our customers on all aspects of their investment, including the technology involved that turns sunlight into savings.
With Solar Costs at an All-Time Low, There’s Never Been A Better Time to Invest. We can help you install a system that generates up to 100% of your energy usage! Experts at Omesa will help you select the right system size and technology for your property and determine if you are eligible for provincial or subsidies to help offset costs of your install.
Your omesa Solar Consultant will explain all of the financing options for home solar panels that we offer in your area and the benefits of a purchase, a solar loan, or a PPA lease.
Off-grid :
A true “off grid” dwelling is not physically connected to the electric utility, and generally uses batteries to provide baseload power, recharged by solar panels and/or a fossil fuel generator. Being off-grid means you have significant limitations to how many power loads you can use (as battery technology is still relatively expensive and there are hard limits to how much power you can produce in winter!) and only makes sense in situations that are extremely difficult to connect to the utility grid, i.e. you build a home up on a mountain or on an island.
Grid-tied :
75% of solar installations in the India are grid-tied, meaning they still have a physical connection to the public utility grid, but can also produce their own solar power. Under this arrangement, you treat the utility like a gigantic battery – anytime the sun is out, your home produces and consumes its own solar electricity, but any excess you can send out to the grid. At night or during crummy weather, you use power from the electric grid like normal. Utilities are required by law to give you credits for any solar power you send out to the grid, under an arrangement called ‘net metering.’ It varies, but in most places, you get a 1:1 credit, or 1 unit of exported solar = 1 unit of utility credit you can use later.
Solving your energy needs
Omesa is at the heart of the global transition towards lower carbon and more sustainable forms of power generation, helping individuals, businesses and communities of all sizes to become distributed energy champions. Want to know more?