How a Solar System Works

		Sharp Solar Electric Panels Your system will feature state-of-the-art solar panels with a 25 year manufacturers warranty and a 35 year life expectancy.

Inverter An inverter will efficiently convert the power from your solar panels for use in your home and for transmission to your utility company.

		Your Meter Spins Backwards When your solar system generates more electricity than your house is consuming, the excess power is sold to your electric utility, making your meter spin backwards.

Two Way Power Grid Your home will stay connected to your local electric utility so that you are never without power, even when the sun isn't shining. When you need more electricity than your solar system is producing, it will come from your electric utility.

With a solar electric system from ABC Real Goods Solar you have all the economic and environmental benefits of solar power without giving up your access to the power grid or buying an expensive battery. When the sun has set and you still need power you draw it from your electric utility, just like you always did, but when the sun is shining and you generate excess power, like when you are out or at work, you sell that power back to the utility company and YOUR METER ACTUALLY SPINS BACKWARDS. The end result is that having a solar system can cut up to 100% of your electric bill.