What's solar power?
It’s part of Australia's new energy ecosystem. When you go solar, you have the power to harness and monitor renewable energy. Plus, you're contributing to a growing network of panels and energy storage technology across the grid.
Who's involved in the installation process?
Solar panels are just part of the installation process. Once your solar panels have been successfully installed on your roof, your meter will need to be updated. This is to make sure you can export any excess solar energy back to the grid and receive solar feed-in credits on your energy bill, or to be stored in your solar battery.
Electrician/Installer
Will install the panels and submit your meter forms to us for verification.
AGL
We’ll verify the forms and work with your distributor if a meter upgrade or reconfiguration is needed.
Your local distributor
Your local distributor will arrange for your meter upgrade or reconfigure your meter.
- If your meter needs to be reconfigured, we’ll let you know once this is done so you can get your feed in tariff.
- If it needs to be upgraded, AGL will request a meter upgrade for you and your distributor will arrange a date for this to happen – please check that there’s safe and clear access to your meter. Let us know if its not accessible to an external visitor.
- Your meter reconfiguration and exchange will then be complete once all forms are correct and fully completed.
You're ready. Is your roof?
How solar power works
The orange elements show where energy is being produced and used in a typical home.
A virtual power plant connects your battery to other batteries in your community, through an intelligent cloud-based control system. This forms a network that can support the existing energy grid when it’s really needed.
During the day your panels capture sunlight which is converted into energy to power your home. Any excess energy is fed back into the grid, which can generate a credit on your electricity bill, or be used to charge your battery for you to use later.
If your solar system is producing more energy than you’re consuming, and your battery is fully charged, this excess energy is fed back into the grid which can give you a credit on your bill in return. If you aren’t generating enough solar energy to power your home, you can draw power from the grid to fully cover your energy needs.
Take the power out onto the open road. You can charge your electric vehicle using energy from your solar system, battery, the grid or a combination. Sustainable and smart.
Solar monitoring shows you how your solar system is working, from any internet-enabled device. You can see how much energy the system’s making, as well as how much energy from the grid your home is using. It also tells you whether your system is producing as much energy as it should, giving you peace of mind that it’s performing.
A digital meter measures your home’s electricity use in 30-minute intervals – giving you even greater insight into your energy usage.
Working hand in hand with your solar system, batteries store the excess energy it generates so you can power your home even when the sun goes down.
A solar inverter changes the energy captured by your solar panels into electricity that can be used to power your home.
Solar seasonality in New South Wales
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