Know your usage and monitor your system
Use an Energy Management System to determine your peak energy production times and then maximise your energy use for these periods. A simple way to do this is to time your appliances.
Solar batteries: store your energy
Use excess electricity produced by your solar panels at night. This can be done through storing the excess energy in batteries.
Change your energy plan
Review your energy plan with your retailer, and see what their competition is up to! Canstar has created a simple table to help you compare rates.
Maintenance
Solar panels are the most effective when they’re clean. Luckily, most home solar panel installations are almost self cleaning, as the occasional rain shower does most of the work for you. However, we’d still recommend that you organise for a licensed electrician to come to your home and clean your panels within a year of installation.
Find an electrician on the Brighte Marketplace.